Related video above: Cincinnati Zoo reveals newest nutcracker statue featuring Fiona the hippoFifties' child star Gayla Peevey's plea for a "hippopotamus for Christmas" came true for one Virginia ...

All a cute, curly haired 10-year-old girl named Gayla Peevey wanted for Christmas in 1953 was a hippopotamus. And amazingly enough, after "I Want a Hippopotamus For Christmas" became the biggest hit ...

The Metro Richmond Zoo announced the birth of a 16-pound baby pygmy hippo, a rare endangered species. The yet-to-be-named calf is nursing and... In 1953, a 10-year-old star named Gayla Peevey gave the ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — It’s not Christmas yet, but do you want a hippopotamus for Christmas? The Oklahoma City Zoo got one today! A bronze statue of a hippo that is. It’s to celebrate the iconic ...

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 ...

CHESTERFIELD, Va. (WWBT/Gray News) - A zoo in Virginia welcomed a baby hippopotamus just in time for Christmas. The Richmond Metro Zoo announced on Dec. 24 the birth of a baby pygmy hippopotamus at ...

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