Cormorants are downright deadly when it comes to fish. The waterbirds are known to dive to catch all kinds of freshwater prey. And they sure don’t practice catch-and-release, regardless of whether they’re targeting a popular gamefish—in this case, America’s most popular freshwater gamefish. On August 19, 2023, wildlife…
Read MoreA large group of hikers had an intense encounter with a pair of grizzly bears recently in Canada’s Banff National Park. During the incident, which was captured on video and later shared by the Canadian Broadcasting Company (CBS), the two bruins walked closely behind the hikers for several…
Read MoreWell, this is one way to get rid of a beehive. But it’s not any kind of “pest control” I would recommend. In a recent Instagram video, a large black bear is seen destroying someone’s back deck to get at a beehive. The video was originally posted by…
Read MoreNothing showcases the brutality of nature like a pack of piranha’s at work, and a recent video posted to the @natureismetal instagram shows exactly what these predatory fish are capable of. In the video, a dead caiman floats belly-up while multiple piranhas dart in and out of an…
Read MoreDo not try this at home. A man in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania got perilously close to a giant black bear that wandered into his yard recently—and a bystander caught the whole ordeal on camera. The video was posted on the private Instagram account @johnson2124 and later…
Read MoreHere’s something you don’t see every day. In March of 2021, a group of tourists at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee stumbled upon a scene worthy of a National Geographic documentary: A black bear attempting to take down a fully grown feral hog. Philip Talbot,…
Read MoreGrizzly bears and black bears occupy much of the same territory in North America, and the two species are known to be fierce competitors. As the one of the continent’s top predators, grizzlies will even prey on black bears when the proper conditions aline. Grizzly-on-black bear predation isn’t…
Read MoreIt’s been a banner year for bad behavior in Yellowstone National Park, and the video evidence just keeps on piling up. The latest offense might be the most brazen and flat-out ignorant example of all. It features two full-grown men—one of whom is holding a small child—taking off…
Read MoreThere’s nothing like watching two apex predators battle it out—and this video gives you that in spades. According to DNP India, it shows a crocodile clashing with a python. Fair warning: it’s brutal. The clip was originally posted on Instagram by Dev Shrestha, who often shares viral clips…
Read MoreYou’ve been spending a lot of time outdoors lately, and you find a tick embedded deeply in your skin. From the looks of things, you suspect it’s been there a while. You’ve read that tick bites can transmit diseases between two and 50 hours after attachment, depending on…
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