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.
Is there a bird stranger than the ethereal potoo? We think not. Potoos’ remarkable camouflage is on full display here.
A bobcat showed just how much it wanted a meal by leaping into an icy river to snatch a duck in Yellowstone National Park. See it here.
Two hikers weren’t prepared for what turned out to be a sketchy hike up Mount Charleston. One hiker was wearing Crocs.
A snowboarder was shredding some slopes when suddenly, a bear slammed into him. Watch a bear collide with a snowboarder here.
A Good Samaritan rescued an owl from barbed wire, even though it required a road trip to get the bird some help. Watch here.
An Andean bear at San Diego Zoo started bouncing on a branch, and it broke, sending the bear tumbling. Watch the viral video here.
A snowcoach full of tourists came across a pack of howling wolves in Yellowstone, and they got to observe them from afar.
A new study describes a unique behavior scientists observed among prairie rattlesnakes: drinking water off each other’s heads. Watch it here.
Rescue crews successfully retrieved an injured woman from a remote cave she was exploring in Italy after she spent three days trapped there.
A photo circulating online is the only proof of an alleged Bigfoot sighting in Navajo Nation. What do people keep seeing out there?