Tag: animal
L.A.'s mountain lions become more nocturnal to avoid people. Does it come at a cost?
Griffith Park’s late celebrity mountain lion P-22 took the night shift to avoid hordes of hikers, bikers and dawdlers who frequented his...
Despite warnings from bird flu experts, it's business as usual in California dairy country
TIPTON, Calif. — It was a late fall morning and hundreds of cows — black and white splattered Holsteins and cappuccino-colored Jerseys...
A 150-million-year journey from the Jurassic to Exposition Park
150 million years ago, LaurasiaThe massive neck dips, casting a curving shadow on the mossy ground. The dinosaur’s jaws close around its...
As bird flu outbreaks rise, piles of dead cattle become shocking Central Valley tableau
TIPTON, Calif. — There’s a sickness hovering over Tulare County‘s dairy industry.On a recent 98-degree afternoon, dead cows and calves were...
New genetic research points to Wuhan animal market as origin of COVID pandemic, study says
A new analysis of genetic material gathered from a live-animal market in Wuhan in the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic strengthens...
Officials confirm H5N1 bird flu outbreaks in three California dairy farms
Federal officials have confirmed that three California dairy herds have suffered outbreaks of H5N1 bird flu, due most likely to the transportation...