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It’s a story as old as the internet: An unusual and adorable animal captures the hearts of the world and becomes a viral internet star. remember April Giraffewho delivered her baby via live webcast in 2017? (RIP, lovely mother—— April 2021 has passed.) This time, it’s a baby pygmy hippopotamus living in a Thai zoo. Moo Deng has a live stream where people around the world can watch the cheeky hippopotamus anytime.

Here’s everything you need to know about this chubby cutie – check it out All our favorite Moo Deng memesalso.

Who is Moo Deng? How did she become famous?

Moo Deng is a female pygmy hippo born in July at the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chonburi, Thailand. Moo Deng is the seventh child born at the zoo to her mother Jona, 25, and her father Tony, 24, The Independent reports. Pygmy hippos can live up to 50 years old, but are an endangered species, with only 2,000 to 2,500 adult hippos remaining.

Zookeeper Atthapon Nundee immediately began sharing Moo Deng on social media, and the attached video has now been viewed more than 2.6 million times, The Times reported. this Zoo holds Facebook poll Name her.

What does “Muden” mean?

When content creator Yammi Saracino translated the named poll into English and Share on social media.

The New York Times translates Moo Deng as “bouncy pork,” and it easily beats Moo Sap (“ground pork”) and Moo Daeng (“red pork”). independent Saying that Moo Deng is a kind of meatball is as great as the name of this little meatball.

Why do people love Moo Deng so much?

Have you met her? This roly-poly little viral star looks like a lot of fun. She is also very naughty; she is teething so loves to bite her keepers. She was a baby, which led to fun welcome-to-the-world videos like this one showing her Learn how to walk along the sloping edge of a swimming pool.

You’ll see her in a lot of memes. like Dear departed grumpy cat Like other famous internet animals, it’s easy to add a caption to Moo Deng’s photos that describes her approach to life just like the rest of us. BuzzFeed even has one Moo Deng AI image generator This puts her in all kinds of situations, like becoming president or eating Dole Whips at Disney World.

How can I see Moo Deng living her best life?

There is one Hippo District 24/7 webcam The zoo where Moo Deng lives. (You may need to scroll down and click the “Live” tab.) Keep the time zone in mind; you can check out where you are in the afternoon and find that Thailand is dark and quiet and you won’t see any animals.

If you tune in and run out of things to watch, the zoo is also sharing a live recording of Moo Deng on its YouTube channel.

Separately, the Associated Press live-streamed an hour-long adorable video of Moo Deng on September 19, which you can watch on YouTube.

Moo Deng Merchandise: The face that launched 1,000 products

Moo Deng’s global popularity has inspired a range of official merchandise sold by Khao Kheow Open Zoo, including Stylish pants and button-down shirtalso t-shirt Sold out quickly.

If you missed your chance to get official merch, a quick Google search will reveal that you can find unofficial Moo Deng shirts for sale from Amazon to Etsy and everywhere in between—but presumably while they’re waiting for restocks, then Straight from the zoo will support Moo Deng’s lifestyle.

You can find Moo Deng plush toys, Moo Deng T-shirts, Moo Deng apparel, Moo Deng pants, Moo Deng pajamas, Moo Deng hats, Moo Deng mugs – and anything else your hippo-loving heart desires. There are even Moo Deng Cryptocurrency.

How to watch Penguin Pesto

If you prefer flightless water birds to pygmy hippos, you can follow Pesto, a 9-month-old little king penguin SEA LIFE Aquarium, Melbourne, Australia. At 48 pounds, Pesto is larger than many adult penguins, and to maintain that weight, he eats 25 fish a day.

“Pesto is the best!” The aquarium boasts on its web page.