In 1953, Gayla Peevey used the popularity of her hit "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" to help the OKC Zoo get its first hippo. Mathilda.

LAFAYETTE, Ind. − New bronze statues have been installed at Columbian Park Zoo as part of the African penguin exhibit. In July of 2021, the long-awaited penguin exhibit debuted at Columbian Park ...

Legend has it that more than a century ago, it was a lion’s unexpected roar that gave rise to the San Diego Zoo. Now, two years after the zoo’s centennial celebration, that storied animal has ...

Dr. Mark Levy and his wife, Sharon Levy, of Longmeadow, are shown here with the bronze rhinoceros statue they have donated to the Zoo in Forest Park in Springfield. LONGMEADOW- Retired dentist Dr ...

Update, 10 a.m.: Friday’s installation of the bronze tiger statue at the Charles Paddock Zoo has been canceled due to rain. The installation will be rescheduled at a later date.

The Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium has a new addition — a 2,150-pound sculpture of one its most beloved former residents. Zoo officials unveiled the bronze sculpture of E.T. the walrus on ...

Knut the polar bear, whose death last March broke the hearts of fans around the world who had watched him being hand-reared by zookeepers, will be immortalized in b… ...

The OKC Zoo is planning to put its ties with the classic Christmas song “I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas” in bronze with a new statue depicting the enduring hit's singer, OKC native Gayla ...