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"content": "\u003cp>It’s election week. Stakes are high. Nerves are frayed. And every reasonable person in America is sick and tired of waking up to a mailbox jammed full of unreasonably large flyers. You might be wondering how to get through this home stretch. Maybe you’ve run out of new ways to take mental health breaks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fear not voters, for we have figured out the perfect distraction. His name is Merlin, he’s a Davis-dwelling house pig and he knows how to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13893259/get-to-know-tiktoks-talking-animals-bunny-billi-bastian-and-steve-b\">use those talking buttons to communicate\u003c/a> with his human roommates. His primary concern in the world is consuming vegetables and ice cubes and, when he doesn’t get them on demand, he has … feelings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px\" cite=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@mina.alali/video/7401228664081321258\" data-video-id=\"7401228664081321258\">\n\u003csection>\u003ca title=\"@mina.alali\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@mina.alali?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@mina.alali\u003c/a>istg he’s going through his teenager phase. he’ll be listening to my chemical romance in no time\u003ca title=\"♬ original sound - Mina Alali\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7401228592551594794?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">♬ original sound – Mina Alali\u003c/a>\u003c/section>\n\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>[tiktok]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And it’s not just door-slamming Merlin is willing to employ when he doesn’t get his way. Check out his response to not getting to eat a snack that was never intended for him in the first place.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px\" cite=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@mina.alali/video/7424261243382271275\" data-video-id=\"7424261243382271275\">\n\u003csection>\u003ca title=\"@mina.alali\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@mina.alali?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@mina.alali\u003c/a>I sincerely hope none of you ever have to experience a hoof to the tata\u003ca title=\"♬ original sound - Mina Alali\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7424261193591753514?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">♬ original sound – Mina Alali\u003c/a>\u003c/section>\n\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>[tiktok]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Delightfully, he also hits a “child abuse!” button every time his doggie roommate Maverick wants to play.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px\" cite=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@mina.alali/video/7415682202064686379\" data-video-id=\"7415682202064686379\">\n\u003csection>\u003ca title=\"@mina.alali\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@mina.alali?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@mina.alali\u003c/a>Merlin had a lot to say this morning\u003ca title=\"♬ original sound - Mina Alali\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7415682162273684267?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">♬ original sound – Mina Alali\u003c/a>\u003c/section>\n\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>[tiktok]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Merlin’s owner Mina Alali is a \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sytGdkZwDHQ\">singer-songwriter\u003c/a> and influencer who also lives with \u003ca href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@mina.alali/video/7422819374307855658?lang=en\">pigeons, rats and a bearded dragon\u003c/a>, in addition to taking care of \u003ca href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@mina.alali/video/7416792818099785003?lang=en\">a rescued cow named Moo\u003c/a> that lives elsewhere. Together, they have over 92 million (!) likes on TikTok and 2.3 million followers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Alali, along with her husband Alex, makes keeping this menagerie seem surprisingly normal, taking Merlin for (incredibly slow) walks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px\" cite=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@mina.alali/video/7411933177687706923\" data-video-id=\"7411933177687706923\">\n\u003csection>\u003ca title=\"@mina.alali\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@mina.alali?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@mina.alali\u003c/a>My boy really said, “no pictures or videos unless I get a treat🐽”\u003ca title=\"♬ original sound - Mina Alali\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7411933162856516394?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">♬ original sound – Mina Alali\u003c/a>\u003c/section>\n\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>[tiktok]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As well as for hangouts at the Davis farmer’s market.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px\" cite=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@mina.alali/video/7417215269124214059\" data-video-id=\"7417215269124214059\">\n\u003csection>\u003ca title=\"@mina.alali\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@mina.alali?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@mina.alali\u003c/a>king merlin stopped by for a visit at our local farmer’s market 🙂\u003ca title=\"♬ original sound - Mina Alali\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7417215268013411114?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">♬ original sound – Mina Alali\u003c/a>\u003c/section>\n\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>[tiktok]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Alali is also teaching Merlin impeccable table manners, as one must with any willful child.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px\" cite=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@mina.alali/video/7419799796900302122\" data-video-id=\"7419799796900302122\">\n\u003csection>\u003ca title=\"@mina.alali\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@mina.alali?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@mina.alali\u003c/a>Had to go over manners with Merlin cause he’s getting sassier by the day\u003ca title=\"♬ original sound - Mina Alali\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7419799805175565098?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">♬ original sound – Mina Alali\u003c/a>\u003c/section>\n\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>[tiktok]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Especially one that will wreck a kitchen the second he’s left unattended.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px\" cite=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@mina.alali/video/7374932270144113962\" data-video-id=\"7374932270144113962\">\n\u003csection>\u003ca title=\"@mina.alali\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@mina.alali?