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Some lucky hikers experienced the most Halloween hike ever as they trekked to Pumpkin Rock as the Harvest Moon rose in the distance.
Do you live in one of the top-10 U.S. states for hiking? Check out the ranked list according to a new state-by-state analysis.
Balin Miller, a 23-year-old climber, has died after falling from El Capitan, and fans had to watch it happen, because he was live streaming.
A black bear aggressively went after a second black bear in Alaska, and the two bears began fighting. Watch here.
A dolphin leapt into the air and whacked the side of the boat, shocking and delighting the whale watchers. Watch here.
A wild brown bear in Russia attacked three people last week, and one of the victims died. Watch how one man escaped.
Multiple hikers feared for their lives on Friday after they had to “dodge bullets” in California’s Inyo National Forest.
A long-lashed bull moose became curious about a trail cam in Maine. Then, it booped the camera with its nose. Watch here.
A research paper explains how trail cams prove that a jaguar made a record-breaking swim from mainland Brazil to a forested island.
And the winner of the 2025 Fat Bear Week is . . . the “King of Chonk” himself, a grizzly bear named Chunk. See the champ here.