May 23, 2017 Sharks spotted off Southern California coast prompt warning for beachgoers It could have turned into a horrific scene from "Jaws": About 15 great white sharks were spotted off the coast of Southern California, prompting a two-day warning for beachgoers this week.
May 23, 2017 Photo: Connecticut bear tries to enter brownie baker's home A black bear appeared at a home in Avon, Connecticut last week.
May 23, 2017 West Virginian officials capture cattle on the loose in parking lot West Virginian officials chased and captured escaped cattle in a shopping center parking lot.
May 23, 2017 Python reappears in Alaska home 2 weeks after disappearance A 17-foot python has returned to its Alaska home after going missing for two weeks.
May 23, 2017 Florida girl, 10, pries open alligator's jaws to free herself The young girl’s quick thinking may have saved her life.
May 23, 2017 Pair of wild bald eagles settle in at Oregon Zoo Visitors to the Oregon Zoo in Portland have noticed a new addition to the zoo perched among the tall Douglas firs in the park.
May 23, 2017 South Carolina's gator hunt begins as state begins taking applications Hunters can begin sending out their applications to hunt alligators in South Carolina.
May 23, 2017 California woman attacked by shark 'fighting for her life,' mother says The beach is still closed after a shark bit the woman in the thigh on Saturday.
May 23, 2017 Human-made noise disrupting the serenity of natural parks, impacting wildlife, study says According to a new study, more and more Americans venturing out into the country’s wild places in search of peace and quiet and realizing that the woods, mountains, canyons and other natural wonders aren’t so peaceful or quiet anymore.
May 23, 2017 'Unprecedented' orca hunting frenzy captured on film A pod of killer whales off the coast of Monterey, California, has intrigued biologists by going on a frenzied hunting spree that’s killed four gray whales in just seven days.
