A man was captured on CCTV breaking into viral pygmy hippo Moo Deng’s enclosure.
Footage shows a man climbing into the enclosure to record the endangered animal and her mother with a tablet at Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Thailand’s Chonburi on 17 March. He remained inside the compound for around two minutes before staff noticed him.
The zoo said that Moo Deng - who became an internet sensation shortly after her birth in 2024 - and her mother were unharmed but “slightly startled” following the encounter.
The man was charged with trespassing, and later released on bail. The zoo later confirmed that the man had been found guilty by the Chonburi provincial court and fined 10,000 baht (around £233).
