Pygmy hippo steals the show at Thai zoo


Pint-sized superstar: Moo Deng eating with her mother Jona at Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chonburi province.

The morning sunlight bouncing off her sleek hide, Moo Deng the pygmy hippo plops to the ground in her enclosure, seemingly unfazed by her rapid rise to social media stardom.

The two-month-old pint-sized creature went viral this week after her handlers posted videos of her on TikTok and Instagram from her home at a zoo in Chon Buri, Thailand.

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