The morning sunlight bouncing off her sleek hide, Moo Deng the pygmy hippo plops to the ground in her enclosure, seemingly unfazed by her rapid rise to social media stardom.

Moo Deng, whose name translates to “bouncy pork,” has united the internet while following a familiar path to stardom.

Only a month after Thailand’s adorable baby hippo Moo Deng was unveiled on Facebook, her fame became unstoppable.

Makeup artist and social media content creator Mei Pang was one of the first to jump onto the 'Moo Deng makeup' hype and with over three million IG followers, it's no surprise that it is now a trend ...

With all that fame, zoo director Narongwit Chodchoi said they have begun patenting and trademarking “Moo Deng the hippo” to prevent the animal from being commercialized by anyone else. “After we do ...

Moo Deng, a baby pygmy hippo, is drawing large crowds at a zoo in Thailand and has already become a huge sensation online.

The world’s latest animal sensation, a baby pygmy hippo named Moo Deng, is set to become a 24-hour livestream star.

Moo Deng fans can rejoice as the pygmy hippo is about to get a livestream of her own. Residing in a zoo in Thailand, the ...

Two-month-old baby hippo Moo Deng plays with a zookeeper in the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chonburi province, Thailand, Thursday.

Moo Deng, which literally means "bouncy pork" in Thai, is a type of meatball. The name was chosen by fans via a poll on ...

Moo Deng, the baby pygmy hippo from Thailand that has taken the internet by storm, is getting her own livestream, beginning ...