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Exclusive Interview with Outlast’s Supervillains Jill and Amber

SPOILER ALERT! DO NOT READ FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO KNOW WHO WON OUTLAST ON NETFLIX They’ve been called reality TV’s “biggest villains ever,” and that’s really saying something in this day and age. Jill Ashlock and Amber Asay may not have won Netflix’s [...]

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Dream Job Alert: Michigan DNR is Hiring Bear Cub Cuddlers

This week, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources clued us in to a dream job we didn’t realize exists: professional baby-bear snuggler. And guess what? They’re hiring. That’s not the whole job (unfortunately), but cuddling cubs is actually an important part of the research process [...]

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Wait—North Carolina Has a Super Bloom Now?!

Linville Gorge was already one of the prettiest places in North Carolina. But this time of year, it gets extra dressed up. During the last few weeks, daffodils have exploded across the Gorge’s open meadows, giving California’s famous super bloom a run for its money. [...]

Aquaponics and Hydroponics support heavy vegetation

Why Is This Guy Babysitting 100,000 Tiny Baby Lobsters? 

Joe Redfern has spent the last few weeks caring for about 100,000 tiny lobsters. Each crustacean is about the size of a thumbnail and has its own little plastic corral. That’s not to give them their privacy, though; it’s to keep all the toddling youngsters [...]

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Video: Police Officer Saves Hawk from Snake’s Stranglehold

A Florida deputy recently released body camera footage of a heart-warming—but perhaps questionable—rescue scenario. A small snake had captured a hawk in a chokehold, and the officer had spotted the struggle at just the right time.  In the video, you can see the officer kneel [...]

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Gator Busts Through Porch Screen to Swim in Family Pool

Last week, a Florida woman went outside to walk her dog on a typical Wednesday morning. The last thing she expected to find was a massive, 11-foot gator cooling off in her pool. According to local news outlet WFTV9, the enormous reptile got in by [...]

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Family Finds Mutated, Hot Pink Grasshopper in Their Backyard

An 8-year-old boy was hunting for bugs in his yard in Arkansas City, Kansas, last week when he found something he didn’t expect: a hot pink grasshopper. The bug, he later discovered, has a genetic mutation that makes it a light magenta instead of green. [...]

Daily Outdoor

Exclusive Interview with Outlast’s Supervillains Jill and Amber

SPOILER ALERT! DO NOT READ FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO KNOW WHO WON OUTLAST ON NETFLIX They’ve been called reality TV’s “biggest villains [...]

Conservation

Dream Job Alert: Michigan DNR is Hiring Bear Cub Cuddlers

This week, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources clued us in to a dream job we didn’t realize exists: professional baby-bear snuggler. And guess [...]

Camping & Hiking

Wait—North Carolina Has a Super Bloom Now?!

Linville Gorge was already one of the prettiest places in North Carolina. But this time of year, it gets extra dressed up. During the [...]

Conservation

Welcome to the Wild West: In New Mexico, Hikers Are Getting Attacked by Cows

In New Mexico’s Gila National Forest, you’re probably more likely to get attacked by a cow than a bear. Over the past few decades, [...]

Daily Outdoor

Friendly Reminder: It May Be Baby Animal Season — But You Still Need to Be an Adult

Spring is on its way — and so are the baby animals. For some people, that just means a good reason to keep the [...]

Daily Outdoor

New Study: Bees Give Each Other Dance Lessons—and Have to Practice to Get Better

It’s no secret that bees “dance” to give each other directions to nearby food sources. But a new study has just proven that, contrary [...]

conservation

Why Is This Guy Babysitting 100,000 Tiny Baby Lobsters? 

Joe Redfern has spent the last few weeks caring for about 100,000 tiny lobsters. Each crustacean is about the size of a thumbnail and [...]

animals

Video: Police Officer Saves Hawk from Snake’s Stranglehold

A Florida deputy recently released body camera footage of a heart-warming—but perhaps questionable—rescue scenario. A small snake had captured a hawk in a chokehold, [...]

alligators

Gator Busts Through Porch Screen to Swim in Family Pool

Last week, a Florida woman went outside to walk her dog on a typical Wednesday morning. The last thing she expected to find was [...]

Daily Outdoor

Family Finds Mutated, Hot Pink Grasshopper in Their Backyard

An 8-year-old boy was hunting for bugs in his yard in Arkansas City, Kansas, last week when he found something he didn’t expect: a [...]

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