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This joke landed well. A sheriff’s office in North Carolina cited a humongous gator for “Suspicion of Being a Dinosaur,” among other offenses.
A roofer and a mountain lion came face to face in Santa Barbara, California, and a video of the encounter shows just how close they were.
Guests on a rafting trip on the Colorado River spotted a Bigfoot-like creature, and the video has circulated widely. Watch here.
An angler was reeling in a catch on his sailboat when a bigger fish showed up and, well, “that’s one way to lose dinner,” his wife joked.
You’ve heard of snorkeling, and you know it requires water. What, then, is land snorkeling, and why is it suddenly all the rage?
A trail cam captured an unexpected nature moment featuring two predators—a bear and a cougar. Watch what happens here.
A deceased 13-foot Burmese python in Florida was missing its head thanks to a bobcat. Scientists are thrilled.
A beloved but dangerous tradition in Gloucestershire challenges participants to race down a steep hill, chasing a rolling wheel of cheese.
A hiker survived being pinned by a boulder face-down in an Alaska creek for several hours. It’s an incredible story.
A family was hiking on a popular hiking trail in California when they saw something they’d never seen there before—a large bear.