Moo Deng: Thailand zoo's celebrity baby pygmy hippo

The celebrity hippo's social media fame has doubled visitor numbers at a zoo in Thailand.

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Moo Deng - a name that roughly translates to "bouncy pig" - is a two-month-old female pygmy hippo that is going viral online and attracting queues at a zoo near the city of Pattaya.

Visitor numbers have doubled since her birth in July, according to Khao Kheow Open Zoo.

But the zoo's director has urged people to behave when they come to see Moo Deng, after videos emerged showing visitors mistreating the animal.

"These behaviours are not only cruel but also dangerous," Narongwit Chodchoi said in a statement posted online.

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