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 was born to parents Otto and Gloria on Oct. 30, with the tiny calf’s arrival announced via an official statement on the zoo’s website on Nov. 4, that playfully began with the banner “Moo Deng Who?”
“Haggis is doing really well so far and it is amazing to see her personality beginning to shine already,” Jonny Appleyard, hoofstock team leader at Edinburgh Zoo said in the statement. “The first 30 days are critical for her development, so the pygmy hippo house will be closed for now to allow us to keep a close eye on mum and baby at this sensitive time.”
Johnny noted that the birth of Haggis and the viral love around Moo Deng has raised awareness for the animals—who have officially been declared endangered.
