Virginia zoo gets its own Moo Deng and launches poll to name baby pygmy hippo

Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Earlier this month, the Metro Richmond Zoo in Moseley, Virginia, welcomed a baby female pygmy hippo calf whose name will be decided by the public. “We’re thrilled to see so many people joining in on the fun of naming our adorable pygmy hippo baby,” the Zoo wrote on its social media page. The excitement and global interest in Virginia’s newborn pygmy hippo comes after a female two-month-old pygmy hippo named Moo Deng from Thailand’s Khao Kheow Open Zoo launched an internet craze back in September. Moo Deng is a baby female pygmy hippo at Thailand’s Khao Kheow Open Zoo It wasn’t just that her name translated to “bouncy pork,” though that did humor many, fans were also captivated by the baby animal’s displays of lethargic behavior and playful innocence as she splashed around in pools of water and bit zoo workers.