Links: Hippo Birthday to Moo

Moo Deng, a young pygmy hippo, opens her mouth.

And finally: Happy Horse

Andrew Y. found a pair of unlikely pals.

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16 thoughts on “Links: Hippo Birthday to Moo

  1. allein 🐾 July 13, 2026 / 8:10 am

    Jet skiing chicken. Well that’s a new one.

    Does Sandra Boynton need to update the card? Hippo Birdie two Moo? 🦛🐦🐄🐄?

  2. Thérèse July 13, 2026 / 9:24 am

    The cat–horse duo reminds me of P.G. Wodehouse’s “Aunts Aren’t Gentlemen” (AKA “The Cat-nappers”).

  3. Georgiana July 13, 2026 / 9:35 am

    I hope Moo had a great birthday celebration my birthday didn’t have a very good start this morning. I got up with a migraine and my back is acting up so I celebrated with pills instead of birthday cake but with luck it’ll be fine by tonight and I can have a nice birthday diner at my favourite Italian restaurant.

    • allein 🐾 July 13, 2026 / 9:45 am

      😟 I hope you feel better soon and have a happy birthday! 🎂

    • Andrew July 13, 2026 / 10:19 am

      Happy birthday! Hope it gets better!

    • debg July 13, 2026 / 10:40 am

      Sending healing purrs and birthday wishes!

    • Ricky & Bibi's Mom July 13, 2026 / 1:24 pm

      It’s your birthday month! Bibi and I hope you feel better soon, so you can make the most of it.

    • Kar July 13, 2026 / 1:39 pm

      Happy birthday!

      I hope that your day gets better!

    • Tara July 13, 2026 / 3:09 pm

      Hoping the meds have done the trick! Happy birthday! Have a lovely dinner.

  4. debg July 13, 2026 / 10:42 am

    Moo Deng and Silver Stub are just amazing. So is the happy horse and his new kitty friend.

    Sam Neill died—an amazing Man of Cutetropolis candidate. I love how he named his animals after fellow actors. Helena Bonham Carter the chicken will always tickle my funny bone.

    • allein 🐾 July 13, 2026 / 10:56 am

      I saw that earlier. Didn’t know he had celebrity animals!

    • allein 🐾 July 13, 2026 / 11:03 am

      Just looked at his wikipedia page; also didn’t know his name wasn’t even Sam, it’s Sir Nigel John Dermot “Sam” Neill:

      He began calling himself “Sam” at school because several other boys were named Nigel, and because he felt the name Nigel was “a little effete for … a New Zealand playground”.

    • allein 🐾 July 13, 2026 / 12:30 pm

      • Debg July 13, 2026 / 3:10 pm

        Watch it all the way through to the end, people. You’ll be glad you did. Apparently it’s Laura Dern who’s a chicken, not Helena Bonham Carter.

  5. kAR July 13, 2026 / 4:20 pm

    Oh,

    I get it, There really is a CHICKEN OF THE SEA.

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