Intruder into Moo Deng's enclosure arrestedCameras captured a trespasser attempting to photograph Moo Deng and her mother Jona on Tuesday. (screenshot)CHON BURI - A man has been arrested after intruding into the enclosure of famed pygmy hippopotamus Moo Deng at Khao Kheow Open Zoo on Tuesday evening. CCTV footage shows the man, identified only as a Thai national so far, climbing into the enclosure housing Moo Deng and her mother Jona. “Fortunately, he did not get bitten,” Autthapol “Benz” Nundee, Moo Deng’s keeper, said in a Facebook post. The intruder has been taken into custody for investigation to determine his motives and will be further prosecuted, according to Khao Kheow Open Zoo management.

Source: Bangkok Post March 18, 2026 11:13 UTC