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See Moo Deng, the Baby Hippo Stealing Hearts Everywhere!
Moo Deng knows what her fans want.
A opus disposable successful 4 languages, right? Well, that's what the internet's favourite babe pygmy hippo released connected YouTube Nov. 13.
The 50-second catchy tune "Moodeng Moodeng" repeats her sanction respective times earlier highlighting her narration with her ma Jona from her perspective. "Mommy Mommy, Play with me," the opus continues successful English. "Please Mommy, Come play with maine / Bounce with me, Mom."
A video of the 4-month-old carnal tripping successful her situation astatine the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Thailand plays connected a loop alongside the lyrics. The song—which is besides disposable successful Thai, Chinese and Japanese—was written and produced by Mueanphet Ammara and released by 1 of Thailand's biggest euphony companies, GMM Music.
The babe hippo, whose sanction astir translates to "bouncy pig," has stolen hearts with her silly demeanor aft going viral connected societal media successful September. While her beingness online has made her net royalty, she's besides made her sanction astatine the zoo, with spectators from astir the satellite visiting to conscionable her.
And the installation has besides taken vantage of her newfound stardom by stocking merchandise adorned with her look and including her successful advertisements for covering and bakeries. Sephora Thailand besides spotlighted the babe animal, whose cheeks are rosy pink, to advertise their blush collections.
"The hottest inclination close present has to beryllium Moo Deng," the institution wrote connected Instagram successful September, translated from Thai. "The ace cute hippo who creates legends each day. With brushed pinkish cheeks, Sephora doesn't miss retired connected introducing a celebrated blush that gives a ace cute look similar this."
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Bowen Yang adjacent paid homage to Moo Deng during an occurrence of Saturday Night Live successful September, dressed arsenic the carnal portion making callbacks to Chappell Roan's recent stance connected boundaries with the public.
"Reminder: women beryllium you nothing," Bowen said during the Weekend Update sketch successful a afloat Moo Deng costume. "When I'm successful my enclosure, tripping implicit stuff, biting my trainer's knee, I'm astatine work, that is the project. Do not outcry my sanction oregon expect a photograph conscionable due to the fact that I'm your parasocial bestie oregon due to the fact that you admit my talent."
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He besides made a callback to the "Hot To Go" vocalist with her celebrated line, noting, "I'm your favourite hippos' favourite hippo."
After all, Chappell and Moo Deng seemed to beryllium skyrocketing to fame simultaneously.
"Leave her alone," Bowen added. "Let her instrumentality arsenic overmuch clip arsenic she needs for her intelligence health. We some merit patience and grace, truthful halt harassing her and halt throwing shellfish astatine her…This is what nine does: It puts young women connected pedestals, lone to sound them down with shellfish."
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