"What's cool about this is that she'll forever be 10 years old ... and Mathilda, however old she was, she's back with us." ...

The OKC Zoo dedicates its new bronze art installation "Gayla’s Hippo Hero," which celebrates the connection between the zoo ...

A "stunning" Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader had everyone's attention at the beach on Wednesday. Kylie Dickson, a veteran Dallas ...

A birthday bash fit for a queen — or at least a very cute hippo.

Moo Deng, the famous pygmy hippo, turned one at Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Thailand. The celebration featured a 20-kilogram cake.

The OKC Zoo celebrated Christmas in July with Peevey — an Oklahoma City native who was just 10 years old when she recorded the cheery 1953 yuletide ditty "I Want a Hippopotamus For Christmas ...

A male pygmy hippo – the same species as Thailand's viral Moo Deng – was born at Tanganyika Wildlife Park in Goddard, Kansas ...

The Oklahoma City Zoo unveiled a statue commemorating Gayla Peevey, the singer behind “I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas,” ...

Its skin felt like a slimy piece of leather. With whiskers.

Oklahoma City Zoo will unveil a new statue honoring Gayla Peavey, the local singer behind "I Want a Hippopotamus for ...

A zoo in the U.S. state of Kansas has welcomed the birth of a healthy baby pygmy hippopotamus, raising hope for a species ...

Tanganyika Wildlife Park recently welcomed a new addition to its family, enhancing the pygmy hippopotamus population.