Ani Chkhikvadze is a Washington-based journalist covering international affairs. A former Voice of America correspondent, originally from Georgia, she has reported from Ukraine and contributed to ...

A rare Steller sea lion named "Chonkers" has become a social media sensation after taking up residence at Pier 39 for over a month. Weighing nearly 2,000 pounds, the animal is twice the size of the ...

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San Francisco is not only on the rebound, she is in love. His name is Chonkers. He is a 2,000-pound Steller sea lion who swam up to a dock on Pier 39 a month ago and has decided to stay.

This is the shocking moment a mountain lion rips apart a SoCal woman’s two dogs after breaking into her back yard. Sickening footage showed the beast attacking Summer, an Anatolian shepherd, and ...

A San Bernardino County family is mourning the loss of two dogs after a mountain lion attacked and killed both of them at their home Saturday morning. Yucaipa resident Laurie Schultz told KTLA that ...

The mountain lion had a GPS collar and was part of a longterm study. Last November, P-122 was shot in the Thousand Oaks area. A mountain lion that once led authorities on a brief chase in Camarillo ...

Growing demand for lion bones, skins, teeth, and claws poses a serious new threat to the species. Students gather evidence at a simulated crime scene, including a mock-up lion carcass, while attending ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- It is not unusual to see seals and sea lions sunbathing at San Francisco's Pier 39, but right now there is an extra large pinniped making itself at home. A Steller sea lion ...

In early 2026, a video circulated online purportedly showing a lion walking through a snowy setting. Social media users claimed the footage showed either a mythical Tibetan snow lion or the extinct ...

There were times while reading Ani Katz’s taut, propulsive new novel, “Haven,” that I thought I was losing my mind. My mental and emotional state was not as unsettled as that of Caroline, the novel’s ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Have you heard the saying, “In like a lion and out like a lamb?” The phrase has both meteorological and astronomical roots. In many parts of the United States, especially in ...