“Baby hippo charms Thailand”
Only a month after Thailand’s adorable baby hippo Moo Deng was unveiled on Facebook, her fame has become unstoppable.
Bangkok fans unable to make the two-hour drive to Khao Kheow Open Zoo can watch her video clips online, or simply scroll through social media to savor video after video.
Zookeeper Atthapon Nundee never imagined the zoo’s newborn pygmy hippo would become an internet megastar after it was born on July 10.
Cars started lining up outside the zoo well before it opened last Thursday. The pit where Moo Deng lives with her mom, Jona, was packed almost immediately, with people cooing and cheering every time the pink-cheeked baby animal made skittish movements.
Narongwit said the zoo has been receiving over 4,000 visitors during a weekday, up from around just 800 people, and more than 10,000 during a weekend, up from around 3,000 people.
Khao Kheow Open Zoo plans to start a 24-hour live feed of the baby hippo in the coming week.
คำศัพท์
hippo (n.) ฮิปโป
pygmy hippo (n.) ฮิปโปแคระ
adorable (adj.) น่ารัก
fame (n.) ชื่อเสียง
unstoppable (adj.) ไม่อาจหยุดยั้งได้
zookeeper (n.) ผู้ดูแลสัตว์
skittish (adj.) พยศ
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