“She’s an icon and everyone in the world loves her,” said “mooniac” Molly Swindall, who prepared a birthday breakfast for the pudgy internet sensation. “It’s fun to see she’s her same old self. Fame ...

Adoring fans from around the world converged in Thailand this week to celebrate the first birthday of Moo Deng, the baby pygmy hippo who became a social media sensation. John Yang reports.

Among them was Molly Swindall, who traveled from New York for the celebrations. She was seen handing a tray of food to a zoo keeper for Moo Deng’s breakfast, which the baby hippo and her mother ...

Molly Swindall flew about 8,600 miles from New York for her third time visiting Moo Deng. On this trip, she had the honor of helping prepare her birthday breakfast.

Thousands of excited fans flocked to a Thai zoo on Thursday to celebrate the first birthday of Moo Deng, the adorable baby ...