Sea Lions Got Game:

In honor of March Madness, the sea lions at the Pittsburgh Zoo show off their basketball skills.

Enjoy the skills of Zoey and Maggie. 

Dressing Up the Ducks, Down Under:

The things those Aussies to do their ducks!

The Royal Easter Show, the largest annual event staged in Australia, opened in Sydney, featuring entertainment, amusement, various agricultural competitions, farming exhibitions and a duck fashion show.

Thousands of people are expected to attend the 14-day event which concludes on April 2.

One of the attractions, which has drawn lots of people so far this year, was the Pied Piper Duck Parade.

Scores of people packed the tiny tent to see the duck "supermodels" show off the latest duck fashion on the catwalk.

On-lookers watched in amazing as the ducks strutted their stuff on the specially designed catwalk.

"It's something you don't see everyday," said one on-looker.

Asked how long he's been doing this, duck handler Bryan Harrington said "yeah I'm starting to get a bit lost there too, it's about 25 or 30 years."

Dog Soldiers: 

Our soldiers go to a lot of trouble to bring back the puppies who helped them cope with the war.

This reunion happens in Encinitas, California. 

Now, lets show you baby pictures.

Leopard Cub: 

The Potawatomi Zoo in South Bend Indiana has announced its newest arrival.

A baby Amur (AMM-er) leopard cub.

It's one of only a few left in the world.

The birth is part of a breeding program to grow the population and keep the leopard from going extinct.

It's mom and dad also live at Potawatomi Zoo.

John Jaffee/Zoo Keeper: "IT'S REALLY SPECIAL WHEN YOU COME DOWN TO 34 ANIMALS IN THE WILD AND PROBABLY 300 LEFT IN ZOOS WORLDWIDE. SO IT'S GONNA BE UP TO ZOOS TO SAVE THIS SPECIES, SO IT'S A PRETTY BIG DEAL."

Because of the cub's small size and the outside temperature, he won't be on exhibit until April.

Baby Camel: 

Wednesday is sometimes called "hump day" so what better time to talk about camels? The Brookfield Zoo outside of Chicago showed off its newest addition--a fuzzy baby camel.

Here's the little guy--well, not that little--he weighs 110 pounds.

The two-humped Bactrain camel was born April 28th.

He's a wobbly walker right now, but he does seem to enjoy exploring his outdoor environment under the watchful eye of his mother, Zhana.

Although he doesn't have a name yet, he's quickly becoming a favorite with zookeepers, who haven't had a camel calf to take care of in 18 years.

Baby Tamarim Monkeys:

Canberra zoo in Australia showcased the birth of 5-month old twin Cotton-top Tamarin monkeys.

Cotton-top Tamarins get their name from the long fanlike crests of white hair on their heads.

They are among the smallest monkeys in the world.

According to some estimates there are only about 2-thousand of these monkeys left in the world.

Shontelle Lorenzo/Zoo keeper:
"If it wasn't for zoos participating in national breeding programmes these guys would just die out," said zoo keeper, Shontelle Lorenzo.

Cotton Top Tamarins are native to Colombia and Panama.

They are a critically endangered species because their habitat is dwindling, Lorenzo said.

"The main reason for these guys being endangered is habitat destruction. It is obviously the main reason - clearing of their forest makes less food," she said.

The monkeys are "very intelligent," said Lorenzo.

"We do feed them 6 times a day, 6 small feeds a day. This is just to keep their little minds occupied," she said. "We also put a lot of toys in here, a lot of enrichment (toys and activities) things like that."

Ensuring the monkeys breed and multiply is an easy task, Lorenzo added.

"The two parents have bred 7 babies so far, even on a contraceptive implant - so they've done really well," she said.

"Actually, they are actually quite easy to breed. They kind of just do it all themselves," she added laughing.

The twin monkeys will eventually be sent to other zoos around the world to start Tamarin colonies of their own.

Now two stories about wildlife moving into the neighborhood.

A Peacock Moves In:

A WAYWARD PEACOCK IS PUTTING ON A SHOW FOR PEOPLE IN ONE ANTELOPE NEIGHBORHOOD.

KRIS PICKEL SHOWS US WHAT ALL THE FUSS IS ABOUT!

Should a small town save a Beaver Dam:

People around here are used to unwanted beavers moving in.

They dam up a creek and flood your property.

So a lot of people want to get rid of them.

Now a California community is debating if they should save the beavers that have moved into town after a winter storm ruined their old one.

Bill Schechner has the story.

Cat Fish Caviar:

Soon there will be some "Oklahoma caviar" on the market.

It's the byproduct of a research program into the Spoonbill Catfish - what some people call the paddlefish.

It's an extremely valuable product that led to poaching of the paddlefish.

The state came up with an idea to protect the fish and harvest the caviar - by making a deal with fishermen - bring us your fish and we'll clean them for free.

KOTV's Emory Bryan explains how the caviar will pay for the research.

In years past, it cost a quarter of a million dollars to protect the spoonbill from poachers. By selling the caviar the state hopes to at least break even with this program. And it eliminates a lot waste - in fact the fish carcasses are processed into heating oil, and the rest is either fillet or caviar, so it's all being used.

Saving the Butterflies:

Two years ago, there were only a couple of hundred Paolos Verdes Blue Butterflies left in the wild.

Now, the endangered butterflies are back in swarms.

Reporter Amy Johnson shows us how The Butterfly Project at Moorpark College has saved them from extinction.