In this 1953 photograph, Mathilda the hippo, safely immered in her new home, stares up at Gayla Peevey, the little girl whose fast-selling Christmas song "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas ...

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 ...

The viral baby pygmy hippo now has an official song titled “Moodeng Moodeng.” Yes, you read that right. It’s clear Moo Deng is out for world-pop domination with this one. It’s only a 50 ...

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Thailand's Baby Pygmy Hippo Moo Deng Now Has an Official Song in 4 Languages BANGKOK (AP) — In case you can’t get enough of the little pygmy hippo Moo Deng from Thailand, there's now an ...

BANGKOK (AP) — In case you can’t get enough of the little pygmy hippo Moo Deng from Thailand, there's now an official song featuring the internet's favorite baby animal — released in four ...

Time to shake those hips! Moo Deng, the internet’s favorite baby pygmy hippo, now has an official theme song. Thailand’s viral, slippery, 4-month-old zoo sensation won hearts across the globe ...

This story was featured in The Must Read, a newsletter in which our editors recommend one can’t-miss story every weekday. Sign up here to get it in your inbox. There’s a lyric on the new Hippo ...

Moo Deng, the viral baby hippo from Thailand, is already gearing up for next year's Grammy nominations. On Tuesday, GMM SAUCE, a Thai music project, released an official theme song for Moo Deng ...

When Gayla Peevey's catchy Christmas wish for a hippopotamus came true in 1953, she didn't need to test the lyrical theory that a two-car garage would have plenty of room to house her "hippo hero.

BANGKOK — In case you can’t get enough of the little pygmy hippo Moo Deng from Thailand, there's now an official song featuring the internet's favorite baby animal — released in four ...