Moo Deng Energy: A Reading List

She's sassy. She's waterlogged. She's perpetually blurry. She's an internet SENSATION and we adore her.

Moo Deng, a baby pygmy hippo in Thailand, has taken the world by storm, and she could not be less impressed. We've been inspired by her unbothered yet chaotic energy, and hope you have too.

Check out these very hip reads for kids, in honour of the ultimate, meme-able princess, Moo Deng. And, read on below for some more serious articles, analyzing this pop culture moment in time.

Additional reading

In Photos: Meet Moo Deng, social media's favourite baby hippo (CBC)

Moo Deng: The shrinking habitat of the world's tiniest hippo, opens a new window (BBC)

Moo Deng, Viral Pygmy Hippo, is No Longer a Source of Joy (Thanks, Humanity), opens a new window (KQED)


All About Hippos: A Moo Deng Reading List

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Let's learn more about hippos! Inspired by baby hippo, Moo Deng, these books are filled with stories and interesting facts about hippopotamuses.














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