www.zoodio.liveMoo Deng's fame has resulted in the zoo preparing to trademark the Moo Deng's name.

Chodchoi said income derived from her fame would support activities that will make the animals’ lives better,.

Moo Deng has become the subject of memes all over the internet, with her image used by American pro sports teams, European football teams and many other organisations in attention-getting ways. One fan even created a T-shirt promoting the hippo as a candidate in the US presidential election.

To help raise funds, the zoo has been making Moo Deng shirts and pants, with more merchandise to come — with the first lot of 700 Moo Deng T-shirts priced at 329 Baht (RM42) sold out already.

Prime in-person viewing times for Moo Deng are from 7.45am to 9am, when she usually runs and jumps around while zoo staff clean her pen, and during the afternoon when the staff feed her mother Jona.

During the peak period, visitors have to queue up and viewing time is limited to five minutes, beyond which requires queuing up again.

Moo Deng mania has increased visitor numbers by 50% and her fame appears to be only growing.