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Pygmy hippo named Moo Toon after voting on Facebook

By THE NATION

 

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A male pygmy hippopotamus born on October 27 at Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chonburi has been named Moo Toon in a decision made by popular votes.

 

The name Moo Toon secured 25,473 votes against 14,236 for Kaki.

 

The two names were suggested by its caretakers. Kaki is a Japanese word, which means stewed pig feet while Moo Toon in Thai means braised pork. They gave food-based names for the little guy since he is so cute.

 

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The zoo opened voting for the two names on its Facebook page on November 27, and also offered prizes to winners suggesting the chosen name, selected from a random draw. The first-prize winner gets Bt3,000 while 10 others get free admission to the zoo for a year.

 

The winner of the first prize is Patchara Lamduan from Kanchanaburi province. The names of others winning free admission can be viewed on Khao Kheow Open Zoo's Facebook page.

 

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Pygmy hippopotamuses are only one-tenth the size of a typical wide-bodied variety and they tend to be shy, avoiding humans who don’t bring them an armload of vegetables and fruit. Moo Toon is the healthy sixth offspring of pygmy-hippo couple Tony and Jonah.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30379943

 

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-- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2019-12-28
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