This joke landed well. A sheriff’s office in North Carolina cited a humongous gator for “Suspicion of Being a Dinosaur,” among other offenses.

A family was hiking on a popular hiking trail in California when they saw something they’d never seen there before—a large bear.

A group of fortunate hikers spotted a rare herd of animals just outside of Los Angeles in California’s San Gabriel Mountains.

A distinctively weird and rarely seen fish washed ashore at the Casuarina Coastal Reserve in Australia. Learn more.

When a copperhead snake’s camouflage can trick a herper, you know it’s good. Can you spot it in his video?

There isn’t supposed to be a mountain lion on Oahu (or anywhere on Hawaii), and yet, one man’s photos make a convincing case. See here.

Scientists recently described a new species of rain frog, and it makes a weird noise. See (and hear) the Boston rain frog here.

Photos of an orphaned black bear cub has captured the hearts of wildlife rehabbers (and basically everyone who sees it). See them here.

Orcas began to circle a group of foilers off the coast of California, and then one person fell in the water. Watch here.

When wildlife officials got a call about a black bear cub tangled in a soccer net, they also had to contend with mama bear.