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@mina.alali\u003c/a>reason number 526 why you should maybe reconsider adopting a pig\u003ca title=\"♬ original sound - Mina Alali\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7374932289119062827?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">♬ original sound – Mina Alali\u003c/a>\u003c/section>\n\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>[tiktok]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At least Merlin is learning to clean on command.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px\" cite=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@mina.alali/video/7426452931735555374\" data-video-id=\"7426452931735555374\">\n\u003csection>\u003ca title=\"@mina.alali\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@mina.alali?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@mina.alali\u003c/a>Merlin still does housekeeping for anyone who’s interested, rate is 15 ice cubes & 18 blueberries per hour\u003ca title=\"♬ original sound - Mina Alali\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7426452875766795054?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">♬ original sound – Mina Alali\u003c/a>\u003c/section>\n\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>[tiktok]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And when he’s content? 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Which, in case you need a refresher, looks like this:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px\" cite=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@ksxrvq/video/7417288798796533024\" data-video-id=\"7417288798796533024\">\n\u003csection>\u003ca title=\"@ksxrvq\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@ksxrvq?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@ksxrvq\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"moodeng\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/moodeng?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#MOODENG\u003c/a> || who is this DIVA 💜 || \u003ca title=\"moodeng\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/moodeng?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#moodeng\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"babyhippo\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/babyhippo?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#babyhippo\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"pygmyhippo\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/pygmyhippo?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#pygmyhippo\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"hippo\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/hippo?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#hippo\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"cute\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/cute?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#cute\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"diva\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/diva?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#diva\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"fancy\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/fancy?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#fancy\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"iggyazalea\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/iggyazalea?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#iggyazalea\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"fyp\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/fyp?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#fyp\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"foryoupage\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/foryoupage?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#foryoupage\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"edit\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/edit?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#edit\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"xyzbca\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/xyzbca?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#xyzbca\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"dontletthisflop\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/dontletthisflop?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#dontletthisflop\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"♬ original sound - ksxrvq\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7417288933387586337?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">♬ original sound – ksxrvq\u003c/a>\u003c/section>\n\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>[tiktok]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A lot of people don’t need a refresher because there’s literally a \u003ca href=\"https://www.zoodio.live/th/live-streaming\">Moo Deng livestream\u003c/a> now, courtesy of the \u003ca href=\"https://khaokheow.zoothailand.org/en/index.php\">Khao Kheow Open Zoo\u003c/a> in Chon Buri province. Moo Deng lives there with her eternally-eating 25-year-old mom Jona, her dad Tony (yes, Tony), and her siblings Moo Wan (“Sweet Pork”) and Moo Tun (“Stewed Pork”). They are just a few of the approximately 350 pygmy hippos currently living in zoos around the world. Originally hailing from West Africa, these little hippos are endangered, with less than 3,000 remaining in the wild.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Moo Deng has distinguished herself among the other captive pygmys for being both very cute and also full of bitey rage. Which is what prompted so many people on the internet to make videos like this:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px\" cite=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@brainblenderboy/video/7418239312606530849\" data-video-id=\"7418239312606530849\">\n\u003csection>\u003ca title=\"@brainblenderboy\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@brainblenderboy?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@brainblenderboy\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"moodeng\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/moodeng?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#MOODENG\u003c/a> is disrespecting her surroundings 🤨\u003ca title=\"babyhippo\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/babyhippo?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#babyhippo\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"pygmyhippo\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/pygmyhippo?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#pygmyhippo\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"hippo\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/hippo?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#hippo\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"cute\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/cute?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#cute\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"diva\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/diva?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#diva\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"fancy\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/fancy?