Bangkok, March 18 -- A Thai man was put behind bars after he was caught sneaking into Moo Deng's enclosure, the irresistibly cute pygmy hippo, who became a social media sensation. A video of the incident which is now all over social media, showed the man wearing approaching the pygmy hippo and his mother Jona, taking photos.

The man allegedly entered the enclosure on Tuesday evening (local time) while a keeper was away and no other visitors were around, the Khao Kheow Open Zoo's Director Narongwit Chodchoy told The Associated Press.

One social media post alleged that the man is a Thai content creator.

The man remained inside the enclosure at the Zoo for a minute or two before staff noticed him, Narongwit said, adding that he did not at...