PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Origin stories aren’t just for comic-book superheroes, as a documentary about the evolution of animals including elephants and whales intends to show. The two-hour film will ...

During the era of commercial whaling, fin whales were hunted so intensively that only a small percentage of the population in the Southern Hemisphere survived, and even today, marine biologists know ...

That's something you don't see every day. While whale watchers typically hope to spot whales, one group off the coast of California saw something just as exciting – an elephant seal. A boat from Capt.

A woman went missing earlier today. Some elephants who had been wandering for three days were missing with her. Five full-grown, robust elephants disappeared from the southern zoo without a trace ...

Happy, an Asian elephant at the Bronx Zoo, was the subject of a failed suit that sought legal rights for animals similar to humans. (Bebeto Matthews / Associated Press) To the editor: The issue of ...

There’s perhaps no more fascinating Bay Area day trip than hanging with the bellowing animals of Año Nuevo State Park.

Scientists searching for new ways to combat cancer think they may have uncovered a promising new lead in the DNA of the ...

The latest discovery is that elements of their vocals function in a way that’s fascinatingly similar to human vowels, making their communication more elaborate and nuanced than previously realized.