A playful and pudgy baby hippopotamus in Thailand who loves splashing about in water and enjoys belly rubs from her keeper has captivated the internet and left the zoo housing her struggling to manage large crowds jostling to see the latest global celebrity.

Moo Deng, the baby pygmy hippo from Thailand that has taken the internet by storm, is getting her own livestream, beginning later in September. The Khao Kheow Open Zoo plans to set up 24-hour cameras to capture the animal's activities.

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

Moo Deng fans can rejoice as the pygmy hippo is about to get a livestream of her own. Residing in a zoo in Thailand, the adorable baby hippo started gaining traction a few weeks ago. After enjoying a month of immense popularity with netizens gushing over her cuteness,

The 2-month old hippo has gone viral after the zoo shared videos of the charismatic animal eating, taking a shower and even nibbling — despite no teeth — on her caretaker's knees. Moo Deng was born on July 10 at the Khao Kheow Zoo in the Chonburi province, roughly an hour-and-a-half outside of Thailand's capital.

Moo Deng, which literally means "bouncy pork" in Thai, is a type of meatball. The name was chosen by fans via a poll on social media, and it matches her other siblings: Moo Toon (stewed pork) and Moo Waan (sweet pork). There is also a common hippo at the zoo named Kha Moo (stewed pork leg).

Who is Moo Deng, and how did she go viral? Moo Deng is a female pygmy hippo born in July at the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chon Buri, Thai

The Internet's latest celebrity crush isn't an actor, politician, or sports personality, but a two-month-old pygmy hippo named Moo Deng, residing in a zoo in Thailand.