Busy tourist season is nearly upon Yosemite National Park and officials are warning visitors to be cautious of "one of the most dangerous animals" in the park—and it turns out it doesn't have claws.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Photo/Robb Hirsch) Yosemite National Park is most famous for El Capitan and Half Dome, but its animal residents deserve just as ...

Rabies cases in animals are climbing across California - and public health officials say a bat bite can be small enough to ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A hiker in California's Yosemite National Park was wowed when he came ...

Since I was a little girl, something about the idea of a national park has always captured my imagination. I still have a book I bought in middle school, “National Parks of the USA,” and within its ...

At the top of Yosemite National Park’s Vernal Fall on a recent holiday weekend, amid the throngs of tourists snapping photos and feasting on snacks and picnic lunches, a squirrel crept across smooth ...

Scientists studying Yosemite National Park’s bountiful wildlife have found that several animal species have moved to higher altitudes, an uphill migration possibly spawned by the effects of global ...

I’ve always done Yosemite National Park in full-on adventure mode. My usual Yosemite trip starts with waking up before the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mule deer are skittish by nature and will use their hooves and antlers to defend themselves if startled. Here, a mule deer fawn ...