Baby hippo Moo Deng is the new sweetheart of the internet. Since the hippo was born two months ago, the number of visitors to the Khao Kheow Open Zoo has doubled.
CHONBURI, Thailand — Only a month after Thailand's adorable baby hippo Moo Deng was unveiled on Facebook, her fame became unstoppable.
The pit where Moo Deng lives with her mom, Jona, was packed almost immediately, with people cooing and cheering every time the pink-cheeked baby animal made skittish movements. Her image adorns memes by German soccer team FC Bayern, American basketball team Phoenix Suns, and American football team Washington Commanders, as well as the New York Mets.Businesses, too, utilized her image. Sephora Thailand has a makeup tip —"wear your blush like a baby hippo" — highlighting her pink cheeks, while food delivery app Grab Thailand imagined with photos what kind of meal she could garnish.
To help fund the initiative, the zoo is making Moo Deng shirts and pants that will be ready for sale at the end of the month, with more merchandise to come. Atthapon, who has worked at the zoo for eight years taking care of hippos, sloths, capybaras and binturongs, said baby hippos are usually more playful and energetic, and they become calmer as they get older.
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