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Gayla Peevey's Hippo Song Brought a Real Hippo to OKC

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In 1953, Oklahoma City schoolchildren raised thousands of dollars to buy 10-year-old Gayla Peevey a real hippopotamus for Christmas.
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Gayla Peevey's Hippo Song Brought a Real Hippo to OKC

In 1953, Oklahoma City schoolchildren raised thousands of dollars to buy 10-year-old Gayla Peevey a real hippopotamus for Christmas.

·San Francisco, United States
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Hoodline broke the news in San Francisco, United States on Thursday, November 12, 2026.
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