The Oakland Zoo mourns the passing of Sequoia, an 11-year-old wolf, after his health declined and he was euthanized.

The father of the Oakland Zoo's gray wolf pack has died, the zoo said Wednesday. Sequoia was the father of Arroyo, Lassen, Sonora and Anza, as well as the mate of the mother, Siskiyou.

Every year, the group In Defense of Animals releases its list of North America’s 10 worst zoos for elephants.

saying: “The University extends its deepest sympathies to all who knew and loved the Kamikaze Kid, who was as much a part of the Pittsburgh campus experience as the Victory Lights and Oakland ...

The ball found its way to Zack Austin, who gathered and then threw down a ferocious 2-hand dunk that got the students in the Oakland Zoo to jump around.