Followed by Millions… Female Hippopotamus Causes a Stir in Thailand
The latest internet sensation in Thailand, Mo Deng, a baby hippopotamus, is creating challenges for zoo workers by drawing massive crowds to the park located two hours south of Bangkok.
The young hippopotamus has millions of fans on social media who follow her spontaneous adventures, including an attempt to bite the knee of her caretaker, even though her teeth have not yet developed.
Narongwit Chodchue, director of the Khao Kheo Open Zoo in Chonburi Province, stated: “Typically, during the weekdays and in the rainy season, which is a slow season, we receive about 800 visitors a day.”
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He added that the zoo is now seeing between three to four thousand visitors on weekdays, and it welcomed 20,000 visitors over the weekend, most of whom came to see Mo Deng.
Narongwit continued: “The high demand to see Mo Deng means we will need to organize better to ensure all visitors can see her.”
On Monday morning, Mo Deng was happily sitting in a tub filled with vegetables and other foods with her two siblings, named Pork Stew and Sweet Pork.
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Ikavak Mahasawat, 45, said: “I left my home in Bangkok at 6:30 this morning just to come and see Mo Deng.” He added: “I came here just to see her.”
Recently, Mali, Mo Deng’s grandmother, celebrated her 95th birthday as the oldest hippopotamus in Thailand.
