“She’s an icon and everyone in the world loves her,” said “mooniac” Molly Swindall, who prepared a birthday breakfast for the pudgy internet sensation. “It’s fun to see she’s her same old self. Fame ...

Yes, believe it or not, friends, we've had a whole YEAR of Moo Deng in our lives. Our beloved queen of bouncy pork celebrated with days of birthday activit ...

Thailand's beloved pygmy hippo Moo Deng marks her first birthday at Khao Kheow Open Zoo, drawing fans from afar despite her fading internet fame.

Adoring fans from around the world converged in Thailand this week to celebrate the first birthday of Moo Deng, the baby pygmy hippo who became a social media sensation. John Yang reports.

The Khao Kheow Open Zoo was overrun with Moo Deng fans on the first of four days of activities marking the hippo’s birthday.

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Thailand's pygmy hippo Moo Deng marked her first birthday on Thursday, drawing crowds of diehard fans even as she left behind ...

Moo Deng, Thailand’s baby pygmy hippo from that inspired a Saturday Night Live character and thousands of memes, has begun ...