Gayla Peevey was just 10 years old when her unforgettable holiday anthem, “I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas,” became a national sensation in 1953. The song made Peevey a part of Oklahoma history.

The Local newsletter is your free, daily guide to life in Colorado. For locals, by locals. The phrase, “let’s go to the Denver Zoo,” should not be thrown around lightly when you have kids. Planning is ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Indie rock band Portugal. The Man and the Smithsonian’s National Zoo released an “endangered song” Tuesday for Earth Day to demonstrate the dwindling number of about 400 Sumatran ...

Imagine waking up in the middle of the night to the sound of elephants in the distance. You’re not in Africa, but you are in the Africa section of the world’s largest natural habitat zoo. This is just ...

With just about everything in the Chicago area either closing or already closed, parents are having to juggle the necessary importance of social distancing with the seemingly endless energy of their ...

HOUSTON — Schools are closed and amusement parks have been ordered to shut down. We’re sure at this point every parent is running out of ideas on how to keep their kids entertained while they’re stuck ...