She’s called Haggis and can be found halfway around the world from Moo Deng’s home in Thailand. Haggis was born on Oct. 30 to parents Otto and Gloria at the Edinburgh Zoo in Scotland.

As news spread of Haggis’s birth, many began drawing comparisons to Moo Deng, a pygmy hippo living some 6,000 miles away in Thailand who also happens to be named after food (her name roughly ...

Move over Moo Deng, there’s a new pygmy in town. The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland's Edinburgh Zoo announced Monday that their own tiny pygmy hippo, named Haggis, was born Oct. 30 to ...

After using Moo Deng’s fame to draw attention to Haggis, the zoo apologized for creating a rivalry. “We were wrong to pit Haggis and Moo Deng against each other,” the zoo said in a later post.

The female calf, who has been named Haggis by the wildlife conservation charity, ... Move over, Moo Deng — Haggis the baby pygmy hippo is taking over. Story by SWNS • 14h.

Haggis, the national dish of Scotland that is butt of many jokes, is made in a sheep’s stomach filled with spiced and diced innards. Moo deng is a type of meatball that means “bouncy pork ...

After using Moo Deng's fame to draw attention to Haggis, the zoo apologized for creating a rivalry. "We were wrong to pit Haggis and Moo Deng against each other," the zoo said in a later post.

Left: Haggis rests in her enclosure. Right: Moo Deng walks at her Thai zoo. It is estimated that just 2,500 pygmy hippos remain in the wild. @rzsedinburghzoo/ Lillian Suwanrumpha/TikTok / Getty Images ...

The zoo will be hoping for that same Moo Deng bounce which saw zoo attendences more than triple as Moo’s cuteness led to plans for a 24/7 livestream so the world can watch her grow up.

Thai pygmy hippo Moo Deng . may soon have to share the limelight with another one of its kind – Haggis, a female calf born at the Edinburgh Zoo in Scotland.

Move over, Moo Deng — Haggis the baby pygmy hippo is taking over By . SWNS. Published Nov. 4, 2024, 2:37 p.m. ET. An endangered pygmy hippo has been born at zoo in Scotland — and called Haggis.

After using Moo Deng’s fame to draw attention to Haggis, the zoo apologized for creating a rivalry. “We were wrong to pit Haggis and Moo Deng against each other," the zoo said in a later post.