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.

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.

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.

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.

Move over, Moo Deng. After all, there’s room to be made for Haggis, the latest addition to Scotland’s Edinburgh Zoo and another pygmy hippo who is ready for her close up.

Haggis' arrival comes months after Moo Deng, the viral baby pygmy hippo who resides at the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chonburi Province, Thailand, was born in July.

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.

Thailand's pygmy hippo Moo Deng marked her first birthday on Thursday as she grows out of the infancy which boosted her to ...

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 ...

EDINBURGH, Scotland — Moo Deng has some competition in the form of Haggis. Read more trending news Haggis, named after the traditional Scottish dish, is the newest pygmy hippo to steal the ...

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.