Amanda is a feature writer and Assistant Editorial Director. She has a degree in Animal Science and enjoys obsessing over red foxes, rock climbing, surfing, and planning out her next big mountain ascent.
If you’ve watched enough wildlife encounters, you probably know that, despite their reputation in popular culture, hippos are NOT gentle giants. When bothered, these massive creatures are extremely aggressive and highly dangerous. But apparently, they can be deadly even when they’re not angry. In fact, any animal who inadvertently enters their territory risks not making […] More
An elephant calf lost half her leg after getting snared in a hunter’s game trap — and amazingly learned to walk again. A six-month-old elephant named Fah Jam, meaning “Clear Sky”, got her leg caught in a hunting trap out laid outside of a small village in Thailand. Locals found her starving and in critical […] More
