Links: Hippo Birthday to Moo

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

With a BIG birthday cake!

Pygmy hippo Moo Deng turns 2: Thailand throws three-day birthday bash

Firstpost, via Andrew Y.

Kitten with Rare Condition Decided It Was No Reason to Stop Being Joyful

Love Meow, via Andrew Y.

Rescued Chicken Lives Her Best Life with Her Favorite Human

Cuddle Buddies / YouTube, via Karen F.

And finally: Happy Horse

Andrew Y. found a pair of unlikely pals.

My horse is at training right now. The trainer sent me this and said he found a new friend [OC]
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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”.

      • 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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