WKMG-TV / YouTube screen shot Woman in Canoe Pays with Her Life After Passing Over Hidden Alligator Just a couple of months before, another woman was kayaking in the same area when an alligator grabbed her elbow. By Ole Braatelien May 11, 2025
Kevin Carter / Getty Images Animal Illness and Die-Off Rocks US Coast, Sea Animals Falling Into Seizures or Attacking Swimmers "It's the worst we've ever seen here in Southern California on many different fronts, but dolphin strandings, it's unprecedented." By Lorri Wickenhauser May 5, 2025
Ishara S. Kodikara - AFP / Getty Images Man Thinks He's Going to Take a Picture with Crocodile Statue, Moments Later He's in a Death Roll Bystanders' shrill screams pierced the air as the crocodile thrashed the bewildered tourist through the water. By Ole Braatelien May 4, 2025
Bruce Bennett / Getty Images Hero Swimmer, 69, Dodges Gators and Injures Arm After Rescuing Injured Bald Eagle with Razor Sharp Talons The man said he wasn't too worried about the 7-foot alligator that lived in the lake, but the long swim took its toll on the 69-year-old. By Ole Braatelien May 4, 2025
Manuel Romaris / Getty Images Single Wolf Can Cause Six-Figure Harm to Ranching Operations: Shocking Study Who knew that a single gray wolf, an apex predator, could actually cause this much damage for farming operations? By Bryan Chai April 27, 2025
Schmidt Ocean / YouTube screenshot Living Colossal Squid Recorded in Its Habitat for First Time in History Growing up to 23 feet long and weighing up to 1,100 lbs., the colossal squid is the largest invertebrate in the world. By Ole Braatelien April 27, 2025
@SuppressedNws / X screen shot Video Shows Shark Swimming in Between Children Before Attack - Snorkeler Declared Dead: Graphic Content Warning Sharks flock to the beach beach because of its warm waters. Visitors are advised not to swim at the beach, but they do so anyway. By Ole Braatelien April 24, 2025
James Keith / Getty Images Watch: Alligator and Crocodile Meet in Florida, Bystander Catches the Bloody Primeval Battle The bloody battle took place on a public sidewalk in the Florida Everglades. Only one beast would walk away victorious. By Ole Braatelien March 28, 2025
James D. Morgan / Getty Images Surfer Presumed Dead After Drone Video Shows 'A Lot of Blood, The Shark, And Some Other Things' The surfer and his girlfriend were on vacation from Melbourne, Australia. She was reportedly on the beach when the attack happened. By Ole Braatelien March 16, 2025
Kevin Carter / Getty Images Poachers Brag About Their Haul to Fellow Airplane Passengers, Fail to Realize They're Talking to Plainclothes Wildlife Officers The couple bragged not only about their own poached trophies, but also those of a close family member. All were convicted of their crimes. By Ole Braatelien March 16, 2025