VIDEO: Pod of killer whales spotted off Monterey Coast
A pod of killer whales was spotted this week off the Monterey Coast.
Man finds ‘the angriest octopus’ on Australian beach, later attacked while swimming
It may not be a Kraken, but this octopus captured on video swimming along a beach in Australia has plenty of attitude.
Experts unable to confirm cause of death for gray whale that washed ashore at Crissy Field
Officials with the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito said Friday they're unable to confirm the cause of death for a gray whale that washed ashore San Francisco's Crissy Field earlier this week.
Marine Mammal Center to perform necropsy on dead grey whale in San Francisco Bay
The Marine Mammal Center is preparing to perform a necropsy on a dead whale in the San Francisco Bay, a spokesman confirmed with KTVU.
A mysterious disease is killing young bears in the Sierra Nevada
A mysterious disease has stricken several young black bears captured in the Sierra Nevada, and one telltale sign is their fearlessness at being around humans.
Deputies say dog may have been attacked by mountain lion near Portola Valley
The San Mateo County Sheriff's Office is notifying the public about a possible mountain lion attack involving a dog that was reported Thursday evening.
Osprey pair on Richmond shipyard crane welcome their first egg of the year
A pair of well-known ospreys in Richmond welcomed their first egg of the year, the Golden Gate Audubon Society announced Thursday.
Father arrested after taking daughter into San Diego Zoo elephant habitat
A father has been arrested on suspicion of child endangerment after he carried his 2-year-old daughter into the elephant habitat at the San Diego Zoo to take a photograph with the animals.
Lava rains from the sky during latest eruption of Italy’s Mount Etna
Video captured a fiery spectacle when Italy's Mount Etna volcano, located in eastern Sicily, erupted causing lava to rain from the sky.
'Unusually aggressive' coyote behind five East Bay attack caught and euthanized
Fish and Game Capt. Patrick Foy said the coyote walked into a trap on Thursday, which had been set by the U.S. Department of Agriculture off Calle de Montana in Moraga.
Resident finds fox running loose inside Los Altos Hills home
Sheriff's deputies were called in to assist a homeowner who found fox running around their home.
Oakland firefighters create safety zone for baby humpback whale
Firefighters protected the baby whale, creating a safety zone around it, and stayed with the young whale until it safely swam back out into the bay.
Satellite images show kelp forest off California coast almost gone
In looking at satellite images of the Sonoma and Mendocino coast going back to 1985, researchers from the University of California, Santa Cruz found the kelp forest declined by an average of 95% since 2013.
Mountain lion spotted in backyard of Belmont home
A mountain lion was spotted late Friday in the backyard of a Belmont home on the 2300 block of Coronet Boulevard.
Monarch butterflies typically found in winter resting grounds in Mexico declined by 26%
The number of monarch butterflies that showed up at their winter resting grounds in central Mexico decreased by about 26% this year, and four times as many trees were lost to illegal logging, drought and other causes, making 2020 a bad year for the butterflies.
Latest coyote-bite victim speaks out, chalks it up to 'life experience'
John Stevenson says he was taking a break from skateboarding in Lafayette when a coyote came out of nowhere and bit him in the thigh. He shot video after the attack showing the animal calming trotting away afterward.
Round-the-clock effort to catch coyote after 5th East Bay attack
Contra Costa Animal Services said the latest incident happened on Friday near a Quik Stop in Lafayette.
Scientists clone first US endangered species, a black-footed ferret
Scientists have cloned the first U.S. endangered species, a black-footed ferret duplicated from the genes of an animal that died over 30 years ago.