Mae Mali, a female hippopotamus, celebrates her 60th birthday at Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chonburi province, Thailand on Sept. 8, 2025. (Photo by Rachen Sageamsak/Xinhua)
CHONBURI, Thailand, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- The loving staff prepared a delicious cake for Mae Mali, a female hippopotamus, to celebrate her 60th birthday at Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chonburi province, Thailand.
Hippos can live up to 40-50 years in the wild. Mae Mali enjoys a happy life under attentive care at the zoo.
Mae Mali, a female hippopotamus, celebrates her 60th birthday at Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chonburi province, Thailand on Sept. 8, 2025. (Photo by Rachen Sageamsak/Xinhua)
Mae Mali, a female hippopotamus, celebrates her 60th birthday at Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chonburi province, Thailand on Sept. 8, 2025. (Photo by Rachen Sageamsak/Xinhua)
Mae Mali, a female hippopotamus, celebrates her 60th birthday at Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chonburi province, Thailand on Sept. 8, 2025. (Photo by Rachen Sageamsak/Xinhua)
Mae Mali, a female hippopotamus, celebrates her 60th birthday at Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chonburi province, Thailand on Sept. 8, 2025. (Photo by Rachen Sageamsak/Xinhua)■