--- title: Moo Deng's Meet-and-Greet Hours Cut for Safety Reasons description: Getting a glance at the rosy-cheeked Moo Deng, a two-month old pygmy hippopotamus that has made her stamp online, may now be the most popular pastime for Thai locals. canonical: https://time.com/7021646/moo-deng-safety-zoo-hours/ author: Solcyré Burga article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2024-09-16T16:39:59.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-24T18:17:54.191Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Moo Deng's Meet-and-Greet Hours Cut for Safety Reasons og:description: The Thai zoo announced a new policy Saturday limiting the amount of time visitors would have to see Moo Deng. og:url: https://time.com/7021646/moo-deng-safety-zoo-hours/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0cd276318c0c083b/698a5aef9d83e86603b9a85b/moo-deng.jpeg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: moo-deng og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Moo Deng's Meet-and-Greet Hours Cut for Safety Reasons twitter:description: The Thai zoo announced a new policy Saturday limiting the amount of time visitors would have to see Moo Deng. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0cd276318c0c083b/698a5aef9d83e86603b9a85b/moo-deng.jpeg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Moo Deng Is Booked and Busy as Zoo Cuts Meet-and-Greet Hours for Safety Reasons > Sponsored content. 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And with her new celebrity, Moo Deng garnered the support of [Thailand Sephora](https://www.instagram.com/p/C%5F0Pq%5FqyArr/), which posted an advertisement showing people how to wear their blush like the celebrity hippo. But sometimes fame comes with a price. Opportunity to see the adorable little creature will now be more difficult as the Khao Kheow Open Zoo has decided to limit the time people can see the baby hippo for safety reasons. Moving forward, visitors will have a 5-minute timeframe to see Moo Deng, whose name translates to “bouncy pig” or “pork patty,” and can only visit her on weekends, under a new policy [announced](https://x.com/kkopzoo/status/1835146735985082374) by the zoo on Saturday. The Thai zoo apologized for the inconvenience. The new regulations come amid reports of visitors acting inappropriately around Moo Deng— [throwing](https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2864411/zoo-asks-moo-deng-fans-to-behave) shellfish, water, and other objects at the fresh-faced baby hippo. > [](https://twitter.com/kkopzoo/status/1834911305389560263) Visitors [have been flocking](https://www.facebook.com/kkopenzoo/posts/pfbid0DBFYrhpvYxoVHfZq8yCYn71LDinu6Mx617Q9qeetAYdmDnw94rok3UVhjJccuFJNl) to the zoo after viral videos featuring Moo Deng—who was born on July 10—garnered [tens of millions of views](https://www.tiktok.com/@khamoo.andthegang?referer%5Furl=time.com%2F7021047%2Fmoo-deng-baby-pygmy-hippo-thailand-viral-cute-safety-concerns%2F&refer=embed&embed%5Fsource=121374463%2C121451205%2C121439635%2C121433650%2C121404359%2C121351166%2C72778570%2C121331973%2C120811592%2C120810756%3Bnull%3Bembed%5Fmasking&referer%5Fvideo%5Fid=7408519773979495686) on TikTok, with fan pages for the tiny four-legged baby hippo also launching on other social media platforms [such as X](https://x.com/moodengsol?s=11). Khao Kheow Open Zoo Director Narongwit Chodchoy says that the number of visitors stopping by the zoo has [increased by at least 30%](https://edition.cnn.com/2024/09/14/travel/pigmy-hippo-thailand-latest-online-sensation-intl-hnk/index.html). Chodchoy previously said of objects being thrown at Moo Deng: “These behaviors are not only cruel but also dangerous.” He also said Thursday that he would consider [taking legal action](https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2864411/zoo-asks-moo-deng-fans-to-behave) against visitors who do not cooperate. The zoo has installed CCTV cameras to make sure Moo Deng is safe. > [](https://twitter.com/kkopzoo/status/1835276656203944315) Pygmy hippos are smaller than the common hippopotamus and are less aquatic. Their body excretes a pink fluid that gives the animal a wet appearance to prevent sunburns, [according to the San Diego Zoo](https://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/pygmy-hippopotamus). 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