Tanganyika Wildlife Park recently welcomed a new addition to its family, enhancing the pygmy hippopotamus population.

Moo Deng, Thailand’s baby pygmy hippo from that inspired a Saturday Night Live character and thousands of memes, has begun her four-day birthday celebration at Khao Kheow Open Zoo.

Thousands of fans gathered at Thailand's Khao Kheow Open Zoo Thursday to celebrate the first birthday of Moo Deng, the viral baby pygmy hippopotamus.

In a Facebook post filled with images of Penelope, the zoo said it's the perfect time to come visit her and her round belly.

The 7-year-old female pygmy hippo arrived at John Ball Zoo in the summer of 2023 from the Toronto Zoo in Canada.

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Moo Deng, a pygmy hippo living in Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Bang Phra, Thailand, went viral in September 2024. Viewers around ...

John Ball Zoo is expecting a new addition. (July 3, 2025) ...

Penelope, one of the zoo’s pygmy hippos, is pregnant, the zoo announced in a Thursday social media post. It will be the pygmy ...

Should Lucy the pig be able to stay with her Staten Island family? The 15-year-old Pygmy pig is at risk of being removed from her Tottenville home.

The pygmy hippo, unlike its larger cousin, is more solitary, resembling rhinos in its preference for a largely solitary lifestyle. Reproduction and Lifespan Matusadona National Park, Zimbabwe (image ...

A six-year-old Thai boy with terminal cancer was able to meet the internet-famous pygmy hippo Moo Deng as his final wish.