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 trail-cam video shows Broketail, a famous Florida panther, leading her kittens across a creek with a directing growl. Watch here.
A pod of orcas stunned surfers at a New Zealand beach when the animals started surfing too. See an orca catch a wave here.
The GRAMMY-winning duo, The Okee Dokee Brothers, open up about how the great outdoors has shaped them as individuals and as musicians.
A wildlife photographer spent 10 days tracking a snow leopard family. When he finally spotted them, his footage did not disappoint.
Homeowners spotted a few snakes, so they called for help. Plot twist: There were 102 red-bellied black snakes in this Australian backyard.
The wildlife-conservation community is celebrating the birth of a rare and endangered Malayan tapir—a cute “fuzzy walking watermelon.”
A video circulating online shows a mountain lion hunting a javelina from a tree in what appears to be an Arizona parking lot.
A man standing behind a Komodo dragon puts into perspective just how big these massive reptiles can be, and people can’t believe it.
Winter and spring are great times to visit Death Valley National Park. Here are some fun things to do there for adventurers of all ages.
“My camping trip was not that enjoyable,” admits a Reddit user on the r/camping thread. Isn’t camping always fun? Maybe not, and that’s OK.