Moo Deng’s name means “bouncy pig” in Thai, and is a common pork dish known for its chewiness. The name was decided by 20,000 Facebook users in an August poll, according to the zoo.

Molly Swindall traveled over 8,000 miles to Thailand just to see Moo Deng, a cute baby hippo that the internet has fallen for. Once she saw Moo Deng, Swindall had to fly right back home.

Swindall’s first TikTok from her trip – in which she invites her followers to “fly 18.5 hours with me to Thailand to see Moo Deng” – has been watched over 1.9 million times and counting.

Moo Deng, the baby pygmy hippo from Thailand that has taken the internet by storm, is getting her own livestream, beginning later in September. The Khao Kheow Open Zoo plans to set up 24-hour ...

Thailand’s viral baby hippo, Moo Deng, revealed her prediction for the 2024 U.S. presidential election. She "predicted" Donald Trump will win over Kamala Harris.

A wet, chubby baby hippopotamus has cast her "vote" in on the U.S. presidential election.. Moo Deng, a baby pygmy hippopotamus at the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Thailand, was presented with two fruit ...

Mr. Narongwit said he knew why Moo Deng became a hit in Thailand. The country has been locked in political drama for a couple of decades. Barely a month after Moo Deng’s arrival on July 10, a ...

Time to shake those hips! Moo Deng, the internet’s favorite baby pygmy hippo, now has an official theme song. Thailand’s viral, slippery, 4-month-old zoo sensation won hearts across the globe ...

Sakchai Lalit. FILE -Two-month-old baby hippo Moo Deng walks at the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chonburi province, Thailand, Sept. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit, File) ...

Thailand was just named 'destination of the year' for 2025 by the experts at Travel + Leisure — who cited the ... Moo Deng the viral pygmy hippo has done an outsized amount of work to raise ...

Two-month-old baby hippo Moo Deng plays with water from a zookeeper at the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chonburi province, Thailand, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit) ...

Swindall’s first TikTok from her trip – in which she invites her followers to “fly 18.5 hours with me to Thailand to see Moo Deng” – has been watched over 1.9 million times and counting.