Moo Deng, the Baby Pygmy Hippo from Thailand That Has Taken Over the Internet, Is Getting Her Own Livestream
Fans who can't get enough of the irresistible animal will be able to check in on her 24/7 beginning later this month
For anyone who can't get enough of Moo Deng, here's some good news.
The baby pygmy hippo that has taken the world by storm with her expressions and pudginess is getting her own livestream.
For fans wishing to tune in to see what Moo Deng — whose name means bouncy pig — is up to in Thailand's Khao Kheow Open Zoo, 24-hour cameras are being set up to capture all her adorable antics. The livestream is expected to start in the last week of September.
PEOPLE reached out to the Khao Kheow Open Zoo for more information about the upcoming livestream.
Moo Deng's schedule currently includes playing with the zookeepers at 8 a.m., followed by a nap, and then an afternoon viewing session for an hour starting at 2 p.m.
Moo Deng was born in July and made her debut on Instagram on Sept. 6. Since then, her personality and many faces have become omnipresent online. Fans consider her a "lifestyle icon" and "the it girl" on X (formerly Twitter), as videos of her getting cleaned with a hose and slipping around her enclosure have gone viral.
Other images of her playfully biting a zookeeper's knee and a video of her mimicking her mom chomping her food have also won the hearts of many.
Zookeeper Atthapon Nundee told the Associated Press that he didn't expect the hippo to become so popular. “It was beyond expectation,” Atthapon said. “I wanted people to know her. I wanted a lot of people to visit her, or watch her online, or leave fun comments. I never would’ve thought [of this].”
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AP reports that the zoo has drawn more than 4,000 visitors each day during the week and more than 10,000 over the weekend, all crowding around to check out Moo Deng. Weekend visitors are limited to just five minutes at her pen due to the demand.
In fact, Moo Deng has become so famous that she is getting her own patent. The zoo will acquire a trademark on "Moo Deng the hippo," which could prevent others from profiting from her.
Atthapon told AP that the patent could bring the zoo "more income to support activities that will make the animals' lives better."
The zoo's gift shop currently has shirts and pants covered in Moo Deng's image for sale.
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Pygmy hippos are an endangered species, with fewer than 3,000 of them left in the wild. According to the Pygmy Hippo Foundation, the mammals can live between 30 to 50 years old.
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In the meantime, fans clamoring for more Moo Deng content can simply log onto social media and start scrolling.
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