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"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." ...
An Oklahoma Christmas music legend is getting some permanent recognition, as the OKC Zoo is honoring Gayla Peevey with a statue of her and her beloved Christmas gift.
The Oklahoma City Zoo unveiled a statue commemorating Gayla Peevey, the singer behind “I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas,” ...
The red brick building, with castle-like turrets, was where Oklahoma's Constitutional Convention had been held in 1906. But ...
The Oklahoma City Zoo got one today! A bronze statue of a hippo that is. It’s to celebrate the iconic Christmas song sung by Oklahoman, Gayla Peevey. The statue of Matilda the hippo and Gayla Peevey ...
Police in Stillwater are searching for a statue of Pistol Pete, which investigators say was stolen from a Stillwater fraternity house.