Officials: Attack by 'aggressive' coyote at NJ nature reserve injures 13-year-old girl, dog
Officials have closed a dog park and other areas in a North Jersey nature reserve following an attack by what they called an “aggressive" coyote that bit a 13-year-old girl and a dog.
Rabid bobcat attacks 3 Connecticut camp counselors
One of the kids' camp counselors was sleeping in a hammock at the time of the attack, which ended when several adults reportedly killed the rabid animal.
Maine woman, 64, punches bear in nose after it chased her dog
The woman was bitten when she stepped in between her dog and the black bear, which had been chasing her pet – and punched the bear in the nose.
Rare lizard found only in major US oil patch proposed as endangered species
The dunes sagebrush lizard has quite the natural habitat. It's found only in parts of one of the world's most lucrative oil and natural gas basins.
Ticks use static electricity to latch on to you from afar, researchers find
Ticks can't jump or fly onto their hosts, but static electricity gives them a boost, researchers have found.
Marvel at never-before-seen octopus nursery found off coast of Costa Rica
An international team of scientists recently explored previously unseen seamounts off of Costa Rica. What they found on their expedition was a new active octopus nursery and witnessed babies hatching.
Video: playful orcas spotted off California coast
A group of orcas were seen playing near the surface for hours off the coast of California, according to a whale-watching group.
Slimy, air-breathing 'Frankenfish' found in southeastern Missouri
This invasive species of fish is able to live out of the water for days at a time.
Critically endangered turtle hatchlings found, captured on video
According to researchers, this is the first official record of Burmese peacock softshell turtle hatchlings in the wild.
Tourist films something massive swimming below plane: It was a world-famous creature
A tourist flying over the Great Barrier Reef unknowingly captured the video of a lifetime.
Killer whales are attacking, sinking boats and scientists are unsure why
Aggressive orcas are attacking boats in Western Europe and the increase in sightings of this behavior is confusing scientists. The latest in a series of reported incidents happened off the coast of Spain in the Strait of Gibraltar on Thursday.
Watch: Dingo bites sunbathing tourist on Australian beach
Wild video shows the moment a dingo moved in on a group of beachgoers and bit a French tourist's backside.
Bear spotted in Doylestown, officials say
Doylestown police notified the public a bear had been sighted by several Doylestown residents Thursday evening, around 9 p.m.
Florida firefighters rescue horse that fell into swimming pool, video shows
Footage, posted by the rescue team, shows officials carefully lifting the horse from the water.
Black bear spotted wandering in Bucks County
A black bear was seen roaming around Feasterville Trevose Wednesday afternoon, according to the Trevose Fire Company.
Black bear in Feasterville Trevose area
A resident in the Feasterville Trevose area spotted a black bear hanging out in the Bucks County neighborhood.
Biden administration moves to restore endangered species protections dropped by Trump
The Biden administration has proposed new rules for protecting imperiled plants and animals as officials move to reverse changes under former President Donald Trump that weakened application of the Endangered Species Act.
El Nino blamed for recent bird deaths along Mexico's Pacific coast
Many seabirds in this region died recently, with more than 90% of the affected birds being grey-backed shearwaters, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in Mexico.
Colorado man recovering after getting trampled by moose
The man told wildlife officials he was armed and able to fire his gun to scare away the animal.
Docuseries film crew attacked by tiger sharks: 'Like something out of 'Jaws' '
The filmmakers were off the coast of one of Hawaii's northwest Islands when 'this tiger shark leapt at the boat a bit huge holes in it'