Viral pygmy hippo Moo Deng will turn one next week—and crypto degens are pumping her unofficial Solana meme coin.

Moo Deng the baby hippo is celebrating her first birthday this July, and Khao Kheow Open Zoo is throwing a four-day party.

The price of Moo Deng (MOODENG), a meme coin inspired by Thailand’s beloved baby pygmy hippo, has surged dramatically.

Moo Deng is to celebrate her first birthday in style as the zoo has launched a programme dubbed “Cook for Moo Deng.” ...

Moo Deng, the baby hippo who captivated the world this year, now has a billionaire benefactor. Canadian cryptocurrency mogul Vitalik Buterin donated more than $290,000 to her zoo in Thailand so he ...

A zoo worker plays with a female dwarf hippopotamus named Moo Deng at the Khao Kheow Open Zoo, Sept. 8, 2024, Chonburi, Thailand. Chaiwat Subprasom/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty ...

The zoo’s social media posts featuring Moo Deng have attracted millions of fans worldwide, significantly increasing visitor numbers. On weekends, attendance has surged from approximately 3,000 ...

Moo Deng the baby pigmy hippo has become an overnight sensation at the Thai zoo where she was born — but now officials are begging adoring fans to respect the adorable two-month-old's privacy.

After Moo Deng catapulted to fame, the zoo started getting 3,000 to 4,000 people on weekdays and welcomed almost 20,000 visitors over the weekend, Chodchoy said, adding that most of them came just ...

Mostly, Moo Deng ignores the hundreds of thousands of pilgrims who have schlepped to an out-of-the-way zoo for one reason: her. She is, somewhat unaccountably, Thailand’s most famous creature in ...

Moo Deng the baby hippo is celebrating her first birthday this July, and Khao Kheow Open Zoo is throwing a four-day party.

Moo Deng, the baby hippo who captivated the world this year, now has a billionaire benefactor. Canadian cryptocurrency mogul Vitalik Buterin donated more than $290,000 to her zoo in Thailand so he ...