Researchers captured the first photos of the rare and elusive Pallas’s cat in Himachal Pradesh, India. See trail-cam photos here.

An 88-year-old man hiked a 100-mile chunk of the Appalachian Trail. He did it to celebrate his birthday and raise money for charity.

Watch the beautiful moment a bird lands on a woman’s gloved hand. The incredible slow-motion footage has captured many people’s hearts.

A great blue heron caught and ate a snake whole, but the snake put up a fight and the bird really had to work for it. Watch here.

A family expecting Santa had an owl come down the chimney instead. The owl perched atop their Christmas tree and didn’t intend to leave.