It’s the ultimate recipe for internet cuteness.” She is the Pookie of the moment. The Associated Press described Moo Deng as having “the kind of face that launches a thousand memes”.

With only a couple of thousand visitors a day, the budget to maintain the 800ha zoo was stretched to its limits. Anticipating the birth of Moo Deng, zookeeper Atthapon Nundee sensed an opportunity ...