Shining in the morning sunlight, Moo Deng the pygmy hippo plops to the ground. She is unbothered by her rapid rise to social media stardom. The two-month-old creature went viral after her handlers posted videos of her on TikTok and Instagram from her home at a zoo in Chon Buri, Thailand.

A playful and pudgy baby hippopotamus in Thailand who loves splashing about in water and enjoys belly rubs from her keeper has captivated the internet and left the zoo housing her struggling to manage large crowds jostling to see the latest global celebrity.

Moo Deng, the baby pygmy hippo from Thailand that has taken the internet by storm, is getting her own livestream, beginning later in September. The Khao Kheow Open Zoo plans to set up 24-hour cameras to capture the animal's activities.