The zoo recorded a healthy weight of 15 pounds, just two and a half per cent of a full-grown pygmy hippo’s 600-pound body weight. The birth is important for the conservation of the species.

Moo Deng, a baby pygmy hippo at the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Thailand, has the internet in a chokehold with her chubby, pink cheeks and tummy rolls.

With a newborn pygmy hippo, Virginia gets its own ‘Moo Deng’ Baby hippos have become online celebrities in recent years, thanks to social media hype and their own cuteness. December 27, 2024 ...

After a public vote, the hippo has been named Poppy, zoo director Jim Andelin revealed exclusively on TODAY Jan. 6. The moniker picked up 52.8% of the vote, while the other choice, Hammie Mae ...

Only a month after Thailand’s adorable baby hippo Moo Deng was unveiled on Facebook, her fame became unstoppable.. Fans unable to make the two-hour drive to Khao Kheow Open Zoo from the Thai ...