SUDBURY – Ricardo Lewitus wants a hippopotamus for Christmas; only his custom-made, 200-pound wooden hippopotamus will do. For nearly a decade, the wooden hippo has taken a place of honor in Ricardo ...

Tierney Plumb is an editor of Eater’s Northeast region, covering D.C., Boston, Philly, and New York. A bronzed hippopotamus standing prominently on George Washington University’s campus is the muse ...

CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden is getting into the Christmas spirit, revealing a nutcracker statue of a hippo to celebrate the 40th anniversary of its PNC Festival of Lights ...

Related video above: Cincinnati Zoo reveals newest nutcracker statue featuring Fiona the hippoFifties' child star Gayla Peevey's plea for a "hippopotamus for Christmas" came true for one Virginia ...

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." ...

Oklahoma City Zoo will unveil a new statue honoring Gayla Peavey, the local singer behind “I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas,” and Matilda the hippo. This Thursday, the zoo will unveil a statue ...

The Fiona nutcracker was first introduced in 2022 for the show’s 40th anniversary. The hippo head took a year to create the 24-foot-tall nutcracker statue. It is a tribute to the zoo’s most famous ...

Owner Gerry Barrett talks about the cracks that have formed in the concrete hippopotamus statue he calls Ursula Pickle. Ursula has traveled from Chapel Hill to Chatham County to Oregon and back again.

The "Minco Miracles" were honored Tuesday night at the high school basketball game. It has been almost four months since several members of the softball team, including coaches, were badly hurt in a ...