Man arrested after climbing into pygmy hippo Moo Deng's enclosure at Thai zoo
Hippo Moo Deng, which turned one year old, yawns at the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chonburi province, Thailand, on July 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit, File)
BANGKOK (AP) — A man has been arrested after he was caught climbing into an enclosure of Moo Deng, the adorable pygmy hippo who became a social media sensation, zoo officials said.
The Thai man allegedly entered the enclosure on Tuesday evening while a keeper was away and no other visitors were around, the Khao Kheow Open Zoo’s Director Narongwit Chodchoy told The Associated Press.
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