In July 2024, Moo Deng, a female pygmy hippo, was born at the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Thailand. Her expressive face and fearless personality quickly gained attention, and photos of her were made into memes that took the internet by storm. Before she became famous, few people were aware that her counterparts in the wild are on the edge of extinction. Pygmy hippos are currently listed as endangered animals. It is estimated that fewer than 3,000 remain in the wild.
2024 年七月，雌性侏儒河馬彈跳豬（Moo Deng）在泰國綠山野生動物園出生。牠表情豐富的臉和無所畏懼的性格很快就引起了人們的注意，牠的照片被做成迷因，俘獲了廣大網友的心。在牠爆紅之前，很少人知道牠的野生同類正瀕臨絕種。侏儒河馬目前被列為瀕危動物。據估計，野生的侏儒河馬數量已不到三千隻。
生活必備字詞：
expressive a. 表情豐富的
take... by storm 使……為之風靡，席捲……
be on the edge of... 瀕臨……
estimate vt. 估計，估算
It is estimated that... 據估計……
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