Moo Deng’s family expands with a new birth in the US
Thailand's beloved baby pygmy hippopotamus Moo Deng got a niece, who was born in the US, according to the “Kha Moo [pork leg] and the gang” Facebook page on Friday.
This remark came after Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia celebrated its newborn pygmy hippo on Thursday. The baby hippo, a female who has not yet been named, was born to parents Corwin and Iris on December 9.
To join in congratulating, the Kha Moo and the gang posted images of a newborn pygmy hippo on its Facebook page with a message “A new calf from Moo Deng’s cousin was born. Welcome to the world, little one.”
The page then posted a message in the comment section, explaining that Corwin, the newborn’s father, is son of Nile/Nzima, a pygmy hippo in Singapore Zoo who is the younger brother of Moo Deng’s mother, Jona.
“If we count their relatives, Moo Deng is a cousin of Corwin, and the little girl is Moo Deng's niece,” the page said.
