Wild Nature - Page 864

November 28, 2015

20,000 bees removed from 98-year-old Florida woman's home

Sevia Moore said the bees didn't bother her, but when she was shown the hive she said she was stunned.

November 23, 2015

Chicago's O'Hare Airport turns to herd of goats and llamas to clear airfield brush

O'Hare is one of the largest airports in the world and takes its environmental initiatives to serious and sometimes quirky heights.

November 23, 2015

Florida Everglades tour guide wrestles 10-foot python

Guide Tommy Owen was out on the boat with a family Tuesday when he spotted the massive snake in the water and wrangled it. 

November 23, 2015

'Nightmare' virus kills several tigers at Texas wildlife sanctuary

The virus is called canine distemper, which usually infects dogs. 

November 22, 2015

‘Alarming’ number of eagles killed by wind farms, new study finds

The research represents one of the first tallies of eagle deaths attributed to the nation's growing wind energy industry, which has been a pillar of President Obama's plans to reduce the pollution blamed for global warming. 

November 21, 2015

Washington diver's giant octopus hunt ignites wrath of Puget Sound advocates

A teen diver has incurred the wrath of a Washington state community by breaking an unwritten code when he dragged a live giant Pacific octopus from the water.

November 21, 2015

Florida teen surfer recovering after shark attack

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November 21, 2015

Minnesota teen suffers head wounds in fight with attacking wolf

The Department of Natural Resources think it's the first documented serious wolf attack on a human in Minnesota.

November 20, 2015

Attacks soar at US wild cat sanctuaries

Over the past few decades, as an exotic pet trade boomed and Americans bought cute tiger cubs and baby monkeys, sanctuaries sprang up across the nation to take care of the animals that were abandoned when they reached adult-size or were no longer wanted.

November 20, 2015

People need to stop scaring cats with cucumbers, say animal behaviorists

The new viral craze is apparently scaring cats with cucumbers, because the Internet is a weird place and humans enjoy low-grade animal cruelty as long as it's adorable.