Man fined after breaking into viral hippo Moo Deng's enclosure
The director of the Thai zoo where Moo Deng lives said security would be upped after the incident.
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"We learned from this lesson and will not allow it to happen again - not to Moo Deng and not to other animals in the zoo."
— Narongwit Chodchoy , Executive
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The director of the Thai zoo where Moo Deng lives said security would be upped after the incident.
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