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.
Two photographers were on a walking safari when a lion charged at them from close range. They lived to tell the tale, but how?
This week brought a “historic day” to Pensacola, Florida—there was snow on the beach. Weird, but beautiful.
Some river otters discovered a trail cam at a wildlife refuge in Virginia and came to check it out in the cutest way possible. Watch here.
Don’t touch those fibers laying around Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Pele’s hair is not actually hair, and it can be dangerous.
A lone kayaker surrounded by a feeding frenzy of Atlantic bluefin tuna doesn’t even flinch, despite these animals’ massive size.
A black bear that sought refuge in a backyard pond in Florida turned out to have extensive injuries, including a gunshot wound.
It’s not alien pee that turned this snow blue, but an average animal’s pee. Any guesses which animal it is?
NOAA researchers stumbled across the cutest spiky baby crab, and the whole world fell in love with it. See it here.
Just when it seemed like things couldn’t get worse for the greater Los Angeles area, there’s another fire burning, the Hughes Fire.
Two hikers went out for a casual trek, and they almost didn’t make it back after getting lost amid dark, windy, and snowy trail conditions.