Overview

• Moo Deng’s birthday festivities began on July 10 with a tropical fruit “cake” sponsored for 100,000 baht and donated to a wildlife conservation fund.
• Charity auctions of her plastic bathtub and a cast of her footprints raised a combined 770,000 baht for pygmy hippo protection efforts.
• More than 12,000 visitors attended on the first day, aided by free entry for children aged 12 and under to encourage family participation.
• Her social media following remains at roughly five million, underscoring sustained global interest in her playful antics.
• Zoo director Narongwit Chodchoy confirmed that all proceeds will support breeding programs and conservation of the roughly 2,000–2,500 pygmy hippos left in the wild.