Tag: animals

An innocent whale-watching excursion turned violent when a 7-ton humpback whale bodyslammed a boat and injured every member on board. On May 14, a small boat named Andrea perused the ...

What began in 2014 as an alternative to lawn mowers has become a strategy that helped West Sacramento, California, avoid damage from a recent wildfire. The answer was not high ...

Think of an alligator, and what comes to mind? Massive jaws? A terrifying lunge? A baleful glare? A TikTok video that’s been viewed millions of times on Twitter might change ...

The Havens family has lived in their Idaho Springs home in Colorado for nine years in relative peace. But that sense of familiar security was shattered on June 14 when ...

A 17-year-old girl suffered serious injuries Thursday when she was attacked by a shark while swimming off of a Florida beach. Addison Bethea of Perry, Florida, was scooping up scallops ...

Yellowstone is well known for its trademark flora and fauna, and it's almost as well known for the poor schmucks who make bad decisions and end up having close encounters ...

On June 15, Kaye Fiorello of Tennessee was driving down Interstate 75 when she spotted two things that stood out to her. The first was a state trooper in a ...

The Hawkins County Rescue Squad was formed in 2019 in order to respond quickly and effectively to emergency situations that require rope rescue in Tennessee's Hawkins and Hancock Counties. Anyone ...

It's not unusual to find dogs guarding their property and homes in a variety of ways, though some are certainly more common than others. Barking in the yard, running along ...

There's a breed of dog for everyone. Whether you want something snuggly, adventurous or strong-willed, there's likely a breed out there who would love to share your lifestyle and interests. ...

Gold miners in Canada's Yukon territory have discovered a mummified and largely intact body of a baby woolly mammoth. The miners uncovered the creature while digging through permafrost, according to ...

As an alligator trapper warns about unusual behavior from alligators that many people may not be expecting because they do not know it is mating season, an alligator attack has ...

A family in Huntington Beach, California, was recently shocked by a brazen attack on one of their beloved, four-legged family members while they were just feet away. The Patriarca family ...

When you think of catfish, you probably don't associate them with pain, stingers and venom -- unless you've spent time around them and know that they can be surprisingly dangerous. ...

Car crashes involving dogs rarely go well. Whether the dog escapes from the car during the accident and runs off or is the one causing the accident on the road, ...

When you're walking your dog, it's a good idea to give any wildlife you come across a wide berth. Sometimes it's for your dog's sake, sometimes it's for the wildlife's ...

Doug Thron, 52, lives on a houseboat in Miami, pilots infrared drones and has a soft spot for animals in need. And that soft spot has led him to the ...

In May, the Gwinnett County Police department in Georgia was responding to a case of a dangerous, armed suspect on the run. Corporal Aaron Carlyle and his K-9 partner, Kai, ...

Mexican police killed a pet monkey during a deadly raid on a Mexican drug cartel, despite the monkey being dressed in a bulletproof vest. The animal’s owner was among 11 ...

Editor’s Note: Our readers responded strongly to this story when it originally ran; we’re reposting it here in case you missed it. On June 3, mom Sierra Michele Peden from ...