Viral Hippo Moo Deng Picks Trump for 2024: Thailand's Pygmy Star Joins Animal Election Predictions

BANGKOK, Thailand, Nov. 5, 2024 – A pygmy hippo at Thailand's Khao Kheow Zoo foresaw that former President Donald Trump would win the 2024 U.S. presidential election. The video, where the hippo selected a watermelon that carried Trump's name in local script, sent the social media world buzzing with the talk of it.

It isn't the first time that an animal has predicted who would win an election. Prior to this, there was a dog named Joy that predicted Trump's victory and a squirrel named Gnocchi Jr. favored Vice President Kamala Harris. However, what gives this a new twist to the tradition of animal election forecasters is the kind of unprecedented attention that Moo Deng's prediction has received.

Since her birth last July, Moo Deng has become a zoo attraction at Khao Kheow Zoo not only in person but also online. Her popularity has surged since videos of her antics appeared on TikTok, a platform she gained a strong following on. To mitigate the crowd, zoo officials have limited her public display to five minutes on weekends.

Moo Deng," which means "bouncy pig," was the name selected by more than 20,000 people through an online poll, according to a zoo spokesperson. "Her playful nature and unique behavior have made her a favorite among our visitors.".

The prediction moment was captured yesterday when Moo Deng stretches out for the watermelon labeled as Trump amidst anti-India slogans chanted by other protesting individuals. This unlikely scenario has caused both laughter and controversy on the internet.

Reactions to Moo Deng's prediction have been mixed in nature. Pro-Trump folks hailed the hippo's choice as a laughing endorsement. On the other hand, some people are annoyed at the link between the animal and politicians. One commenter quipped, "There you go, Trump is going to win," while another one said, "I think that just like all of us, he didn't have much of a choice. His mother ate Kamala Watermelon first."

Viral animal premonitions about the electoral outcome have continued to flourish, where the three major areas of social media, entertainment, and politics collide. While for many people this is just a playful jest by Moo Deng, it nonetheless marks the rising place that viral content plays in directing public discussion about key happenings.

As the U.S. presidential election is soon to take place in 2024, the human and animal predictors continue to focus attention for an accuracy on the unconventional forecasting. Meanwhile, Moo Deng, the superstar, is kept busy with only occasional visits to the Khao Kheow Zoo to delight her fans all around the world.

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