The Cosmopolis Police Department shared photos and videos of a not-your-every-day sort of road block—a massive sea lion enjoying the rain.

A wildlife photographer captured footage of a mountain lion, and that footage has accrued 21 million views. Watch here.

Hikers in Texas came across a mountain lion, and experts say this is a relatively rare encounter to have in Big Bend National Park.

A trail runner in Lake Forest, California shared a terrifying tale of surviving a mountain-lion encounter. Watch here.

A trail cam nestled within a major U.S. city captured the rare appearance of an ecologically important animal not seen there in years.

Hiking trails are full of walkers, runners and mountain bikers. But it’s not every day you see a hiking donkey.  Unsurprisingly, a donkey and his hiking companion grabbed all sorts of attention as they made their way through Colorado’s Eldorado Canyon State Park. Watch the video of the hiking donkey:  ​​https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPoSmSaESWm/ The video starts with [...]

It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for an outdoor guide group in Norway, as about half a thousand reindeer made their way across a fjord. Fortunately, the group was able to capture photos of the mass movement. Check it out: Orca’dventure, a guide service for orca sightseeing and scuba diving in Norway, shared these images.  “Two [...]

When many people think of sharks, they imagine mindless creatures patrolling the ocean in search of anything to eat. They’re one of the world’s most well-known predators, and the species has been around for millions of years. It’s difficult to imagine such an animal being afraid of anything. So what are sharks actually afraid of? [...]

It’s not an area most people would imagine going for a dive with an underwater camera, but in parts of the Appalachian Mountains, there are some unique creatures. One of them is the Eastern Hellbender. Despite the somewhat dramatic name, the Eastern Hellbender is actually a very large salamander. Andrew Zimmerman, an underwater photographer based [...]

This photographer wasn’t expecting to find a rare animal when he went out looking for tarantulas, but what he found was way better.