Thailand’s baby pygmy hippo and internet sensation Moo Deng celebrates her first birthday on Thursday, July 10. She devours a massive ‘birthday cake,’ a selection of tropical fruits served in the Thai traditional style.
Full story: https://www.rappler.com/life-and-style/travel/thailand-hippo-moo-deng-first-birthday/
00:00Thailand's baby pygmy hippo and internet sensation Mu Deng celebrates her first birthday on Thursday, July 10.
00:07She devours a massive quote-unquote birthday cake alongside her mother Jonah, a selection of tropical fruits served in the Thai traditional style.
00:15Mu Deng, whose name means bouncing pig in Thai, became a global superstar last year, with images of her rosy cheeks and clumsily charming antics going viral online.
00:25Thousands of visitors have made their way to the Khao Khao Open Zoo, some 100 kilometers south of the capital, Bangkok.
00:32Her four-day birthday bash includes a photo exhibition, a charity auction, and a parade.
00:37Some of Mu Deng's prized possessions were auctioned. A plastic bathtub she had used since birth sold for 70,000 baht or $2,150, while a cast of her footprints went for 700,000 baht or more than $21,000.
00:51All proceeds from the auction will go to a wildlife conservation fund.
