sea lion

If you ever wanted to get up close to some of the animals at the Utica Zoo, here's your chance. The zoo is now booking animal encounters for next year.

For this week's '98 Seconds' video, we take a little trip to the Utica Zoo, and find the top animals you should definitely make time for during your next visit.

Soon the temperatures will be dropping and the snow will start flying. What does the Utica Zoo do to prepare their animals for the cold months ahead?

It looks like 11-month-old Niko wanted to go on a little adventure. The California Sea Lion escaped his enclosure at the Utica Zoo.