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#fancy\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"fyp\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/fyp?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#fyp\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"edit\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/edit?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#edit\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"meme\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/meme?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#meme\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"disrespectyoursurroundings\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/disrespectyoursurroundings?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#disrespectyoursurroundings\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"♬ original sound - BrainBlenderBoy\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7418239319200025377?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">♬ original sound – BrainBlenderBoy\u003c/a>\u003c/section>\n\u003cp>[tiktok]\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>And also whatever the hell this is:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px\" cite=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@gentlebl0ke/video/7419311144508329249\" data-video-id=\"7419311144508329249\">\n\u003csection>\u003ca title=\"@gentlebl0ke\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@gentlebl0ke?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@gentlebl0ke\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"moodeng\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/moodeng?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#moodeng\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"babyhippo\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/babyhippo?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#babyhippo\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"hippo\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/hippo?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#hippo\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"new\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/new?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#new\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"♬ original sound - gentlebl0ke\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7419311140175465248?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">♬ original sound – gentlebl0ke\u003c/a>\u003c/section>\n\u003cp>[tiktok]\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>And also this little slice of Godzilla-inspired madness \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13965276/massive-baby-penguin-australian-pesto-videos-melbourne-aquarium\">co-starring Pesto\u003c/a>, the enormous baby penguin currently residing at Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium in Australia:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px\" cite=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@gentlebl0ke/video/7418573967826406688\" data-video-id=\"7418573967826406688\">\n\u003csection>\u003ca title=\"@gentlebl0ke\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@gentlebl0ke?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@gentlebl0ke\u003c/a> Moo Deng vs. Pesto the Penguin \u003ca title=\"moodeng\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/moodeng?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#moodeng\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"babyhippo\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/babyhippo?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#babyhippo\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"pesto\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/pesto?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#pesto\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"penguin\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/penguin?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#penguin\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"new\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/new?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#new\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"♬ original sound - gentlebl0ke\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7418573970731387681?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">♬ original sound – gentlebl0ke\u003c/a>\u003c/section>\n\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>[tiktok]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since finding fame, Moo Deng has been so bombarded with visitors, the zoo had to put a five-minute time limit on people standing at her enclosure. Plus, they had to employ extra security after some dumbass \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/iioimioii/status/1833338959511839100?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1833338959511839100%7Ctwgr%5E7ccba4fbe355469049a9f2a906a26d0f5b95bada%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.firstpost.com%2Fexplainers%2Fhow-fame-is-hurting-thailands-viral-baby-pygmy-hippo-moo-deng-13815740.html\">jerks decided to throw water and food at her\u003c/a>. (In case we needed a reminder that humans are the actual worst.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Moo Deng’s profile is now so colossal, Bowen Yang just appeared on \u003cem>Saturday Night Live’\u003c/em>s Weekend Update in character as the baby hippo. (And also made comparisons between the sentient potato and Chappell Roan in a way that actually made sense.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfIbbP3vuwA\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Moo Deng was all so very fun … for a minute.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As with anything gleeful that exists on the internet, the unfiltered joy could only last so long. Moo Deng might have started out as something to lift our spirits during election season and several ongoing wars, but she is now being held up in some corners as a reflection of all that is wrong in the world. (All the old classics are here: capitalism, exploitation, destruction of natural resources, etc.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://petaasia.com/media/peta-statement-on-moo-deng-the-baby-hippo-born-in-captivity-in-thailand/\">PETA weighed in\u003c/a> soon after everyone’s favorite butterball went viral. “Hippos belong in the wild, but Moo Deng will never live outside a cage,” the animal rights organization said in a deeply depressing statement. “She faces a lifetime of confinement, deprived of her freedom and the opportunity to experience her natural habitat and the social structures of her species. Animals do not exist for our entertainment.