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Zoo clarifies welfare of 'Moo Deng'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 18/02/2026
» Chon Buri: Khao Kheow Open Zoo has issued a statement addressing concerns over the living conditions of viral baby pygmy hippo "Moo Deng" while announcing plans for a habitat expansion.
Dying child was granted final wish, to visit Moo Deng
Online Reporters, Published on 02/06/2025
» CHON BURI - A terminally ill six-year-old whose biggest dream was to visit the pygmy hippo Moo Deng at Khao Kheow Open Zoo has passed away, having been granted his dying wish.
Zoo assures fans Moo Deng did not eat tissue paper
News, Online Reporters, Published on 10/12/2024
» Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chon Buri province has assured Moo Deng’s fans that a tourist did not drop the piece of tissue paper she was seen chewing on in her enclosure - a monkey did it.
Thai zoos to expand ‘Moo’ population
News, Online Reporters, Published on 27/11/2024
» Plans are under way for the older brother of the celebrity hippo Moo Deng to mate with Moo Manao of the Nakhon Ratchasima Zoo to expand the pygmy hippopotamus population in Thailand.
Ethereum co-founder visits Moo Deng
Online Reporters, Published on 19/11/2024
» Ethereum blockchain co-founder Vitalik Buterin has visited the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chon Buri to see star attraction Moo Deng, the baby pygmy hippo, and the other animals.
Moo Deng rewarded for picking Trump
Onnucha Hutasingh and Chakkrapan Natanri, Published on 08/11/2024
» The celebrity pygmy hippo Moo Deng was given a special mixed fruit platter on Friday as a reward after she “predicted” that Donald Trump would win the US presidential election.
Zoo body slams monastery's use of hippo
News, Post Reporters, Published on 02/11/2024
» The Zoological Park Organization has slammed a Buddhist monastery for using the image of "Moo Deng", the pygmy hippo and social media sensation, to produce Moo Deng trinkets used as sacred objects for wealth.
Naming contest for newborn hippo in Si Sa Ket
News, Online Reporters, Published on 25/10/2024
» Somdet Phra Srinagarindra Park Zoo in Si Sa Ket will hold an online naming contest for their female baby hippopotamus next week, according to the zoo’s Facebook page.
Warning after raw pork deaths in NE Thailand
News, Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 06/10/2024
» The Department of Disease Control (DDC) has alerted the public to be wary of uncooked pork following 12 deaths linked to Streptococcus suis in four provinces in the lower northeastern region.
Sen Nantana denies bullying pork vendor-turned-senator
Online Reporters, Published on 24/09/2024
» Senator Nantana Nantavaropas has denied accusations of bullying pork vendor-turned-senator Daeng Kongma, after pointing out that she lost out to a vendor for a spot on the political development committee.