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Big eyes, tiny noses and round cheeks; scientists explain why animals like Moo Deng the pygmy hippo have us hooked.

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One of the best things that can happen to a zoo or aquarium is for one of their resident animals to go viral. But what happens when these cute animals become, well, less cute?

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On Tuesday morning, the “Today” show joined in celebrating the arrival of the elephant calf. In the “Morning Boost” segment, ...

“It reminds me of being young and innocent and being excited about, like, Pokemon.” Moo deng is bouncy pork, a kind of Super Ball meatball. (Moo is Thai for “pig” or “pork”.) Moo Deng’s siblings at ...

“It reminds me of being young and innocent and being excited about, like, Pokemon.” Moo deng is bouncy pork, a kind of Super ...

He's small, cute and viral: the baby pygmy hippo Moo Deng, housed in a Thai zoo, has become the star of millions of posts, memes and videos around the world. But in the wild, the pygmy ...

A pygmy hippopotamus at the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Thailand, Moo Deng – meaning bouncy pork – took the internet by storm in 2024 with her temper tantrums and adorable personality. Biting the ...