Kerbe Shephard and her family decided to name their baby girl Fiona after the infant was born premature but with a fighting spirit, just like Fiona the hippo Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE.

When Gayla Peevey recorded 'I Want a Hippopotamus For Christmas' in 1953, she says she had no idea people would be singing it decades later. LOS ANGELES - All a cute, curly haired 10-year-old girl ...

After taking up residence at Dante Park by Lincoln Center, the Flatiron South Public Plaza and the Girl Scouts of America Building, the iconic "Hippo Ballerina ... wearing a cartoon mask now ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The ABQ BioPark has announced the baby hippo is a girl. "Well, we’re 99% sure, but the baby is thriving and healthy so our vets won’t need to get a closer look," BioPark ...

All a cute, curly haired 10-year-old girl named Gayla Peevey wanted for Christmas in 1953 was a hippopotamus. And amazingly enough, after "I Want a Hippopotamus For Christmas" became the biggest ...

YOUTUBE Share LOS ANGELES (AP) — All a cute, curly haired 10-year-old girl named Gayla Peevey wanted for Christmas in 1953 was a hippopotamus. And amazingly enough, after “I Want a ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — All a cute, curly haired 10-year-old girl named Gayla Peevey wanted for Christmas in 1953 was a hippopotamus. And amazingly enough, after “I Want a Hippopotamus For ...

LOS ANGELES — All a cute, curly haired 10-year-old girl named Gayla Peevey wanted for Christmas in 1953 was a hippopotamus. And amazingly enough, after ‘‘I Want a Hippopotamus For Christmas ...