She's small, she's cute, and she's in danger as fandom gets out of hand.
TikTok has given birth to a new generation of mini-celebrities. While most of those celebrities are humans, not all of them are. In fact, one of the platform’s newest stars is a pygmy hippopotamus from Thailand.
The hippo in question is named “Moo Deng” after an internet poll found that was the most popular name for the little critter. Born in July, Moo Deng currently lives at the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in the Chonburi Province of eastern Thailand. Pygmy hippos areLike other celebrities borne of TikTok, she has inspired viral adulation , which has encouraged large crowds of fans to accumulate at the zoo where he lives.
Unfortunately, the zoo where Moo Deng lives is worried about the little hippo’s growing stardom. Some fans have been displaying erratic, harmful behavior, including inexplicably throwing objects at the animal, Time magazineThat said, who knows if Moo Deng’s stardom will last, since it seems increasingly possible that TikTok may not be around too much longer. Indeed, the company is, as a legal challenge by critics seeks to effectively kill the platform’s presence in the U.S.
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