While growing up in California, I never knew the excitement of a snow day. Waking up to a dusting of powder on the ground and ...

There are five new meerkat pups at the Oakland Zoo in California. According to the zoo, mom Sandy gave birth last month but kept them hidden in tunnels. The pups recently emerged to begin exploring.

How much they weigh: From as little as 60 pounds (27 kilograms) to more than 1,700 pounds (771 kg) ...

For a variety of reasons bears are waking up mid-hibernation in Alaska. Is this a temporary phenomenon or a portent of ...

Would you know what to do if you suddenly came face to face with an aggressive bear? What if you were hanging onto a sheer ...

Alice, a beloved warthog at the Oakland Zoo in California, celebrated her 14th birthday with a special feast of melon and strawberries, along with wrapped gifts, the zoo said on March 29.Warthogs are ...

People drive from the suburbs, from Indiana, even from downstate Illinois, making Troha’s a destination rather than just a ...

Illinois has seafood spots so good they’ve turned rational people into road-tripping food pilgrims. These aren’t fancy-schmancy places with white tablecloths and snooty servers who judge your wine ...

Marcin Majerkiewicz, 42, who lived with Stuart at the home they shared on Worsley Road in Winton, Eccles, will receive a life ...

On a summer day on Birch Hill in Burnham, Jesse Cunningham roams the terrain behind the metal dumpsters used by the Birch ...

Local ranchers and officials in Lassen County are raising alarms over the increasing threat posed by gray wolves, ...

Spring is prime bear-viewing season in Yellowstone National Park, but sometimes you need a keen eye to see them.