A resident of a Chicago suburb was shocked to spot a rare and exotic wild cat near her home. What’s a caracal doing in Illinois?

An absolutely massive python writhes around after having just eaten a cow. (We’re confused, too.) Watch here.

Can you find the deer in both of these photos? Correction, can you find the *real* deer? We love a good hidden-animal challenge.

Some deer shocked a South Carolina resident by doing something unexpected—leaping off a bridge into the water. Watch it go down.

A bison discovered a trail cam and found it very interesting. So interesting, in fact, that it just had to show the whole group.

See the winning photographs from the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2024 competition, plus several incredible runner-ups.

A local conservationist caught three baby bobcats playing around in front of one of her trail cams in Utah. Watch the cuteness here.

Two young deer went for a delightful field frolic in front of a trail camera in Maine. It looks like they’re having so much fun.

A trail camera caught the unlikely moment lightning struck a bald eagle’s nest on film. One bald eagle was in the tree when it happened.

Alongside Hurricane Milton’s floods, winds, and tornadoes, Floridians also need to worry about alligators, which isn’t fair in the slightest.