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October 11, 2017

Australian woman wrangles shark with bare hands out of pool, video shows

An Australian woman was caught on video wrangling a “toddler-like” shark and dumping it back into the ocean after it go stuck in a rock pool on Monday.

October 11, 2017

10 hippos were found dead. A week later, there were 99 more

More than 100 hippos in Namibia, including some seen floating on their backs in shallow waterways this week, may have died from an anthrax outbreak that could now affect other species.

October 9, 2017

Southern California fire shrouds Disneyland Anaheim in dramatic, smoky skies

A devastating fire coursing through southern California created dramatic views over Disneyland, prompting a flood of pictures on social media.

October 9, 2017

Beware radioactive wild boars: Hunters in Sweden concerned about Chernobyl’s frightening legacy

Some 31 years after the world’s worst nuclear accident in Chernobyl, a wild boar with more than 10-times the safe limit of radiation has been killed by hunters hundreds of miles away in Sweden.

October 5, 2017

Hippos in danger because of desire for their teeth

It isn't only elephants that are suffering from humans' insatiable thirst for ivory.

October 5, 2017

Indonesians dine on massive python that almost bit off villager's arm

Residents in Sumatra, Indonesia, enjoyed a feast after they killed a massive python that attacked and almost bit off a villager’s left arm.

October 5, 2017

Cats are killing everything in Australia, and nobody knows what to do

Everyone knows that Australia is absolutely packed with strange, wild creatures that could kill you at a moment's notice, but if you're a bird your number one enemy is still a familiar one: cats.

October 4, 2017

Tropical bird in Massachusetts likely blown off course by Hurricane Jose dies

A tropical bird likely blown too far north from Hurricane Jose and believed to be the first of its type spotted in Massachusetts died Monday, officials said.

October 4, 2017

Surprise find: Dolphin bones unearthed in medieval island 'grave'

Archaeologists excavating a medieval site on a tiny islet in the English Channel were baffled by the discovery of a dolphin skeleton in what appears to be a carefully prepared grave.

September 29, 2017

Rock climber falls in Yosemite Park in third incident in one week

A rock climber fell Friday in Yosemite National Park and had to be airlifted out of the area, reports said.