Moo Deng (R), a female pygmy hippo who became a viral internet sensation, eats birthday cake with her mother at Thailand's Khao Kheow Open Zoo in 2025

Moo Deng (R), a female pygmy hippo who became a viral internet sensation, eats birthday cake with her mother at Thailand's Khao Kheow Open Zoo in 2025

 Chanakarn Laosarakham

A Thai man broke into the zoo enclosure of Moo Deng, an endangered baby pygmy hippo and internet sensation, police said Wednesday, as the zoo filed a trespassing complaint.

Moo Deng -- whose name translates as "bouncy pork" -- has gained global attention thanks to social media videos showing her adorable antics, drawing tens of thousands of visitors and boosting zoo ticket sales.

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