The Khao Kheow Open Zoo was overrun with Moo Deng fans on the first of four days of activities marking the hippo’s birthday.

Totally unfazed that it was her birthday, she wandered around her enclosure, took a few naps and chewed her caretaker’s knees ...

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A male pygmy hippo – the same species as Thailand's viral Moo Deng – was born at Tanganyika Wildlife Park in Goddard, Kansas ...

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Thailand’s Khao Kheow Open Zoo celebrated the first birthday of its beloved baby pygmy hippo, Moo Deng, who’s captured hearts ...

Moo Deng, Thailand’s baby pygmy hippo from that inspired a Saturday Night Live character and thousands of memes, has begun her four-day birthday celebration at Khao Kheow Open Zoo.

Thousands of fans gathered at Thailand's Khao Kheow Open Zoo Thursday to celebrate the first birthday of Moo Deng, the viral baby pygmy hippopotamus.

Thousands of fans have flocked to a Thailand zoo to celebrate the first birthday of Moo Deng, the baby pygmy hippo that's ...

Moo Deng, the viral pygmy baby hippo, has turned 1! The social media sensation celebrated her first birthday on Thursday, ...