A man’s swift kick to a mountain lion probably saved a dog’s life in Boulder, Colorado. Here’s what happened.

Can you find the bear hiding along the Appalachian Trail? Thankfully, the hikers were able to spot the animal in real life.

A trail cam in Churchill, Manitoba captured a peaceful moment between a polar bear mom and her two cubs. Watch the sweet footage here.

An open-ocean paddleboarder came across a pod of Risso’s dolphins that appeared to glow underwater. Watch his reaction here.

A hoary bat named Hoary Potter has won this year’s Bat Beauty Contest put on by the Bureau of Land Management. Learn more here.

A small pod of dolphins became very curious about a sea turtle as they surrounded it and circled it. See the interaction here.

A burrowing owl got a twig stuck in its wing, and its friends’ reaction to the random twig is funny to watch.

Wildlife photographer Chris McQuarrie was stunned to come across an entire moose family taking a dip in a serene lake. Watch the moment here.

A black bear stole a pumpkin from a front porch in Connecticut in broad daylight, and home-security footage caught the crime on film.

A rare visitor Voyageurs National Park passed by a trail cam earlier this week. The “big kitty”—a cougar—is a rare sight in Minnesota.