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August 24, 2018

16-foot great white shark comes within 'arm's length' of underwater photographer

An underwater photographer had a terrifying — yet breathtaking — view of a 16-foot great white shark in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary off the coast of Massachusetts.

August 24, 2018

Wisconsin woman whose car was 'running strangely' finds large python under hood, police say

A Wisconsin woman never expected her recent car trouble to be caused by a large python under the hood.

August 24, 2018

Wisconsin driver finds four-foot python in his car engine

A Wisconsin driver could be forgiven for jumping out of his skin when he popped the hood of his SUV only to discover a four-foot python wrapped in the engine.

August 23, 2018

Yellowstone bison taunter reportedly sentenced to jail

An Oregon man who was caught on video seemingly antagonizing a bison in Yellowstone National Park was reportedly sentenced to 130 days in jail Thursday after entering a guilty plea to the charges against him.

August 23, 2018

Whale watchers have close call with humpback in Alaska

Call it a close encounter of the dorsal fin-kind.

August 23, 2018

A 55-foot fin whale washed up on a Massachusetts beach. What killed it?

A finback whale that died near the coast of Massachusetts has unwittingly donated its body to science.

August 22, 2018

Gator attacks homeless woman at Florida lake, investigators say

Florida wildlife officials said a homeless woman was attacked by an alligator on Wednesday while swimming in a lake.

August 22, 2018

Florida crocodile spotted using pool noodle to cross canal

A crocodile had a little support while crossing a canal in Key West, Florida, earlier this month — a yellow pool noodle.

August 21, 2018

113 dead sea turtles washed up on Mexico beach, and no one knows why

Over a period of less than three weeks, more than 100 endangered sea turtles washed up dead on an 18-mile (30 kilometers) stretch of beach on the Pacific coast of Mexico near Guatemala, and authorities aren't sure why.

August 20, 2018

Enormous, dead whale washes ashore on Massachusetts beach

A large fin whale beached itself in Duxbury, Massachusetts on Monday morning, with the local police department urging citizens to stay away.