Hippo

Moo Deng, a one-year-old female pygmy hippo who become a viral internet sensation last year, celebrates her first birthday as she eats fruits and vegetables cake with her mother Jona, at Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chonburi province, Thailand, 10 July 2025. Photo: Reuters
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Thailand's hippo Moo Deng draws crowds at first birthday bash

Thousands of visitors converged on the Khao Kheow Open Zoo to see the bouncy baby hippo during a four-day birthday bash

two-month-old female pygmy hippo named "Moo Deng" who has recently become a viral internet sensation, bites her keeper Atthapon Nundee at Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chonburi province, Thailand, September 16, 2024. Photo: REUTERS
South Asia

Thai baby hippo Moo Deng becomes internet star, draws thousands to her zoo

Photo: Bloomberg
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Lone crocodile fights off over 30 angry hippos in a battle of life and death

Pablo Escobar's 'cocaine hippos' may benefit Colombia's environment
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Pablo Escobar's 'cocaine hippos' may benefit Colombia's environment