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Tanganyika Wildlife Park in Kansas welcomed a new baby pygmy hippo. The boy might just become a new internet celebrity.

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Moo Deng, the famous pygmy hippo, turned one at Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Thailand. The celebration featured a 20-kilogram cake.

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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 ...