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Just when you thought Moo Deng was the only celebrity baby <\/a>pygmy <\/a>hippopotamus <\/a>taking the world by storm in 2024, along comes another one.<\/p>\n A new baby pygmy hippo in Scotland is following in three-month-old Moo Deng\u2019s footsteps. Her name? Haggis. Yes, just like the notorious Scottish dish made of minced sheep\u2019s organs.<\/p>\n Haggis, who is a female calf just like Moo Deng, was born to parents Gloria and Otto at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland\u2019s Edinburgh Zoo on Oct. 30, according to a press release<\/a> that jokingly began, “Moo Deng who?”<\/p>\n “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 a statement<\/a> in the release.<\/p>\n “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.”<\/p>\n Moo Deng? Who deng? Introducing\u2026 Haggis \ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc73\udb40\udc63\udb40\udc74\udb40\udc7f<\/p>\n Otto and Gloria have welcomed an ADORABLE pygmy hippo calf! She is doing well, but we\u2019ll be keeping the hippo house closed for the time being so that our expert keepers can keep a close eye on mum and baby at this sensitive time \ud83e\udd9b\ud83d\udc9b pic.twitter.com\/ceGtARuzyR<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Edinburgh Zoo (@EdinburghZoo) November 4, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n The zoo explained that pygmy hippos, which are native to the forests and swamps of West Africa, are an endangered species, with only about 2,500 remaining in the wild because of habitat loss.<\/p>\n “While Thailand\u2019s Moo Deng has become a viral global icon, it is important to remember that pygmy hippos are incredibly rare,” said Appleyard. “It is great to have our own little ambassador right here in Edinburgh to connect with our visitors and help raise awareness of the challenges the species face in the wild.”<\/p>\n The zoo also announced Haggis’ arrival on X. “Moo Deng? Who deng? …Introducing Haggis,” it wrote alongside a video of <\/a>“<\/a>adorable Haggis<\/a>” lying in hay at the zoo.<\/p>\n Hours later, the zoo posted a Notes App apology on X<\/a> to clarify that it never meant to cause friction between Haggis and Moo Deng, who lives at Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Thailand.<\/p>\n “We were wrong to pit Haggis and Moo Deng against each other. There is space in this world for two beautiful pygmy hippo divas and we should celebrate them all. Sorry to Moo Deng. Let’s work it out in the remix,” the zoo wrote. The last line is a reference to Lorde and Charli XCX working out their relationship on the remix to Charli XCX’s “Girl, so confusing<\/a>.”<\/p>\n Moo Deng, the original viral baby hippo of 2024<\/a>, became an internet sensation after the Khao Kheow Open Zoo began sharing images and videos of her on the zoo’s Facebook<\/a>, X<\/a> and YouTube<\/a> accounts.<\/p>\n Fans happily took over Moo Deng\u2019s promotion by sharing millions more of their own videos of her on TikTok<\/a>.<\/p>\n Moo Deng has also been a big draw in person at Khao Kheow Open Zoo with roughly 10,000 visitors showing up each day to visit her since her arrival in July<\/a>, NBC News reported in September.<\/p>\n TODAY viewers met Moo Deng up close during a segment that aired on Sept. 26<\/a>. The segment showed the baby hippo eating, sleeping, eating, and playing at the zoo.<\/p>\n This article was originally published on TODAY.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n