Adhama is a baby hippo born in January 2011 at the San Diego Zoo. His mother, Funani, has had three previous calves, but Adhama is her first with father Otis.

Adhama means "honor" or "glory" in Swahili.

( Pictures and videos are here. )

From the Los Angeles Times.

( Oakland students find treasure in Lake Merritt )

At the beginning of this month, a rare endangered California condor hatched out at the San Diego Safari Park. The as yet unnamed seventeen-day-old chick is the twentieth child of father Sisquoc and mother Shatash.

The Condor Cam, located inside the nest, is here: Condor Cam at San Diego Safari Park. The best time to watch is during daylight hours ( Read more... )

From the Chicago Tribune, January 29, 2012

Warning: snakes

Snakes in a wine chiller

( No, it's not a horror movie. It's a successful wildlife rescue in Lake County )

Rescuing a very confused seabird. ( Click for article, pictures and video. )

Today I received a link in email to this entry in the Monterey Bay Aquarium's blog, SeaNotes:

Sad News: Death of a Great White Shark

( The entry, a couple of videos, and a few links. )

Baby boom for imperiled reptile
TONY PERRY
REPORTING FROM SAN DIEGO

( Saving the blue iguana. )