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The pygmy hippopotamus, now 6 months old, is Thailand’s biggest celebrity, and the crowds keep flocking. What explains her charm?

Moo Deng, a baby pygmy hippo, became an overnight sensation online. Videos of her were watched by millions. But ...

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

And he is magnanimous about other recently born pygmy hippos, such as Poppy in Virginia and Haggis in Scotland. The one person unsurprised by Moo Deng’s rock star reception is her keeper ...

Yet, when she is not in the pool, her eyes and nostrils peeking above the water, Moo Deng spends a lot of time snoozing in a secluded corner of her enclosure, sprawled like an abandoned sausage. It is ...

He's small, cute and viral: the baby pygmy hippo Moo Deng, housed in a Thai zoo, has become the star of millions of posts, memes and videos around the world. But in the wild, the pygmy ...

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 ...