She was a children's Christmas song come to life. On Dec. 24, 1953, a 700-pound "baby" lumbered from her moving crate into the awaiting water at Oklahoma City's Lincoln Park Zoo. "I Want a ...
Oklahoma native Gayla Peevey, famed for her song “I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas,” returns to the Oklahoma City Zoo for a sing-along event on Nov. 9. Gayla Peevey, also known as the Queen Of ...
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Beloved 'hippo song' singer Gayla Peevey's OKC Zoo event called off due to travel issues
The OKC Zoo has announced the cancellation of a sing-along/meet and greet event with Gayla Peevey that was scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025. Gayla Peevey is well-known as the singer of the "hippo ...
SOME 25 BIKES. AND DESPITE THEIR BUSY SCHEDULE, SANTA AND MRS. CLAUS MAKING A STOP IN TOWN TODAY, THE FAMED NORTH POLE COUPLE MAKING TIME NOT ONLY TO MEET ALL THE GOOD LITTLE BOYS AND GIRLS TODAY AT ...
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