Moo Deng, the Baby Pygmy Hippo from Thailand That Has Taken Over the Internet, Is Getting Her Own Livestream

Mar. 15, 2025

For anyone who can’t get enough ofMoo Deng, here’s some good news.

For fans wishing to tune in to see whatMoo Deng— whose name means bouncy pig — is up to in Thailand’sKhao Kheow Open Zoo, 24-hour cameras are being set up to capture all her adorable antics. The livestream is expected to start in the last week of September.

PEOPLE reached out to the Khao Kheow Open Zoo for more information about the upcoming livestream.

Moo Deng.Carola Frentzen/picture alliance via Getty; AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit

Carola Frentzen/picture alliance via Getty; AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit

Moo Deng was born in July andmade her debut on Instagram on Sept. 6. Since then, her personality and many faces have become omnipresent online. Fans consider her a"lifestyle icon"and"the it girl"on X (formerly Twitter), as videos of her getting cleaned with a hose and slipping around her enclosure have gone viral.

Other images of her playfully biting a zookeeper’s knee and a video of her mimicking her mom chomping her food have also won the hearts of many.

Moo Deng.Carola Frentzen/picture alliance via Getty

Carola Frentzen/picture alliance via Getty

AP reports that the zoo has drawn more than 4,000 visitors each day during the week and more than 10,000 over the weekend, allcrowding around to check out Moo Deng. Weekend visitors are limited to just five minutes at her pen due to the demand.

In fact, Moo Deng has become so famous that she is getting her own patent. The zoo will acquire a trademark on “Moo Deng the hippo,” which could prevent others from profiting from her.

Atthapon told AP that the patent could bring the zoo “more income to support activities that will make the animals' lives better.”

Moo Deng and her mother Jona.AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit

AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit

The zoo’s gift shop currently hasshirts and pantscovered in Moo Deng’s image for sale.

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Pygmy hippos are an endangered species, with fewer than 3,000 of them left in the wild. According to thePygmy Hippo Foundation, the mammals can live between 30 to 50 years old.

Moo Deng.LILLIAN SUWANRUMPHA/AFP via Getty

LILLIAN SUWANRUMPHA/AFP via Getty

In the meantime, fans clamoring for more Moo Deng content can simply log onto social media and start scrolling.

source: people.com