Meet Haggis, Latest Baby Pygmy Hippo to Win Over Internet

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.
Move over, Moo Deng! Haggis the pygmy hippo has arrived at the Edinburgh Zoo
Tiny hippo lovers rejoice! Fans of Thailand's viral sensation Moo Deng can now also marvel at baby Haggis the hippo from Edinburgh.
Who is Baby Hippo Haggis? Meet The Edinburgh Zoo’s Latest Addition
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.
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.
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.
‘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.
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.
Scottish zoo hopes Haggis the baby pygmy hippo will rival Moo Deng in popularity
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People around the world have been enchanted by the baby pygmy hippo whose name means something like "bouncy pork meatball."
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.
Endangered pygmy hippo born in Scottish zoo
So the arrival of one of these endangered creatures at Edinburgh Zoo last month has been met with understandable excitement. The hippo house has been temporarily closed “so that
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.