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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...