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Criticism only increased after the Khao Kheow Open Zoo announced that it would be \u003ca href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews/video/7416321845147864352?lang=en\">trademarking Moo Deng’s likeness\u003c/a>, with the goal of using all the extra profits to make\u003ca href=\"https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/thai-zoo-that-homes-viral-pygmy-hippo-moo-deng-earns-4-times-more-now-6657099\"> improvements\u003c/a> at the zoo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://greatergood.com/blogs/news/free-moo-deng/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=free-moo-deng&fbclid=IwY2xjawFruqJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHZrtYXxY3JVvRi4qVFTMbgOYXulzO03DycmIDwz6c-rUPdGc-c_dtDlauA_aem_HzBgGxlf5IiWuZFn_bCOig\">Greater Good pointed out\u003c/a>: “The story of Moo Deng forces us to ask uncomfortable questions about the relationship between human entertainment and wildlife conservation,” the charitable organization stated in a blog post. “While she has undoubtedly raised awareness about the plight of pygmy hippos, her life in captivity highlights a broader issue: the ethical treatment of endangered animals. Is it right to confine a wild animal for public display, even if it contributes to conservation?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A nonprofit named World Animal Protection US had stronger words, in its own \u003ca href=\"https://www.worldanimalprotection.us/latest/blogs/internet-sensation-moo-deng-belongs-in-the-wild-not-the-zoo/\">blog post about Moo Deng\u003c/a>. “The Khao Kheow Open Zoo is flagged as not meeting TripAdvisor’s animal welfare guidelines,” the organization stated. “Sharing Moo Deng content might seem innocuous, but it promotes cruelty to animals.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of the biggest discussions on TikTok has indeed concerned the ways in which Moo Deng’s zookeepers poke at her, tap her butt and rub her belly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px\" cite=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@bestofmoodeng/video/7418328722605985055\" data-video-id=\"7418328722605985055\">\n\u003csection>\u003ca title=\"@bestofmoodeng\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@bestofmoodeng?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@bestofmoodeng\u003c/a> Poor moo deng 😭, maybe this is why she’s always angry \u003ca title=\"moodeng\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/moodeng?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#moodeng\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"babyhippo\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/babyhippo?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#babyhippo\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"cuteanimals\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/cuteanimals?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#cuteanimals\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"xyzabc\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/xyzabc?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#xyzabc\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"viral\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/viral?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#viral\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"fyp\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/fyp?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#fyp\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"♬ dilemma - Galuh\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/music/dilemma-7233743527400770310?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">♬ dilemma – Galuh\u003c/a>\u003c/section>\n\u003cp>[tiktok]\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>For every TikTok-er concerned for Moo Deng’s mental health, another one pops up with a justification for the ways that the zoo staff interacts with her. “The zoo handler is pushing the baby hippo around as part of its early socialization and training,” \u003ca href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@forevergreenapp/video/7418959282189765918\">one video by an ecologically-minded start-up\u003c/a> stated. “By handling them in their formative years, zoo staff help the baby hippo get used to human interactions in a safe and controlled way.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Either way you look at all this, any serotonin boosts Moo Deng may have provided your tired brain with a few weeks ago have basically evaporated at this point. Maybe it’s time to check back in with \u003ca href=\"https://cincinnatizoo.org/fiona-the-world-famous-hippo/\">Fiona, the much less controversial baby hippo\u003c/a> who went viral at the Cincinnati Zoo back in 2017. She’s not a baby anymore, but she is a big sister to two-year-old Fritz and very much appears to still be living her best life.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, for Moo Deng — and all of us — it’s all feeling a bit more like this…\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px\" cite=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@nilston27/video/7421022338164051218\" data-video-id=\"7421022338164051218\">\n\u003csection>\u003ca title=\"@nilston27\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@nilston27?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@nilston27\u003c/a> ท่านอนพักผ่อนน้องหมูเด้ง….🦛🦛\u003ca title=\"หมูเด้ง\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%B9%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%94%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%87?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#หมูเด้ง\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"ฮิปโป\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/%E0%B8%AE%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%9B%E0%B9%82%E0%B8%9B?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#ฮิปโป\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"น่ารัก\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/%E0%B8%99%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%81?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#น่ารัก\u003c/a> @NilsShop27 @NilsShop27 @NilsShop27 \u003ca title=\"♬ เสียงต้นฉบับ - NilsShop27\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/music/%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%95%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%89%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%9A-NilsShop27-7421022366177839889?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">♬ เสียงต้นฉบับ – NilsShop27\u003c/a>\u003c/section>\n\u003cp>[tiktok]\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Moo Deng’s profile is now so colossal, Bowen Yang just appeared on \u003cem>Saturday Night Live’\u003c/em>s Weekend Update in character as the baby hippo. (And also made comparisons between the sentient potato and Chappell Roan in a way that actually made sense.)\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/vfIbbP3vuwA'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/vfIbbP3vuwA'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>Moo Deng was all so very fun … for a minute.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As with anything gleeful that exists on the internet, the unfiltered joy could only last so long. Moo Deng might have started out as something to lift our spirits during election season and several ongoing wars, but she is now being held up in some corners as a reflection of all that is wrong in the world. (All the old classics are here: capitalism, exploitation, destruction of natural resources, etc.