Some of the earliest internet moments — Keyboard Cat, for instance — centered on critters. And that hasn't changed, even as the internet grew infinitely more complex and vast. The online world today is hardly what it was in 2020, let alone what it was in its infancy. Yet, all this time, cute animals have been a staple of killing time online.

Only a month after the adorable baby hippo Moo Deng was unveiled on Facebook, her fame became unstoppable both domestically and internationally.

Moo Deng, a baby pygmy hippo, has become the internet’s latest craze. But what seems like unlikely celebrity has a simple explanation, scientists said: Her cuteness is hijacking our brains.

Only a month after Thailand's adorable baby hippo Moo Deng was unveiled on Facebook, her fame became unstoppable both domestically and internationally. Zookeeper Atthapon Nundee has been posting cute moments of the animals in his care for about five years.

If your timeline isn't full of images of Moo Deng, the 2-month-old pygmy hippopotamus at the Thailand’s Khao Kheow Open Zoo, then allow me to introduce you. Her name means “bouncy pig,” and ever since the zoo started sharing videos and images of Moo Deng lounging,