Hong Kong bets on its baby pandas to boost its lackluster tourism industry and revive an economy that’s struggling to regain ...

CHONBURI, Thailand – Moo Deng does not bounce like she did a couple of months ago. But she still resembles a ripe avocado overstuffed with pate. She retains a moist sheen. She snuffles. She yawns. She ...

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 ...

The hype around the new pygmy follows a summer full of love for Moo Deng, a pygmy hippo born at the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Thailand in July. Videos and photos of Moo Deng yelling at her zoo ...

One Facebook user complained that Hom Daeng was “too dry”, unlike Moo Deng, who appears perpetually moist in photos. “This one has no aura at all,” another critic wrote. “It’s like ...

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

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 ...

Talk of pygmy hippos began to circulate online in July 2024 after the birth of Moo Deng at Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Thailand. Videos and photos of the baby pygmy garnered millions of views on social ...

On Tuesday morning, the “Today” show joined in celebrating the arrival of the elephant calf. In the “Morning Boost” segment, ...

What explains her charm? Moo Deng walking around her enclosure with her mother, Jona, in January at the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in central Thailand.Credit...Lauren DeCicca for The New York Times ...