🦛 Haggis
Pygmy hippopotamus · Wingham Wildlife Park, England (born Edinburgh Zoo)
Lives in Hippo Cove
Born on Halloween eve 2024 at Edinburgh Zoo, days after Moo Deng peaked. Scotland immediately declared hippo war: 'Moo Deng could never.' Does splashy zoomies, rapid ear-wiggles, and the furious wet 'wee angry haggis' glare.
What they do
Splashy pool zoomies with rapid ear-wiggles, then the angry wet glare.
Feisty wee Scot with a chip on her shoulder about Moo Deng.
Latest
- Aug 2026Her baby sister was named Piper, after the bagpipe huffs she makes.
- Jul 2026Edinburgh Zoo announced a new pygmy hippo calf, born the same day to Otto and Gloria.
Lore
- ★Named after Scotland's national dish
- ★Moved to Wingham Wildlife Park in Oct 2025 for the European breeding programme - her farewell event was called 'Bye the noo!'
- ★Fewer than 2,500 pygmy hippos remain in the wild
Helping the real one
💛 Support Haggis via RZSS Edinburgh Zoo - adopt a pygmy hippoThe conservation charity that bred her. Wingham's charity arm (reg. 1162346) is now legally named Protecting the Wild Limited. This opens their own official page. Money never touches this site.
The coin
$HAGGIS Ran with the Nov 2024 animal meta, micro-cap now
A community token. Not affiliated with this site, the animal, its owner, or any zoo. Stated as fact, not as a recommendation, and not financial advice.
Where this comes from
- Edinburgh Zoo (RZSS) Edinburgh Zoo welcomes Haggis, endangered pygmy hippo ↗
- OPB (NPR) Baby Haggis is the new Moo Deng: born in Edinburgh ↗
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