- Moo Deng the baby hippo became a global sensation after her videos of frolicking at a Thai zoo went viral. She has featured in brand campaigns and is likely to even have her own livestream.

Moo Deng (R), a 1-year-old female pygmy hippo who became a viral internet sensation, eats birthday cake with her mother at Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chonburi province on July 10, 2025.

Moo Deng's birthday is today! And people everywhere are celebrating her. "She’s an icon, an idol & our ultimate bestie," the Khao Kheow Open Zoo, the zoo where Moo Deng lives in Thailand, said ...

Thousands celebrate baby hippo Moo Deng's first birthday at Thailand zoo The pygmy hippo, whose Thai name translates to “bouncy pork,” became a viral sensation shortly after she was born in 2024.

The Khao Kheow Open Zoo was overrun with Moo Deng fans on the first of four days of activities marking the hippo's birthday. Children under 12 years old can enter the zoo, about a two hour drive ...

Baby pygmy hippo Moo Deng eats fruit presented for her first birthday celebration at the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chonburi province, Thailand, Thursday, July 10, 2025.

Moo Deng is celebrating a milestone! The pygmy baby hippo marked her first birthday on Thursday, July 10, and was thrown a party fit for a viral social media sensation. According to TODAY, the ...

Moo Deng, Thailand’s baby pygmy hippo from that inspired a Saturday Night Live character and thousands of memes, has begun her four-day birthday celebration at Khao Kheow Open Zoo.

Thailand's pygmy hippopotamus Moo Deng, who turns 1 in July, is going viral again for sporting two green leaves that appear as her eyebrows. See it.

Moo Deng, Thailand’s baby pygmy hippo from that inspired a Saturday Night Live character and thousands of memes, has begun her four-day birthday celebration at Khao Kheow Open Zoo.

And that's exactly what I did." Baby pygmy hippo Moo Deng eats fruit presented for her first birthday celebration at the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chonburi province, Thailand, Thursday, July 10, 2025.

Moo Deng, the viral pygmy baby hippo, has turned 1! The social media sensation celebrated her first birthday on Thursday, July 10, with the zoo where she resides in Thailand throwing her a four ...