Grizzly bear mauls hiker after ‘surprise encounter’ in Wyoming park
Wildlife officials said the situation happened so quickly that the hiker couldn’t use his bear spray.
Bear roaming on side of 210 Freeway forces delays in La Cañada area
SkyFOX was over a police chase involving – bears.
Millions of bees on the loose after truck carrying 200 beehives rolls over
Authorities haven’t said how the accident occurred.
11-foot alligator kills man in Myrtle Beach yacht club community
South Carolina authorities determined the alligator should be euthanized immediately.
NY couple caught with pet raccoon now face hefty fines
A New York couple who took a raccoon to a pet store to shop for food now face hundreds of dollars in fines after a store worker called the authorities.
11-year-old girl catches huge carp with her bare hands in Lake Minnetonka
Maddie Freese, 11, participates in kids' fishing tournaments but has never pulled off a catch like the one she did on Tuesday when she dove into shallow water of Lake Minnetonka and bear-hugged a carp.
WATCH: Man fights off charging crocodile with frying pan, video goes viral
"[The owner] was worried about our safety, so he grabbed the frypan to shoo the croc away," Shane Chambers said.
Shark attacks swimmer off California coast
A swimmer was seriously injured in a shark attack on the central California coast on Wednesday, police said.
National Pollinator Week: Why we should thank a bug for dinner
This week is National Pollinator Week. It's time to give thanks and reflect on the tireless service that bees, birds, bats, butterflies, moths, flies and many more animals perform every spring and summer. But why?
Sharks swimming closer to crowded beaches than previously thought, study says
"We were surprised to find that the sharks we tracked spent so much time near the lights and sounds of the busy city, often close to shore, no matter the time of day," the study author said.
Watch: Leopard rescued from well by first responders in India
Firefighters and police officials in India used a makeshift wooden ladder, some rope, and a log to rescue a leopard that fell into a well.
World's largest recorded freshwater fish: 660-pound stingray caught in Cambodia
Scientists say the giant stingray, measuring almost 13 feet from snout to tail, was caught in the Mekong River in Cambodia.
Two kangaroos tussle at San Antonio Zoo
This footage, filmed by zoo president and CEO Tim Morrow, shows the unnamed kangaroos exchanging blows.
Elephant kills woman and returns to her funeral to attack her corpse
A 68-year-old woman was trampled to death by an elephant that then returned for a second attack at her funeral.
Florida man says alligator attacked, ate his dog 'like it was nothing': report
The owner had been playing fetch with his dog when an alligator suddenly grabbed the 40 lb. Lab mix by his head. "Boom, the water just sort-of exploded," he recalled. "He never barked. He never saw it... It took him down like it was nothing."
Watch: Black bear stalks family along Canadian trail
A young family recorded a scary encounter with a black bear during a hiking trip last week in Whistler, but their quick thinking kept things from getting worse.
California debates listing western Joshua tree as threatened
California officials are weighing whether to list the iconic western Joshua tree as a threatened species, a designation that would make it harder to remove the trees for housing, solar or other development projects.
Yellowstone National Park: Floods leave landscape 'dramatically changed'
Park officials say over 10,000 visitors left the nation’s oldest national park after historic flooding tore through the area, washing out bridges and roads.
Court rules Happy the Elephant is not a person, to remain at Bronx Zoo
New York's top court on Tuesday rejected an effort to free Happy the elephant from the Bronx Zoo, ruling that she does not meet the definition of "person" who is being illegally confined.
Alligator avoids charges, suspect arrested following car chase in Michigan
Lake County officers in Michigan find an alligator as the passenger of the vehicle involved in a car chase.



















