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.
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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