‘Hippo Birthday’:Thailand’s 🇹🇭Moo Deng turns one year old

Zoo in Chon Buri holding four-day festival to celebrate its global

 internet star

One-year-old Moo Deng yawns as 

her mother Jona enjoys the birthday vegetable cake in their enclosure at the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in 

Chon Buri. 

CHON BURI - Thailand’s pygmy hippo Moo Deng marked her first birthday

on Thursday, leaving behind the animal infancy that boosted her to worldwide internet fame for her cute antics.

Khao Kheow Open Zoo has been transformed and decorated for 

the occasion, and packed with international visitors and media crews, all eager to catch a glimpse of 

Moo Deng, who was calmly enjoying her first birthday in the pool.

Thursday was the first day of a four-day festival at the place where Moo Deng — meaning “Bouncy Pork” in Thai — first frolicked to stardom and amassed 

five million social media fans.

The celebration, starting at 8am, featured a variety of activities and attractions for visitors of all ages, 

with free admission for children 

under 12 through Sunday at the zoo 

in Chon Buri, about a 2-hour drive

from Bangkok.

Visitors enjoyed mascot parades 

and meet-and-greet sessions 

with Moo Deng’s keepers who shared cute stories about their celebrity charge. The zoo also hosted a market selling Moo Deng licensed goods and auctions for the hippo's memorabilia

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