New baby hippo Haggis challenges for cuteness crown

Meet Haggis, the Latest Baby Pygmy Hippo to Win Over the Internet
Move over, Pesto and Moo Deng—a new swoon-worthy baby animal just hit the internet. Last week, Scotland’s Edinburgh Zoo welcomed a baby pygmy hippopotamus named Haggis. The tiny calf was born October 30 to parents Gloria and Otto.
Who Is Baby Hippo Haggis? Get to Know the Calf Captivating Edinburgh Zoo Attendees
Moo Deng is no longer the only tiny hippo taking social media by storm after the Edinburgh Zoo announced Haggis, their very own pygmy hippopotamus.
Moo-ve over Moo Deng: New baby hippo Haggis challenges for the cuteness crown
The Edinburgh Zoo launched a cuteness contest between Haggis, its newborn pygmy hippo, and Moo Deng, the adorable mini hippopotamus that became a viral sensation at a Thailand zoo this summer. “Moo Deng? Who deng?” the Scottish zoo playfully posted Monday on the social media platform X as it introduced its infant hippo to the world.
Zoo Announces Birth of Their Very Own Moo Deng, a Pygmy Hippo Called Haggis
"It is great to have our own little ambassador right here," said the hoofstock team leader at Edinburgh Zoo in Scotland.
Move over, Moo Deng — Haggis the baby pygmy hippo is taking over
An endangered pygmy hippo has been born at zoo in Scotland — and called Haggis. The ‘incredibly rare’ animal was born at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland’s (RZSS) Edinburgh Zoo on Wednesday October 30.
Haggis The Baby Pygmy Hippo Steps Into Moo Deng’s Spotlight
Moo Deng has company. Adorable baby pygmy hippo Haggis is the shiny new kid on the block at the Edinburgh Zoo. Haggis is another ray of hope for an endangered species.
‘Who deng?' Edinburgh Zoo announces birth of baby pygmy hippo named Haggis
Just when you thought Moo Deng was the only celebrity baby pygmy hippopotamus taking the world by storm in 2024, along comes another one.
Scottish zoo hopes Haggis the baby pygmy hippo will rival Moo Deng in popularity
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5 things to know about pygmy hippos–like Scotland’s own Haggis
Meet Haggis! The tiny pygmy hippo ( Choeropsis liberiensis) calf was born at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland’s (RZSS) Edinburgh Zoo on October 30. The zoo’s adult pygmy hippos Otto and Glorida are the proud parents of this bouncing baby girl.
New baby pygmy hippo becomes latest viral sensation
The birth of an endangered pygmy hippo named Haggis at the Edinburgh Zoo becomes the latest viral sensation in the animal world. CNN’s Jeremy Roth reports.
Meet the 'Moo' hippo in town! Can Haggis rival star Moo Deng?
When it comes to viral stars online you don't get much bigger - in popularity at least - than Moo Deng. If you have somehow managed to avoid her mischievous ways, she's a baby pygmy hippo with a huge personality and an even bigger following.
Baby Haggis is the new Moo Deng: A pygmy hippo is born in Edinburgh
The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland's Edinburgh Zoo announced Monday that their own tiny pygmy hippo, named Haggis, ...
‘Moo Deng? Who Deng?’ Meet Haggis the Baby Pygmy Hippo.
But the zoo is already running a fund-raising contest in which the winner will receive a private audience with Haggis. And ...
Moo-ve over Moo Deng, here comes Haggis, the Scottish baby pygmy hippo
The post drew over 7.4 million views, with netizens fawning over Haggis, who was born on Oct 30 to parents Otto and Gloria.