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://petaasia.com/media/peta-statement-on-moo-deng-the-baby-hippo-born-in-captivity-in-thailand/\">PETA weighed in\u003c/a> soon after everyone’s favorite butterball went viral. “Hippos belong in the wild, but Moo Deng will never live outside a cage,” the animal rights organization said in a deeply depressing statement. “She faces a lifetime of confinement, deprived of her freedom and the opportunity to experience her natural habitat and the social structures of her species. Animals do not exist for our entertainment.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Criticism only increased after the Khao Kheow Open Zoo announced that it would be \u003ca href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews/video/7416321845147864352?lang=en\">trademarking Moo Deng’s likeness\u003c/a>, with the goal of using all the extra profits to make\u003ca href=\"https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/thai-zoo-that-homes-viral-pygmy-hippo-moo-deng-earns-4-times-more-now-6657099\"> improvements\u003c/a> at the zoo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://greatergood.com/blogs/news/free-moo-deng/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=free-moo-deng&fbclid=IwY2xjawFruqJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHZrtYXxY3JVvRi4qVFTMbgOYXulzO03DycmIDwz6c-rUPdGc-c_dtDlauA_aem_HzBgGxlf5IiWuZFn_bCOig\">Greater Good pointed out\u003c/a>: “The story of Moo Deng forces us to ask uncomfortable questions about the relationship between human entertainment and wildlife conservation,” the charitable organization stated in a blog post. “While she has undoubtedly raised awareness about the plight of pygmy hippos, her life in captivity highlights a broader issue: the ethical treatment of endangered animals. Is it right to confine a wild animal for public display, even if it contributes to conservation?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A nonprofit named World Animal Protection US had stronger words, in its own \u003ca href=\"https://www.worldanimalprotection.us/latest/blogs/internet-sensation-moo-deng-belongs-in-the-wild-not-the-zoo/\">blog post about Moo Deng\u003c/a>. “The Khao Kheow Open Zoo is flagged as not meeting TripAdvisor’s animal welfare guidelines,” the organization stated. “Sharing Moo Deng content might seem innocuous, but it promotes cruelty to animals.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of the biggest discussions on TikTok has indeed concerned the ways in which Moo Deng’s zookeepers poke at her, tap her butt and rub her belly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px\" cite=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@bestofmoodeng/video/7418328722605985055\" data-video-id=\"7418328722605985055\">\n\u003csection>\u003ca title=\"@bestofmoodeng\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@bestofmoodeng?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@bestofmoodeng\u003c/a> Poor moo deng 😭, maybe this is why she’s always angry \u003ca title=\"moodeng\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/moodeng?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#moodeng\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"babyhippo\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/babyhippo?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#babyhippo\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"cuteanimals\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/cuteanimals?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#cuteanimals\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"xyzabc\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/xyzabc?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#xyzabc\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"viral\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/viral?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#viral\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"fyp\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/fyp?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#fyp\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"♬ dilemma - Galuh\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/music/dilemma-7233743527400770310?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">♬ dilemma – Galuh\u003c/a>\u003c/section>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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A spokesperson for Banksy did not return multiple messages by The Associated Press.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fans of the artist, whose real identity is not known, continued to debate the meanings of the paintings online. Some suggested the animals represented people and that the murals spoke to the Israel-Palestinian war. Others said they referred to the recent riots in Britain blamed on the far-right.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/WUTangKids/status/1821885856325472442\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Banksy, who has been known to advocate for human and animal rights, could have been suggesting the creatures needed to be liberated from incarceration, some said. 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We’re part of this installation in a way,” Tordoff said. “Banksy undoubtedly knew that all of this would be covered with photographs and CCTV about what the public reaction is, and that might be part of it, because that’s been just as entertaining in my view.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here’s a look at the nine works that were mostly painted as silhouettes:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— Aug. 5: A mountain goat perched on a narrow building buttress and looking down as crumbling rocks appear to fall in west London.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— Aug. 6: Two elephants painted on boarded-up windows on the side of a rowhouse in Chelsea face each other and reach out with their trunks. Followers on Instagram suggest they are the proverbial “elephants in the room” — that can’t be missed but no one wants to discuss them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— Aug. 7: Three monkeys swing and hang on the side of a railway bridge in east London. 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But \u003ca href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms2380\">it is also estimated\u003c/a> that cats kill over 1 billion birds each year in the U.S.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s no good answer to the cat dilemma,” said Jessica Pierce, a bioethicist who’s \u003ca href=\"https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/R/bo19416930.html\">written a book\u003c/a> about the ethics of keeping pets. “It really seems problematic to let cats outside because of the implications for wildlife and also because of the danger cats are in from cars and malicious people and so forth. 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