Scientists plan to use satellite photos to count Giant Kangaroo Rats, the first-ever monitoring of an endangered species from outer space. Scientists will examine images taken from the same satellite ...

The Noontime Nature lecture, “Too Cute Meets Too Cute,” at the Loveland Public Library, 300 N. Adams Ave., will be presented twice on Tuesday, Sept. 2: noon to 1 p.m. and again 2 to 3 p.m. The program ...

Sula Vanderplank, Museum research associate and science advisor at Terra Peninsular, holding a San Quintin kangaroo rat in Baja California. Scott Tremor, San Diego Natural History Museum Museum ...

At the base of the dunes, this kangaroo rat is just beginning his day. This nocturnal rodent hops like a kangaroo and has the appearance of a rat, but he is neither. (crickets chirping) - [Narrator] ...

LOS GATOS, Calif. - An almost extinct, rare rodent has reemerged in Santa Clara County. Previously thought to exist only in Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park and nowhere else on earth, the Santa Cruz ...

Giant kangaroo rats are aptly named—they bound across California grasslands with their elongated hind legs and feet. Their long tail is used for balance, and their short neck and large, flattened head ...

On August 19, 2020, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) published a proposed rule that would remove the Stephens’ kangaroo rat (Dipodomys stephensi) from the federal list of Endangered ...

Even Jackie Chan would be jealous of this kick. A remarkable video has captured a kangaroo rat in Yuma, Az. leaping high into the air and kicking a rattlesnake in its face after the snake attempted to ...

SAN BERNARDINO – A furry little roadblock may stall the city’s plans to extend State Street. And the 1.5-mile project to link the 210 Freeway to Fifth Street on the Westside could cost millions more ...

In instances where kangaroo rats must face-off against rattlesnakes in battles of life or death, the rats often come out on top, new videos show. The defensive tactics of the small rodents were ...