Baby pygmy hippo Moo Deng's rise to stardom has her zookeepers worried

Internet star and baby pygmy hippo #MooDeng has won over legions of fans, but her caretakers are worried about the behavior of people visiting her.

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[marisak]

The people that throw objects at her should be arrested and charged. How could anyone want to hurt that precious thing.

[SkrubCern]

Let's form the Moo Deng Defense Force. We must protect her at all cost

[TCoOKshop]

What type of fans throw water & things at baby hippo 🙄🙄

[TheRenegadePlayer]

That thing is a big cylinder of cuteness overloaded. How could anyone harm her?! But then again, this is humans we are talking about.

[teridelnero]

Don't let people bother her! What's wrong with you ALL??!

[HashknightGaming]

People need to let this sweet child be.

[MsNobelle]

Why are people so destructive? We have such a beautiful world. We need to take care of it and all it's living beings.

[zoeyperez]

She’s so cute and how she yelped when they try to grab or touch her

[mikejames]

I wish i never saw this cutie pie. How can I be happy knowing I will never get to hug this ball of cuteness😢

[crownonpoint]

Those people should be ashamed! Ban them from ever entering the zoo again! It's sad enough they are caged in a zoo but to have them acting like that towards that baby hippo or any animal!

[KaliPhantom]

That cute little "whhhaaaahh" noise it made at the end omg 😭😭😭😭🥺🥺🥺🥺💞💞💞💞💞💞🥰❣️❤️😭🥺

[rae]

Those don’t sound like fans. Fans of moo deng respect her.

[saradiaz]

What adorable hippos 🦛 Mama and her baby are sooo cute! 🥰 I can’t take all that cuteness.

[ronadams]

So cute, so adorable, so amazingly precious. God has a way of making babies of all species touch your heart and soul.

[Mehmehmeh]

If you love something, don’t let the internet know about it.

[JellyBean-mndr]

People have made the earth a death sentence for animals😢😢

[SuperAced]

Dont let them visit then, make her a online page *. * post her beauty there

[boogermaiden]

She now has a 24 hr livestream so she can live in peace.

[hightopv]

Then don't allow visitors. Protect her because as we know people can get pretty awful.

[button__eyes]

Bro people need to act like they go some common sense but moo dengs little ✨wow✨ was so adorable omg !!