Meme Monday: More of Moo Deng, the screaming baby hippo

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It’s time for a special edition of the newsletter where I highlight a trending meme. If you’re new, you can subscribe here and follow me on Threads or X. Views are my own. Happy reading!

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This is the first time I’ve dedicated two newsletters to a meme, but Moo Deng the baby hippo is taking up so much internet space, I had to spotlight her virality again. Even big companies like X and the U.S. Department of Labor are hopping on the trend. She’s found her way into pre-existing memes, like the one above, and continues to entrance the internet with her playful behavior. Here are more memes of Moo Deng for your enjoyment.

In case you missed last week’s newsletter on Moo Deng’s rise to fame, here’s a brief summary:

This baby hippo from Thailand has “wriggled her way into the hearts and minds of millions on the internet with her seemingly feisty antics and petrified looks,” according to Koh Ewe at TIME. “Social media users can’t get enough of her screaming face—when being sprayed with water, when being carried by zookeepers, or simply while lying on the ground.”

“she’s literally just a girl”

Read the last Meme Monday: Moo Deng, the screaming baby hippo