3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (34+ words) A fossil of an intact molar belonging to a Pacific mastodon, a tusked mammal that went extinct almost 12,000 years ago, was recently discovered in a dry creek bed in San Mateo County....

5+ day, 8+ min ago   (137+ words) A person was attacked and seriously injured by a dog in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood Tuesday morning. The victim was attacked by a pit bull at about 9:20 a.m. in the 500 block of Larkin Street, according to San Francisco Police Chief Derrick…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago   (160+ words) The SPCA Monterey County Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Center announced Friday the rescue of 36 common murres since August. According to the organization, recently rescued murres are emaciated, hypothermic, and have poor feather quality, but their wildlife rescue staff are providing…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (528+ words) In charge of deciding who gets the s-s-s-s-starring reptilian role is Zoe Ziegfeld, a carnival performer-turned-opera actor cast as the snake handler in the Met's version of “Così fan tutte," inspired by Coney Island in the 1950s. Ziegfeld takes each snake,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (757+ words) Bison at Hart Park as seen on Aug. 19, 2026. That’s by design. The park’s founder, William S. Hart, and even Walt Disney himself, would have wanted it that way. “Our animals all live really long lives because they just love living…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (225+ words) As western monarch butterflies prepare to retreat to groves along the California coast for the winter, conservationists are asking the public to report sightings ahead of the annual count. "We invite Californians to help support monarch butterfly conservation by taking…...

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3+ week, 1+ day ago   (872+ words) Those that survived are doing well, fattening up in time not just for fall and hibernation season but … drumroll, please … the very first Fat Marmot Week. Just like Fat Bear Week, an online contest to vote for Alaskan brown bears…...