Fans have flooded the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in eastern Thailand, where officials have warned they risk harming the celebrity hippopotamus.
But the 2-month-old's meteoric rise to online stardom has also prompted caretakers to urge visitors to show restraint and to limit her visit hours at Khao Kheow Open Zoo.Moo Deng, also known as the “bouncing pig,” was named after a vote from more than 20,000 children and tourists on the Facebook page of the zoo in Chonburi, a city in eastern Thailand, where she was born in July.
showing Moo Deng’s caretaker playing with the hippo has been viewed more than 33 million times, with more than 2 million likes."That baby hippo looks like he was just hatched," one comment reads.But her caretakers are increasingly concerned for her safety, as some fans have thrown water and other objects at Moo Deng. The zoo’s director has threatened legal action.that the zoo had limited visits to the hippo to just Saturday and Sunday, with each viewing round limited to five minutes.
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