Animal for each week

[jwzhang]

I was thinking of starting a thread for animal of the week each week, but it probably makes more sense to just keep adding to this one.

It's my hobby to learn about animals. I've always appreciated going to zoos and seeing wildlife, and growing up, Was it Designed? was my favorite article series. I'm glad they also added videos later on 😎

I also follow the Comedy Wildlife Competition each year.

Without further ado, here is the animal of this week - pygmy hippopotamus

Have you heard of Moo Deng? Moo Deng is a famous baby pygmy hippo from a zoo in Thailand due to its cuteness. It's true there are merch of it everywhere! From phone covers, accessories, to t-shirt and food. I'm seeing Moo Deng everywhere! (Except the real one, we haven't visited the zoo it's in yet)
 

[Jwanon]

The famed Behemoth

[jwzhang]

Animal of the week - Elephants
They're the national animal of Thailand. We got to see a baby elephant in the zoo that hasn't learned how to use its trunk to wash itself yet, so it was playing and bathing in the water. Bonus picture of elephant being featured at Thailand Bethel 

[jwzhang]

Animal of the week - Corgis in the snow

Did you know? Corgi means "dwarf dog" (Or at least it might.) The origin of the name “Corgi” is difficult to determine. Some say it combines the Welsh word “cor,” which means to watch over or gather, with “gi,” a form of the Welsh word for dog. Others have the interpretation that the word “cor” means dwarf, and combine that with “gi,” you have “dwarf dog.”