It all started with a song. In 1953, 10-year-old Gayla Peevey recorded the holiday hit “I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas,” unaware that her music would help bring a real hippo to the Oklahoma City ...
The Oklahoma City Zoo canceled Tuesday’s planned sing-along and meet-and-greet with singer Gayla Peevey because of travel issues. Peevey, who sings “I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas,” was scheduled ...