They inspired fan art, sold out plushies worldwide and drew tearful crowds to zoos. Here’s a look at some of the animal kingdom’s biggest breakout stars Every so often, an animal comes along who doesn ...

One of the best things that can happen to a zoo or aquarium is for one of their resident animals to go viral. Just look at the multi-hour-long lines to see Moo Deng, a pygmy hippo in Thailand who has ...

The internet loves cute animals. (Shocking, I know.) But more than a fact of life, it's practically a pillar supporting the weight of the online world's entire infrastructure. Some of the earliest ...

Moo Deng the pygmy hippo loves to play with water from a hose — that particular love was even written into a Saturday Night Live skit where cast member Bowen Yang played Moo Deng and repeatedly begged ...

Thousands of excited fans flocked to a Thai zoo on Thursday to celebrate the first birthday of Moo Deng, the adorable baby pygmy hippo that has become a social media sensation. The Khao Kheow Open Zoo ...

Chonburi, Thailand — Only a month after Thailand's adorable baby hippo Moo Deng was unveiled on Facebook, her fame became unstoppable both domestically and internationally. Zookeeper Atthapon Nundee ...

LA GRANGE, N.C. (WNCT) — Right off the highway in La Grange is a farm with a myriad of animals. But they’re not just animals to the owner of Moo Moo’s. “Yes, yes. Everybody always asks if I’m going to ...

Every so often, an animal comes along who doesn't just trend; they take over our feeds entirely. Between and around them came a whole menagerie of overnight sensations, like an enormous baby bird and ...