For more than 15 years, Felix Vera has trapped and released numerous opossums and raccoons that have made themselves at home up in attics and under porches in and around San Antonio. Nowadays the ...

I have a fascination for any animal that has the word cat in its name, and the ringtail cat is an all-American mammal. Of course, it turns out it is not actually in the cat family and in fact has no ...

With exotic pets legal in Texas, and plenty of unique species found in the Lone Star State, there are plenty of odd creatures mucking about. San Antonio Animal Care Services was called to handle one ...

Turning off the main paved road onto the dirt mountain road, my headlights swept across the rouged, rocky nighttime landscape. With each switchback we gained altitude, going higher and higher into the ...

It’s likely you’ve never seen a ringtail. The nocturnal animal might be native to California but it’s elusive, preferring rural environments, and is chronically understudied. That’s even true for the ...

This story is part of our ultimate guide to hiking in L.A. You can buy a print copy at the L.A. Times store. Spoiler alert: You probably aren't going to see P-22 on a hike in Griffith Park. Coming in ...

Texas is home to some of the creepiest, crawliest, and otherwise oddest animals on the planet. We introduce you to them in What in Tarnation?!, an occasional series. The elusive creature weighs only a ...

Holly, Noel and Kringle - three ringtails born at ZooAmerica North American Wildlife Park on Christmas Day, are now on exhibit for the public to see. According to ZooAmerica, only four kits were born ...