Across the zoo, the sea lions took the plunge into the freezing cold water, including a 16-year-one named Sidney - who enjoyed the snow as it blanketed the area.

Hazel, a miniature donkey at the Utica Zoo, gave birth recently, the zoo announced on Friday. Newborn Picabo, a girl, was named after downhill skiing gold medalist Picabo (pronounced peek-a-boo ...