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 group of black bears in northern California hit the jackpot—except they didn’t realize honking the car horn would give them away.
Footage of a bluntnose sixgill shark exploring a deep-sea submersible is recirculating online. Watch it here.
Trail cameras set up throughout Sri Phang Nga Forest Park in Thailand recently caught an array of rare animals, including a buffalo bear.
A baby bobcat chased a man through a field and the video went viral. What happened next is even more interesting. Watch it here.
You just never know where a slithering friend will turn up. Can you find the snake hidden in the bush? It’s not where you’d expect it to be.
A rabid fox is responsible for no fewer than four attacks on humans on the same Texas trail over the weekend.
A black bear showed up in an unexpected place this week—a front yard, and also a Taco Bell. Watch a funny interview with a homeowner here.
27-year-old solo camper, Tiffany Slaton, was found alive and mostly well, after being missing for weeks in the California wilderness.
Even people who dive with sharks say you shouldn’t mess with these fish. A viral video shows the moment a triggerfish attacks a diver.
Even people who handle snakes for a living were shocked by the “funky-looking” rattlesnake in this Arizona backyard. See it here.