The pygmy hippopotamus, now 6 months old, is Thailand’s biggest celebrity, and the crowds keep flocking. What explains her charm?

Like most babies, Moo Deng spends a lot of her time sleeping ... When Dong Kim, a 29-year-old travel blogger, visited in October, the excited hordes reminded him less of a zoo than a South ...

LIKE most babies, Moo Deng spends a lot of her time sleeping ... When Dong Kim, a 29-year-old travel blogger, visited in October, the excited hordes reminded him less of a zoo than a South ...

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

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 ...

Watch out, Moo Deng. A new baby hippo has made a holiday entrance and she is soaking up the social media spotlight. The Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia has announced the addition of a baby pygmy ...

His donation will fund upgrades to Moo Deng’s enclosure and other enhancements to the zoo. “I was particularly excited to hear your plans for improvements to the zoo itself, especially the ...

Celebrity hippo Moo Deng has found itself a wealthy benefactor. Ethereum cofounder Vitalik Buterin donated nearly $294,000 to Moo Deng's zoo. Buterin said in an X post on Thursday that he was ...

“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 ...