01:48 Cuteness reigns as a lion family is brought together. A 500-pound lion met his triplets for the first time at the Oregon Zoo, and at first the king of the jungle acted like an old grump. The six-month-old lion cubs were full of playful energy and were eager to meet their father, who didn’t want to be bothered, or so  it seemed. Making sure the lion cubs knew his role as boss of the family, dad let out several roars, one of which humorously knocked a lion cub off a log.

01:57 15-year-old Eddie the sea otter at the Oregon Zoo has arthritis in his elbows. To improve his joint function, sea otter keeper Jenny DeGroot has trained Eddie to put a ball through a basketball hoop. “Eddie almost never misses,” she says,  “and if he does miss he keeps going until he makes it.” Go Eddie!