Sponsor MessageBecome a KQED sponsor

AnimalsAnimals

An otter lies on its back in the water, holding the remnants of a fish and tilting its head.

The Bay Area Animals That Made 2025 More Tolerable

Save Article
A white woman wearing a hard hat with a light on the front, a waterproof jumpsuit and surgical gloves, examines a cluster of sleeping bats inside a dark cave.

‘The Invisible Mammal’ Spotlights Bats — and the Women Who Love Them

Save Article
a blue illustration of a butterfly against a. cream-colored blank background

A New Book About Butterflies Makes the Bay Area a More Magical Place

Save Article

Happy Birthday to the Two-Headed Kingsnake of the East Bay Vivarium

Save Article
A black puffling with downy feathers sits in the hands of someone wearing blue surgical gloves.

The People Have Spoken! Monterey Bay Aquarium’s New Puffling Has a Name

Save Article
A lungfish in an aquarium tank habitat.

Don’t Mess With Methuselah, Cal Academy’s 100-Year-Old Lungfish

Save Article
A woman in a blue hoodie and black athleisure pants stands, arms folded, looking at two cats lounging atop and near a large cage, in a room cluttered with materials related to cat rescue

Why the Bay Area Is Suddenly Crawling With Cats — and What Rescuers Want You to Know

Save Article
A baby opossum rests on a small leafy branch.

Want to House Some Baby Opossums? A San Francisco Shelter Needs Your Yard

Save Article
A very large, light brown rabbit sits calmly inside a pet stroller.

Alex the Great, the SF Giants’ Rally Rabbit, Just Threw a First Pitch

Save Article
Sponsored