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In 2018, a Chinese tourist and a local fisherman were killed in hippo attacks on the same day in Kenya.
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CBS News, 13 Feb. 2025
In September, a chubby pygmy hippo in Thailand became an online celebrity, and her home zoo became its own kind of creator, producing Moo Deng videos and selling merchandise.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2024
The Edinburgh Zoo promoted its newborn pygmy hippo Haggis this month as a rival to Moo Deng’s famed cuteness.
—Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2024
The now one-month-old hippo first made headlines after her birth last month, following the social media fervor surrounding Thailand's pygmy hippo Moo Deng this past summer.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2025
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CBS News, 13 Feb. 2025
In September, a chubby pygmy hippo in Thailand became an online celebrity, and her home zoo became its own kind of creator, producing Moo Deng videos and selling merchandise.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2024
The Edinburgh Zoo promoted its newborn pygmy hippo Haggis this month as a rival to Moo Deng’s famed cuteness.
—Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2024
The now one-month-old hippo first made headlines after her birth last month, following the social media fervor surrounding Thailand's pygmy hippo Moo Deng this past summer.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Hippo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hippo. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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