Wildlife

Baby Sea Lion Hits The Road, Heads For Ikea In Carson

A baby sea lion was rescued on the street in Carson, more than eight miles from open water, sheriff's officials reported today. Caught near Avalon Boulevard and Dominguez Street, it appeared the pup took a wrong turn and was headed toward ... Ikea? Who knows. Sheriff's Lt. Chris Bergner told the W ... More >>

Many Animals You See on Film and TV Are Taxidermied. Here's Where Hollywood Gets Them

"No animals were harmed in the making of this motion picture," the famous disclaimer goes. None, it ought to say, unless you count the ones that were dead to begin with. When a role is too dangerous or difficult for a live animal, filmmakers call in the taxidermy stunt animal. Chances are, it came f ... More >>

M&M-Colored Honey Makes French Beekeepers See Red

We all know that bees are attracted to colorful flowers -- but colorful candy shells that melt in your mouth, not in your hand? Bees are irritating normally sanguine French beekeepers because the insects are gathering sugar from a nearby M&M waste plant and coloring their honey in rainbow shades o ... More >>

Birding in L.A.: 7 Reasons to Do It, and How to Get Started

Bird-watching. A word that is synonymous with you don't really know because you've already lost interest just thinking about it for one second. Lucky for you this post isn't about bird-watching; it's about birding. I said MOTHERFUCKIN' BIRDING YOU GUYS! Sorry. I got a little overzealous trying to ... More >>

Rene Redzepi and Lars Williams at UCLA: Seaweed Ice Cream Cricket Sauce

The crowd that gathered last night at UCLA's Moore Hall to hear chefs Rene Redzepi and Lars Williams and Professor Amy Rowat give a lecture on food and science had more fun than is customary at most academic gatherings. Redzepi, the chef and founder of Noma in Copenhagen, and Williams, the head of ... More >>

Derek Nathanael Castaneda Bit By Own Gila Monster, Hospitalized, Arrested, Convicted

One bite was all it took to get Derek Nathanael Castaneda in trouble with authorities: His precious banded gila monster reptile decided to chomp on the San Pedro man, and he ended up unconscious in a hospital. Officials there contacted authorities, who realized that such a pet is not legal. Today t ... More >>

Elephant's Foot, Sea Turtle Boots, Leopard Pelt Found For Sale Online: Feds Make Busts

This is news that will surely send PETA members into kiniptions that will require the aid of first responders. The U.S. Attorney's Office in L.A. today announced they've filed charges against a dozen people for selling endangered animals and related clothing, including boots made out of sea turtle ... More >>

The Best Los Angeles Jazz Concerts of 2011

Blue Whale​Walter Smith III Blue Whale, December 17 Joon Lee, the modest personality behind Little Tokyo's Blue Whale, is an indispensible part of the local jazz community who books some of the most daring acts in Los Angeles. Saxophonist Walter Smith III, a hard-swinging transplant, was one ... More >>

Happy Feet Two Review

Great White Shark Population in SoCal Increasing? Research Says No

egotvonline.comSomebody's mad​Three shark sightings off the coast of San Diego in the last two weeks led to binocular-wielding tourists staking out areas like Mission Beach and La Jolla in hopes of catching a glimpse of a fishy dorsal fin. The Los Angeles Times reported in their story coverin ... More >>

Ask Mr. Gold: Where to Eat Bugs in L.A.

Anne Fishbeinthe invisible restaurant critic​ Dear Mr. Gold: From what I read, raising insects is far easier on the planet than raising livestock. If I were in the mood to kill two bugs with one stone, where would I go to eat bugs in L.A.? --Betsy, Montrose

Save the Orangutans 5K Run for Survival

​Do you want to save some orangutans? Do you like to run? Twenty-five bucks buys you a ticket to run in Orangutan Foundation International's upcoming fundraiser Save the Orangutans 5K Run for Survival on September 26. I know it takes a lot for us to get off our asses and do something truly ... More >>

Love That Dirty Water

Pavilion of Wings

Breaking News: Restaurant's Owner, Sushi Chef Charged In Whale Meat Scandal

​Federal charges were filed Wednesday against a Santa Monica restaurant and its sushi chef for allegedly serving sei whale, an endangered species projected under the U.S. Marine Mammal Protection Act, the U.S. Attorney's office announced. The criminal complaint charges the The Hump's parent c ... More >>

And In Calamari News: Giant Squid Fishing at Newport Beach

Giant squid, something that we're particularly interested in here at Squid Ink, are right now invading the waters off Newport Beach. Fishermen first started reeling in the catch last Thursday, some of which have measured up to 4 feet long and weighed in at 60 pounds. According to the L.A. Times, Rob ... More >>

SAVE THE WHALE WATCHERS

Flight 1549: Homage to Bad-Luck Geese

Flight 1549: Homage to Bad-Luck Geese

Can Canada's killer coyote species show up in Los Angeles?

By Donna BarstowLast week Taylor Mitchell, a promising young musician from Toronto, was mauled and killed by two coyotes while hiking alone in Nova Scotia. Other hikers heard her screams and she was airlifted to Halifax, but died October 28. She was a folk and country musician nominated for a 2009 C ... More >>

Fuck You, Penguin: When Cute Animals Make You Angry

Matthew Gasteier runs the blog FU, Penguin. He is 27 years old and lives in Watertown, MA, just outside of Boston. His blog just got turned into a book, which he will be signing tomorrow afternoon, September 12, at Fred Segal. The book and the blog are filled with stuff like this: ​ Why do yo ... More >>

Chocolate Toasted Ants, Worm Crisps, Weasel Coffee & Reindeer Pate

Welcome back from the weekend. Sick of turkey? Have some chocolate covered ants. The British company Edible makes unusual treats. BBQ worm crisps, chocolate covered giant ants, chocolate covered scorpions, toasted leafcutter ants (they taste like bacon), mopani worms. Even an oven-baked tarantula:B ... More >>

Even The Otter Voted

Even the otter cast a vote. This guy is in Sea World in Orlando Florida. No hanging chads for Opie, the Asian small-clawed otter!

The Tortoise and the Tank Face Off at Fort Irwin

A battle in the desert over territory and resources, starring hard-shelled refugees, burger-loving insurgents and a couple of dazed road warriors

That's Wack

California’s legislature approves 1,000 new laws annually. Insert laugh track here

Animal Planet

A local children’s line mixes fashion and conservation

The Rise of the House of Bunny

Best rabbit paraphernalia

Best Safe Haven for Injured Critters

The Rogue Cetacean Death Squad

Of Rocks, Creeks and Broom-Tailed Horses

Will California’s own wild mustangs ever return to Coyote Canyon? Should they?

King Kong's Monkey Love

Intimacy on the primate family tree

Ruffled Feathers

Audubon sues the DWP for the sake of songbirds

Swift With Tortoises

David Morafka, 1945–2004

Sleeping With the Pigeons

Saving Dugongs

The U.S. military faces a battle of another kind in Japan

Doug Harvey's Favorite Non-Human Artwork

Hi Hi, Birdies

Bugged

How the Leopard Got Its Bars

You Call This Hot?

Fires and floods and smog, oh my!

How To Write a Sitcom

The best of Sitegeist

How To Write a Sitcom

The best of Sitegeist

A Bird in the hand

Field notes from Rodanthe

Them

California takes on the Fire Ant

In the Belly of the Whale

The true stories of Moby-Dick

How To Write a Sitcom

See How They March

Deborah Gordon's radical new theories of ant behavior -- and why we should care

Slaughter of Innocents

Barbara Gowdy gets into the mind of . . . elephants

The El

Circle Of Life