The young female made her public debut this week, and the Metro Richmond Zoo is asking fans to vote on her name—a choice ...
Celebrity pygmy hippo Moo Deng has company. A new baby born at the Metro Richmond Zoo will get her name from a public poll.
Iris and “New Deng” (trademark pending) have been relocated to a private hay-filled enclosure for the time being, which will ...
The playful and pudgy mammal that went viral from its Thai zoo enclosure has a sad story to tell about her fellows hippos. Moo Deng is the two-month-old pygmy hippo who flicks her ears in joy and ...
Pygmy hippos (Choeropsis liberiensis) are endangered and estimated to number fewer than 2,500. Their decline has been drastic ...
In Thailand’s Khao Kheow Open Zoo, a tiny pygmy hippo named Moo-Deng has unexpectedly become a global sensation. With her playful antics and irresistible charm, she’s captivated millions online, ...