Home surveillance camera catches a bear wandering around Oakley neighborhood
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Oakley police and California Fish and Wildlife spent the day Friday searching for the bear, but haven't been able to locate it. KTVU's Emma Goss reports.

3,000 eggs abandoned after drone scares birds in California

Fearing an attack from a predator, several thousand terns abandoned their ground nests, according to the state Department of Fish and Wildlife.

Dinosaurs ‘definitely’ still exist, survey says 46% in US think

Nearly half of Americans believe dinosaurs still exist in remote corners of the world. But more than half believe there was a creature called the “doyouthinktheysarus.”

Alligator bites down on Florida man's head

"It’s very scary when you ask someone, ‘am I going to be ok?’ and they hesitate."

Wild elephant herd approaches major Chinese city after 300-mile journey

A herd of wild elephants that walked across China was approaching the city of Kunming. Authorities have set up barriers to try and keep them away.

San Jose man falls 500 feet to his death while hiking Sequoia National Park

The man, whose name was not immediately available, was with two other people when the fall occurred Monday at the summit ridge of Mount Russell on the eastern edge of the national park.

San Bruno couple says mountain lion broke into home - a cat burglar

There was a cat burglar — quite literally — in San Bruno, less than a week after another big cat sighting in San Francisco.

Attracted to taxidermy, mountain lion shatters window to enter San Bruno home

Now that you've digested that headline, San Bruno police issued a press release about a mountain lion who apparently broke through a glass window to enter a home. 

Huge dead whale hauled off Southern California beach

Crews have hauled away the rotting carcass of a dead fin whale that washed ashore and prompted the closure of Bolsa Chica State Beach over the weekend.

Passenger killed in fiery I-80 crash after driver swerves to avoid small animal

A passenger in a SUV died early Saturday morning after the driver swerved to avoid a small animal, while traveling westbound on Interstate 80 near San Pablo Dam Road.

No necropsy for latest whale to wash ashore in Pacifica

A dead whale was spotted Friday afternoon at Pacifica State Beach, officials with the Marine Mammal Center confirms.

Bear climbs backyard tree in San Anselmo, briefly causes shelter-in-place

A bear that climbed a tree in a backyard, causing a shelter-in-place in San Anselmo Thursday, came down on its own and was headed for open space, officials say. 

Rare fish that lives thousands of feet under the ocean washes ashore in California state park

The angler fish usually lives 3,000 feet under the ocean, and it's rare for humans to see one fully intact. But this deep sea fish with teeth "like pointed shards of glass" recently washed ashore at a California state park.

3 more dead gray whales spotted in San Francisco Bay Area

Three more dead whales have been spotted in the San Francisco Bay in recent days, bringing the total to eight this year, experts said Friday.