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When hotel staff became concerned about noise coming from inside a locked bathroom, they called 9-1-1. Turns out, it was a black bear.
Ultrarunner Rachel Entrekin just won the Cocodona 250, and her performance is capturing hearts and boggling minds.
“Nobody’s playing Hole 7 right now!” exclaims a Florida golfer as he zooms up on a massive alligator walking across the golf course.
A helicopter pilot suddenly spotted something he didn’t expect to see 7,000 feet up on a snowy mountain peak: A grizzly bear.
Footage out of Indonesia shows an almost-unbelievable scene—a rainbow cloud shining brightly and brilliantly overhead. See it here.
Mount Dukono, a volcano in Indonesia, erupted, killing at least three people. Several people are still missing. Get the latest here.
A tow truck driver in Saskatchewan spotted a moose stuck in some ice, and he didn’t keep driving. See photos of the rescue here.
Rescue crews found the body of a missing hiker in Glacier National Park, and the victim’s wounds suggest the hiker died from a bear attack.
A video from Monachil in Spain shows a group of wild horses running across a ski slope, taking skiers off guard. Watch it here.
Scientists have detected Naegleria fowleri, a “brain-eating” amoeba, in the water at multiple U.S. national parks and recreation areas.