Animals

Outdoor enthusiast Sam Jones left Australia after posting a video of herself separating a baby wombat from its mom on a dark road. Australians are cheering her departure and worrying about the animal.

Vaccines could be a key means of suppressing bird flu and avoiding the slaughter of millions of chickens, which is blamed for egg prices averaging nearly $5 a dozen.

Visitors can get closer to wildlife than ever, but the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance's impact goes far beyond the savanna.

Intriguing video of narwhals using their tusks to mess with fish has scientists speculating about what this behavior might mean.

Butterflies of all kinds of species, in all parts of the country, have declined by one to two percent per year since 2000.

The San Diego City Council president said he has gotten complaints about the noise and possible environmental issues.

The aquarium helping Chappy — a nod to the New Haven, Conn., neighborhood where he was rescued last month — said he died of gastrointestinal issues and "was surrounded by love until the very end."

Our roundup of art and culture to discover in San Diego this month: Visual art, music, theater, dance, outdoor festivals, books, film and more. Up next: Mary Jhun's CPAP-informed paintings; La Jolla Symphony and Chorus; Tarta Relena's Catalan folk; San Diego Latino Film Festival; Dylan Mulvaney's "Paper Doll" and the Japanese Friendship Garden's Cherry Blossom Festival.

New research suggests mice may exhibit revival-like behaviors to help unconscious mice recover faster.

Inala is the first koala joey to be born at the San Diego Zoo in two years. She turned 7 months old on Valentine's Day.