Llamas Go To College; Hungry Bear; Mama-To-Be Rhino

CALIFORNIA – Creatures, great and small, in California, we love them, all. This week's Patch stories cover a bevy of animal tales ...

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Adorable Ducklings Rescued From Dublin Storm Drain.

• These determined firefighters helped this feathered family get their ducks in a row.

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Huge Black Bear Tears Through Shed, Hops Onto Trailer.

• A resident in Santa Clarita Valley got a scare when a huge hungry black bear came foraging for food.

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Name These Baby Peregrine Falcons.

• Born on top of a San Francisco high rise, these chicks need names before they fly off to make their own way in the big city.

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Feisty Feline Foils Firefighters During Rescue Attempt

• It took firefighters and a local rescue group to help prevent a cat-astrophe.

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Pregnant Rhino In San Diego Could Help Save Subspecies. A Southern white rhino named Victoria at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in Escondido is pregnant through artificial insemination.

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Osprey Chicks Hatch Atop WWII Crane. Rosie and Richmond picked an historic World War II maritime crane as their nesting spot in Richmond.

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Dog Ambushed By Coyotes Discovered By Santa Cruz Middle Schoolers

• The pup, who was badly injured, is in the ICU at a local animal emergency hospital.

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Llamapalooza At UC Berkeley Friday

• The llamas will give finals-stressed students a much needed break.

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Two (Adorable) Baby Weasels Rescued From Half Moon Bay Trail

• The critters are now being rehabilitated for at a Peninsula shelter before they are released back into the wild.

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Llama On The Loose! Elusive Animal Corralled To Safety In RivCo

• During the rescue, the llama turned hostile, hurling spit at all three animal control officers.

Baby Grey Foxes Reunited With Mom Thanks To Peninsula Shelter

• PHOTOS: Check out these adorable foxes who were reunited with their mother thanks to to the care of the Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA.