Are you also brainwashed by hippos? Moo Deng, a pygmy hippo baby at the Green Mountain Zoo in Chonburi, Thailand, is only two months old, but has quickly set off a global craze recently because of its super cute appearance and funny behavior. Its every move has attracted the enthusiastic attention of fans from all over the world.

Netizens jokingly called it: Angry Meat

According to TIME magazine, the "Bouncing Pig" was born on July 10 this year. Since its debut to the public, its popularity has continued to soar. The zoo has also actively shared its daily photos, videos and memes to further promote its popularity. Not only does it often amuse fans with its funny behaviors of eating and sleeping, it has even allowed many people to turn its image into artistic creations.

Just as Green Mountain Zoo Director Atapon expected, the cute videos of "Bouncing Pig" quickly went viral on major social platforms. Whether it is walking wobblingly or rolling on the floor, these cute videos are all very cute. Netizens’ hearts melted.

Among them, the most popular picture among netizens is the moment when the "bouncing pig" opens its mouth and puffs as if it is ready to bite people, which makes people laugh. Netizens even describe it as a piece of "angry meat" because its round body and angry expression really remind people of food.

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Netizens' favorite angry moments|Source: X

Meme coin Moo Deng surges more than 6 times

As the pygmy hippo baby "Bouncing Pig" (Moo Deng) has strong meme qualities, the cryptocurrency community responded quickly and launched a meme coin with it as the theme - Moo Deng Coin on September 11, which quickly attracted market attention. In just three days, it soared from US$0.0005 to a high of US$0.0033, and fell slightly to US$0.0024 before writing.

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