Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When Gayla Peevey's catchy Christmas wish for a hippopotamus came true in 1953, she didn't need to test the lyrical theory that a ...

It is literally Christmas in July as iconic hippopotamus song will now be a part of the Oklahoma City Zoo forever. The iconic Christmas song, “I want a hippopotamus for Christmas”, was recorded in ...

Sometimes the internet doesn't need drama or chaos. Sometimes it just needs a very small animal, hearing something new, and taking it all in at her own pace. That's exactly what's happening in a ...

Oklahoma City Zoo will unveil a new statue honoring Gayla Peavey, the local singer behind “I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas,” and Matilda the hippo. This Thursday, the zoo will unveil a statue ...