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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 3 | History Defined

Is London getting its own Moo Deng? A potted history of our pygmy hippos

Pygmies have always had star quality, but recently they’ve catapulted into the spotlight. Maddy Mussen delves into the sad reason the capital hasn’t got its own tiny hippo

Evening Standard

Famous Election Forecaster Brutally Mocked for Horrible Kamala Victory Prediction: 'Moo Deng Was More Accurate'

Social media users have taken to the internet to deride historian and American University professor Allan Lichtman after his predictions surrounding the 2024 elections turned out to be inaccurate.

Latin Times

Moo Deng ‘predicts’ Trump win

As Americans vote for their next president, the superstar baby pygmy hippo Moo Deng has

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2024 US Presidential Election Live Blog: Donald Trump Vs Kamala Harris

Donald Trump vs Kamala Harris: the 2024 United States Presidential election is on, and we're here to report the latest as it comes in.

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Viral Hippo Moo Deng Canceled After 'Predicting' Donald Trump Will Win Election: 'Never Trusted This Oversized Rat'

Thailand's internationally celebrated sensation Moo Deng faces backlash and calls for cancellation after the pygmy hippo's presidential prediction went viral.

Latin Times

Elephant named ‘Kamala’ dies at zoo days before the election – sparking ‘bad omen’ comments online

News of the elephant’s death spread on social media, with some calling it a ‘bad omen’ for Harris in the race against Trump

The Independent UK

Moo Deng v Haggis: The battle of the pygmy hippos is the biggest contest this week

The pygmy hippopotamus smack talk has begun

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Moo Deng predicts US presidential election winner — by choosing which cake to eat

The pygmy hippo from Thailand has already become an internet sensation and now she’s weighed in on the question everyone is asking — who will be the next US president?

Evening Standard

Let’s All Look At This New Pygmy Hippo Named Haggis & Ignore Our Dread Of Tomorrow’s Election

Edinburgh Zoo has celebrated the birth of a baby pygmy hippo named Haggis, to take your mind off the stressful US election tomorrow.

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Afternoon Update: Harris and Trump’s closing arguments; Dutton cracks whip on abortion; and a rival to Moo Deng

Democrat and Republican candidates offered starkly different visions for the future of America in final campaign rallies

The Guardian - AU

Moo Deng, Unlikely But Extremely Cute Prophet, Has Made Her Prediction For The US Election

As fear and confusion mounts over the impending U.S. election, punters have called upon the viral moisturised diva for answers.

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Moo Deng makes prediction for the winner of US election – based on what cake she eats

Moo Deng, the viral baby hippo, reveals which presidential candidate she thinks will win 2024 election

The Independent UK

‘Moo Deng? Who deng?’ – Edinburgh Zoo announces birth of Haggis the pygmy hippo

‘There is space in this world for two beautiful pygmy hippo divas and we should celebrate them all,’ the zoo wrote on X.

Evening Standard

New Viral Pygmy Hippo Just Dropped: Social Media Users Quickly Ditch Moo Deng for Adorable Scottish Rival

Edinburgh Zoo's new pygmy hippo calf has gone viral, outshining the previous favorite, Moo Deng.

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The Independent UK

Move over, Moo Deng: Meet Haggis Edinburgh Zoo’s new pygmy hippo

Pygmy hippos are native to the forests and swamps of Liberia

The National (Scotland)

'Scotland's own Moo Deng': Edinburgh Zoo welcomes endangered hippo calf

A TINY endangered hippo calf named Haggis has been born at Edinburgh Zoo...

The Independent UK

Saturday Night Live’s Bowen Yang and Chappell Roan hold hands after controversial Moo Deng skit

Chappell Roan was the musical guest on last night’s episode of SNL

Evening Standard

How 2024 was your Halloween costume? The biggest fits from this year's spooky season

If you didn’t witness a viral animal costume or a Trump reference, were you even part of Halloween 2024? Maddy Mussen on the costumes that conquered this year’s festivities

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The Conversation

Can a superstar hippo help save Africa’s rainforests?

The world’s first superstar hippo lives in a zoo in Thailand. Moo Deng shot to fame soon after she was born in July this year, thanks to viral videos that showed off her cute expressions and chirpy demeanour. Yet the story of her species is less happy, and reveals the…

The Conversation

Moo Deng: the celebrated hippo’s real home has disappeared – will the world restore it?

The playful and pudgy mammal that went viral from its Thai zoo enclosure has a sad story to tell about her fellows hippos.

The Guardian - UK

Out with the bats, in with the brats: 7 Halloween costumes that lean into the zeitgeist

In this week’s newsletter: Sink your fangs into these ideas to make sure you don’t look like you’re living in the past, featuring everything from this year’s body horror classic to the internet’s favourite hippo

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“Put Them In Jail”: Tourist Sparks Outrage After Firing Slingshot In Zoo That Houses Moo Deng

Authorities have filed a complaint against a group of Chinese tourists who used a slingshot to launch objects inside the zoo. The post “Put Them In Jail”: Tourist Sparks Outrage After Firing Slingshot In Zoo That Houses Moo Deng first appeared on Bored Panda.

The Independent UK

Is Moo Deng cake? Viral baby pygmy hippo becomes new inspiration for bakers

Baby hippo has inspired fanart, zoo merchandise, makeup looks from Sephora, and now cakes deemed ‘too cute to eat’

The Guardian - UK

As the world falls apart, a few things are still worth celebrating – like Moo Deng the pygmy hippo

From unexpected hugs to terrible knock-knock jokes, here are some reliable mood-boosters. Let’s face it: we need them, writes Arwa Mahdawi

The Guardian - AU

Zoë Foster Blake: ‘I’d fight Moo Deng. She would win’

The author and skin care entrepreneur on her childhood pet wombat, her biggest beauty tip and her husband Hamish Blake’s mad birthday cakes

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