A Portland man set up a trail cam in his backyard, and a clever raccoon rewarded his efforts that very night with some antics that went viral.

A small-ish dark-colored mammal with a tiny bear face and a bushy tail walked up to some backpackers in Montana. It’s a really rare animal.

Researchers were tracking a pregnant porbeagle shark when, well, something ate her. But what in the world eats an 8-foot-long shark?

A mule deer doe somehow got a bucket lid stuck around her neck, and wildlife officials rescued her. Here’s what happened.

In a matter of seconds, a royal flycatcher changes its appearance significantly, and it’s absolutely incredible to watch.

For National Wildlife Day, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service imagined up some funny texts from Mother Nature. See them here.

A woman spotted a large black cat in Missouri. She asks a simple question: What cat is this? Commenters infer it could be a black panther.

A Florida panther family made up of FOUR individuals crossed paths with a trail camera. These cats are extremely rare.

A funny video of leopard cubs and their mom is a good reminder that some parenting woes are universal within the animal kingdom.

One hiker spotted a speck of a frog on a tree and challenged the Reddit community to find it. Can you find the frog in this photo?