Animals

Speech pathologist Christina Hunger usually works with children, but she wondered if her dog could pick up one some speech lessons too. Hunger explains how she taught her dog to “talk” using buttons that play recorded words when pressed.

A small flock of lambs had to be moved to an animal sanctuary after a Brooklyn homeowner found them in his backyard Friday afternoon.

UNESCO World Heritage sites are, in principle, on the list forever, but failure to comply with conservation protocols can result in being “delisted.”

Sharks aren’t mindless killers — they are smart, social creatures that play a vital role in the ocean ecosystem. But globally, tens of millions of sharks are killed every year. LX News host Tabitha Lipkin took a swim with some sharks to teach us more about why we should care about their fate, and what we can do to help...

It’s tough to do a nature documentary when there’s less and less natural habitat space to film each year. Alex Williamson and Tom Hugh-Jones, executive producers of Apple TV+ series “Earth at Night in Color” and “Tiny World,” explain their process and their 2 different shows with celebrity narrators Paul Rudd and Tom Hiddleston.

A two-headed calf was born in Macedonia last week. While the calf appears to be healthy, it has a small chance of long-term survival.

Nearly 1 million species are at risk of extinction around the world, including about 300 in California alone. Jonathan Martinez is trying to raise awareness of these endangered species through his art, and has so far painted more than 30 murals around California to show people what our planet may lose forever.

Los Angeles has a policy for dealing with its feral cat population: trap, neuter and return. That’s where Krip Kimmer Hines comes in. Hines, who goes by Kritter Kim, is a cat trapper. Yusuf Omar of Hashtag Our Stories gets a lesson in how to trap cats and then is introduced to Crumbs & Whiskers, a high end cat cafe...

Twelve Magellanic penguins were released back into the ocean in San Clemente del Tuyu, Argentina after being rehabilitated.

When human contact was in short supply last year droves of Americans turned to their local shelters and adopted pets. But your office is now making plans to bring its employees back together under one roof. Try explaining that to the new dog or cat that’s been spoiled rotten by your presence.

A camera on a school bus captured the moment a deer crashed through the windshield and landed on a student in the front seat.

Explore the nearly century-old Oakland Zoo celebrating not only its past but its future focused on the continuing care of its animals, the education of the public and the conservation of nature. Take a journey along the Zoo’s new “California Trail” to uncover the ecological history of California and see some of our state’s most iconic native wildlife including...

Explore the nearly century-old Oakland Zoo celebrating not only its past but its future focused on the continuing care of its animals, the education of the public and the conservation of nature. Take a journey along the Zoo’s new “California Trail” to uncover the ecological history of California and see some of our state’s most iconic native wildlife including...

Explore the nearly century-old Oakland Zoo celebrating not only its past but its future focused on the continuing care of its animals, the education of the public and the conservation of nature. Take a journey along the Zoo’s new “California Trail” to uncover the ecological history of California and see some of our state’s most iconic native wildlife including...

Explore the nearly century-old Oakland Zoo celebrating not only its past but its future focused on the continuing care of its animals, the education of the public and the conservation of nature. Take a journey along the Zoo’s new “California Trail” to uncover the ecological history of California and see some of our state’s most iconic native wildlife including...

Explore the nearly century-old Oakland Zoo celebrating not only its past but its future focused on the continuing care of its animals, the education of the public and the conservation of nature. Take a journey along the Zoo’s new “California Trail” to uncover the ecological history of California and see some of our state’s most iconic native wildlife including...

Explore the nearly century-old Oakland Zoo celebrating not only its past but its future focused on the continuing care of its animals, the education of the public and the conservation of nature. Take a journey along the Zoo’s new “California Trail” to uncover the ecological history of California and see some of our state’s most iconic native wildlife including...

Explore the densely populated urban shoreline of the East Bay from the southern reaches of Oakland to the northernmost edge of Richmond. Discover how abandoned industrial sites and old debris dumps have been restored and reborn as a series of gorgeous public parks linked by the San Francisco Bay Trail. This string of park pearls continues to add...

Around the world, scientists and veterinarians are racing to protect animals from the coronavirus — often using the same playbook for minimizing disease spread among people.

An animal therapy program in California is using rescue horses to help at-risk children in Los Angeles overcome their trauma. The Huntington Beach, Calif.-based program, called Free Rein, uses formerly wild horses that might otherwise be destined for a slaughterhouse to connect with children struggling with violence, abuse and grief.