Zoo chief looks for the next ‘Moo Deng’

Baby pygmy hippo Moo Deng (photo: Khao Kheow Open Zoo)
Baby pygmy hippo Moo Deng ( photo: Khao Kheow Open Zoo )

At Khao Kheow Open Zoo, Zoological Park Organization of Thailand ( ZPOT ) director Attaporn Sriheran predicts that” Moo Deng” fever will last for at least another three months before the baby hippo grows and loses appeal among children and the media.

When” Moo Deng” disease subsides, Mr. Attaporn claimed ZPOT already has a program to promote other baby animals. He did not, however, say what child species it will start promoting next.

Over the past weekend, the two-month-old muskrat hippotamus has become a magnet to crowds of interested visitors to the park in Chon Buri’s Si Racha area.

” The number of Thai and international customers on Saturday surged to 15, 000 from around 2, 000-3, 000 for the same period last month.

” I believe the number of visitors]travelling to the zoo] may continue to rise for about another three months, both on weekdays and weekends, as they really want to get a picture of the wonderful, slender and bouncing creature,” Mr Attaporn said.

He stated that the aquarium is concerned about the safety and convenience of customers, and that it is currently open daily from 8am to 5pm. Tourists can purchase tickets to the park at the new beginning, he said.

Moo Deng is gaining more and more foreign fans as he gains popularity in the internet. Moo Deng’s brand means” bouncing animal “in Thai, and is also a typical meat food known for its chewiness.

In an August surveys, about 20 000 Twitter people chose the name.

She was born on July 10 to her family Jona and papa Tony, who both had Moo Toon and Moo Warn after things on the Thai food restaurant that were also named after her.

Ka Moo and the Gang, Mr. Attaporn’s creator, was the person who credited Moo Deng with creating it. He claimed that the site has shared images of the hippotamus ‘ growth from the moment she was born until the story gained widespread support and recognition.

The girl hippopotamus has not yet had her teeth, according to Mr. Attaporn. Her family continues to feed her. She did eat fruit and turf when she grows up, which will cost between 300 and 400 Baht per day.

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