Blue, a 21-year-old harbor seal, is believed to have contracted the virus through contact with a wild bird, zoo officials said.

The Buttonwood Park Zoo is mourning the loss of Blue, a harbor seal that died from the bird flu earlier this month.

Blue was placed under veterinary observation on Jan. 31, but his condition had not yet been diagnosed when he died earlier this month.

Blue, a 21-year-old harbor seal and longtime favorite at Buttonwood Park Zoo, died earlier this month from complications related to bird flu. Zoo staff are now increasing precautions to protect his ...

After two days of sudden closure, Buttonwood Park Zoo announced that Blue, its male Atlantic harbor seal, died. Here's what we know.

A 21-year-old harbor seal at Buttonwood Park Zoo in New Bedford, named Blue, died last week from highly pathogenic avian influenza, known as avian flu or bird flu. Diagnostic testing on Blue showed ...

Gray seal Gunther opens his mouth on cue during a training session with an American Trail animal keeper. (Connor Mallon, Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute ...

Staff at Smithsonian’s National Zoo in the District are mourning the death of a male gray seal, Gunther, at the age of 33, the zoo said. Keepers first noticed Gunther’s lack of appetite and ...

After two days of sudden closure with little explanation, Buttonwood Park Zoo announced Thursday that Blue, its male Atlantic harbor seal, died early Wednesday. The death comes just over a month ...

BISMARCK — A North Dakota bill to automatically seal certain court records cleared the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, Jan. 21, with a "do pass" recommendation after amendments.

Crocodiles, monkeys, tigers, zebras and dozens of other taxidermy animals will move to new homes after concerns about arsenic ...