Moo Deng
“A slippery baby hippo that out-marketed most Fortune 500 companies.”
This article is about the internet meme. For the original Solana memecoin, see Moo Deng ($MOODENG).
Moo Deng Deng is a female pygmy hippopotamus born July 10, 2024 at the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chonburi, Thailand, whose slippery, expressive appearance made her a global viral sensation in September 2024. Her name translates roughly to 'bouncy pork' or 'bouncy pig,' and her fame inspired the MOODENG memecoin on the Solana blockchain.
Origin
Moo Deng (Choeropsis liberiensis) was born on July 10, 2024 at the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Si Racha, Chonburi province, Thailand. Her name, meaning 'bouncy pork/pig,' was chosen through a public poll that drew more than 20,000 voters. Photos and videos posted to the zoo's Facebook page, particularly clips of the wriggly, slippery baby hippo being handled by her keeper, began circulating online when she was about two months old.
Spread
Moo Deng went viral in September 2024 as fan art and memes built around her startled, photogenic expressions spread rapidly across X, Instagram, and TikTok. Daily visitor numbers at the zoo doubled in early September 2024. She was parodied in a Saturday Night Live sketch on September 28, 2024 (with Bowen Yang playing the hippo), the zoo posted a video of her 'predicting' the 2024 U.S. election winner, GMM Grammy released an official theme song in four languages in November 2024, and she appeared in Google's December 2024 year-in-review Doodle video.
Legacy
Moo Deng became one of 2024's defining viral animals and a sustained driver of tourism and merchandise for the Khao Kheow Open Zoo. Her popularity crossed into crypto with MOODENG, a Solana-based memecoin launched on Pump.fun on September 11, 2024, which climbed to a market cap in the hundreds of millions of dollars; its team pledged to donate trading fees generated via the Moonshot app to the zoo. The token saw renewed attention around her first birthday in July 2025.
The Chain Trail
The OG token for this meme is Moo Deng ($MOODENG) on Solana, launched 2024-09.
Key facts
- Moo Deng is a female pygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis) born July 10, 2024.
- She lives at the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Si Racha, Chonburi, Thailand.
- Her name means roughly 'bouncy pork/pig' and was chosen via a public poll with 20,000+ voters.
- She went viral in September 2024 from photos and videos on the zoo's Facebook page.
- Daily zoo visitors doubled in early September 2024.
- She was parodied on Saturday Night Live on September 28, 2024 (Bowen Yang).
- The MOODENG memecoin launched on Solana via Pump.fun on September 11, 2024.
- The token's team pledged to donate Moonshot-app trading fees to the Khao Kheow Open Zoo.
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The tokens that claim Moo Deng
Every token we can tie to this meme, and which contract appeared first. The original is marked OG; the rest arrived to ride the name.
| # | Coin | Price | 24h | Market Cap | Liquidity | Launched |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Moo Deng $MOODENG | $0.03 | -2.49% | $34.17M | $2.04M | Sep 11, 2024 |
Combined live market cap for Moo Deng: $34.17M across 1 coin. Market data is live from DexScreener; figures are not investment advice.
The on-chain receipts for $MOODENG (the OG contract), pulled straight from the chain.
On-chain report
via helius · updated 23h agoHeld by the top 10 wallets.
- 1. 4xLp…9Qdg11.15%
- 2. FYch…Txq610.09%
- 3. 8Mm4…MZQH9.73%
- 4. DZCR…Phaz6.44%
- 5. 51yZ…QU5j4.54%
- 6. CBEA…bkVG3.07%
- 7. 5Q54…e4j12.94%
- 8. AEZo…Eakd2.88%
- 9. Dwdr…Eq1g2.63%
- 10. u6PJ…Xq2w2.25%
- Top 10 wallets hold 55.7% of supply — highly concentrated.
- Deployment predates the scanned history — earliest date is a lower bound.
Facts pulled directly from the chain via Solscan-grade data. Not financial advice.
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