Alone in the high country, you are suddenly startled by someone whistling at you. You search close and far but are unable to locate the whistler. Finally, you see a furry little critter standing on ...

A new study shows that aging slows to a crawl when yellow-bellied marmots hibernate. These large ground squirrels are able to virtually halt the aging process during the seven to eight months they ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “A rare wildlife sighting on the campus of the Columbia River Maritime Museum!” was posted Sept. 12 on the museum’s Facebook page, ...

If you’ve been fortunate enough to get up high this fall — traveling above tree line, that is — nature has treated you to an especially spectacular display of colors in the high-Alpine tundra. As your ...

The yellow-bellied marmot has a brown coat on the back and golden-yellow fur on the belly that can be easily seen as the marmot stands on its hind legs while facing you. Yellow-bellied marmots, or ...