Beauty belles just love this Deng thing. Moo Deng, the VIPigmy hippopotamus who has won social media’s heart, is now glam’s most influential “It” girl. “Makeup inspired by the legend ...

Given the sudden popularity of Moo Deng, the Thai national treasure whose name roughly translates as “bouncy pork,” it was only a matter of time before someone turned her into a digital asset.

Won first place in headline writing from the 2013 Society for Features Journalism. Meet Moo Deng, a baby pygmy hippopotamus who's delighting the world from her home at a Thailand zoo. Every so ...

CHONBURI, Thailand -- Only a month after Thailand's adorable baby hippo Moo Deng was unveiled on Facebook, her fame became unstoppable. Fans unable to make the two-hour drive to Khao Kheow Open ...

In short, Moo Deng is just too adorable to ignore. The hippo’s features—round face, big eyes, rosy cheeks, etc.—are neotenic (or baby-like) traits, which trigger our caretaker instincts.

Meet Moo Deng, the adorable baby pygmy hippo who’s quickly become the internet’s favorite animal. NBC’s Janis Mackey Frayer takes TODAY on a behind-the-scenes look at the zoo in Thailand Moo ...