For botanist Edward Read, it was worth it. Cultivating a massive Amazonian water lily in a modest concrete basin has been his labor of love. Since 2017, Read, who is Cal State Fullerton’s ...

Water Lily, a 45-year-old female hippopotamus who has lived at the Woodland Park Zoo since 1979, will be euthanized next week. Water Lily, also known as Lily, has experienced declining health and ...