Better than anyone, Doug Lund knows the gigantic void Christie and Zuri are leaving as they depart Hogle Zoo. Christie, 37, and Zuri, 14, are the mother-and-daughter elephants the zoo decided to ...

Pay attention to those ears. / David Martin, Moment Collection, Getty Images (seal, left); Westend61, Westend61 Collection, Getty Images (sea lion, right); Justin Dodd, Mental Floss (frame ...

Stellers are the largest of all sea lions and they have an appetite to match. These giant pinnipeds hunt fish, squid, octopus and, rarely, smaller seals. They are found off northern Pacific coasts ...

They comprise the extant families Odobenidae (whose only living member is the walrus), Otariidae (the eared seals: sea lions and fur seals), and Phocidae (the earless, or true seals). Seals range ...

They’re sea lions — and they’re here to stay ... “This is a beach town, not a zoo.” Sanders said the smell, the noise and the droves of tourists have altered the community’s identity.

Hogle Zoo allows visitors to get up-close and personal with its residents. The zoo boasts the African Savanna exhibit, which is home to giraffes, zebras, ostrich and African lions. You'll also ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah's Hogle Zoo made an exciting announcement Friday: A set of months-old snow leopard cubs are now ready to welcome visitors at the zoo. The cubs, Pavlova and her brother ...

California police are offering a $20,000 reward after beachgoers found a sea lion shot in the back and left to die along the shore on the shore. An autopsy report found the sea lion suffered a ...

Large colonies of Californian sea lions are found in the Sea of Cortez. Some of these colonies have been affected by a reduction in local fish stocks, perhaps due in part to overfishing.

Hogle Zoo's snow leopard cubs have made their debut in the Asian Highlands exhibit. Hogle Zoo announced the cubs' arrival and their names in an Instagram post on Friday, Sept. 20. In the post ...

The Oakland Zoo has shared adorable footage of its newly acquired mountain lion cub snuggling with its favorite toy and comfort item – a plushy stuffed dog. “The perfect plushy just hits ...