Bethanie is a writer, editor, and author of animal-science books for kids. She covers camping, hiking, gear, inspiring stories, wildlife, adventure travel, and more for the Outdoors.com. She always has a few camping trips on the calendar.
A young girl recently helped a stranded humpback whale on the coast of K’gari in Queensland, Australia. Watch here.
A fisherman in the Philippines recently struggled to get an octopus off of his face. Watch the man’s epic struggle here.
Body-cam footage shows a team of police officers trying to get a black bear out of a hotel in Colorado. The animal had found a stash of M&Ms.
A high school football player complained about a discomfort in his helmet during practice. Turns out, there was a snake in there.
A popular video shows two rattlesnakes battling with each other on the side of the road near Griffith Park in Los Angeles, California.
A couple visiting Mammoth, California, didn’t believe all the warning signs about “high bear activity,” until they saw this for themselves.
State officials have confirmed that a man fell from the top a waterfall at Silver Falls State Park this week. Learn more here.
A viral video shows a hippo charging through the water at a group’s safari boat in Botswana. Watch it here.
A lighthearted moment turned terrifying when a man got struck by lightning while filming his golf partner struggling with a stuck golf cart.
After a valiant fight for her life at a wildlife-rehabilitation center, Jackie the beloved bald eagle has died. Learn more here.