coyotes Watch: A wild coyote found in a Los Angeles classroom on first day of school Carla Sinclair

Delightful Creatures Venice residents add coyotes to the coexistence curriculum Jason Weisberger

texas Watch the Attwater's prairie chicken do his mating dance (he's really going for it) Jennifer Sandlin

Science Raccoons are self-domesticating and getting cuter Gail Sherman

Seagulls stealing your chips? Have you tried shouting at them? Rob Beschizza

Weird Fur-bearing trout: the bizarre folklore fish covered in fur (and the weird truth behind it) Popkin

video games Frogger set in a dense, walkable city Thom Dunn

Science New York feeding rats tasty birth control Gail Sherman

nyc Giant pigeon to visit New York Gail Sherman

Science Dogs in backpacks saving the forest Gail Sherman

animal ASMR Around here, every day is "Capybara Appreciation Day!" Jennifer Sandlin

Science An interactive ecological time machine takes you to New York City in 1609 Ruben Bolling

Delightful Creatures Hear me out: pigeons are actually really interesting Gail Sherman

new york city Alligator found in Brooklyn, New York David Pescovitz

Planet of the Apes has begun, monkeys attack, and Japanese city sends in a "special unit" Jason Weisberger

Delightful Creatures Is the daycare-stalking Pittsburgh bobcat just a regular cat? Rob Beschizza

opossums Opossum hitched a ride to follow his dreams out West Jennifer Sandlin

animals Is this rescued animal a dog or coyote? Wildlife experts unsure. David Pescovitz

swan whisperers Watch a fearless woman rescue a swan with bare hands Carla Sinclair

insects Improving tiny urban greenspaces causes huge boosts in insect life Clive Thompson