Sammy is a wildlife-loving Environmental Scientist and Conservationist, traveler, photographer, and adventure seeker. She's been all over the US and across the world to study and work with wildlife. She wants to save the world.
Camera traps have captured some insanely large mountain lions, including a “gargantuan tom cougar” dubbed Chuck Norris in Texas. Mountain lions are large, tan cats native to the Americas. Also known as the cougar, puma, panther, and catamount, the large cats can exceed 200 pounds in some regions. These guys are crafty predators, and silently […] More
As it turns out, you really don’t want to mess with an otter. Incredible footage of a jaguar sneaking up on a lounging otter was posted on reddit recently, and we’ve got to say we’re pretty impressed: the giant otter busted out a series of moves that would impress any kung fu master. Thinking the […] More
Grizzly bears are making a comeback. Are you ready to coexist? Grizzlies once roamed the United States as far west as San Francisco, all the way east into the Great Plains, and south out of the states into Mexico. After years of ruthless hunting and habitat loss, only an estimated 1,500 remain, occupying just 2% […] More
Deep within the Congo, a horrific story is unfolding: the dark, illegal, and cruel exotic pet trade is motivating poachers to rip chimp families apart, slaughtering innocent victims one by one. One chimp has survived a recent attack. A tiny, resilient baby chimp named Bunia–injured and traumatized by watching her entire family killed for bushmeat–has […] More
Native Florida species may stand a chance, after all. Biologists noticed some unexpected behavior on trail cam footage recently: A male bobcat was captured in images raiding and destroying an invasive Burmese python’s nest, then batting at the reptile when she returned to protect the brood. The event is believed to be the first ever […] More
An extremely rare lobster was plucked out of the big blue, and it’s probably the fanciest crustacean you’ll ever see. Dubbed “Haddie,” the cotton candy-colored lobster was caught in by a lobsterman in Casco Bay, Maine. Most lobsters are reddish-brown in color, but this particular female was adorned in an iridescent blue and pink shell. […] More
A pod of beluga whales adopted a lost juvenile narwhal in the St. Lawrence River several years ago. Researchers are now wondering if female belugas in the pod might mate with the narwhal, creating a hybrid “narluga.” The narwhal had strayed from its Arctic habitat and was welcomed by a pod of beluga whales in […] More
A brave dog was captured on video holding its ground against a pack of wolves. The footage, documented by Abruzzo local Paolo Forconi in southern Italy, shows three tenacious wolves nipping at the pup’s heels as it looks for an escape along a barbed wire fence. The canine — likely a livestock guardian or working […] More
Yes, rainbow pythons do exist. An insanely beautiful reticulated python at California’s Reptile Zoo when viral on social media recently, with reptile enthusiasts going crazy over the snake’s iridescent “rainbow” scales. View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Reptile Zoo (@thereptilezoo) The python, named MyLove, was shown on a video […] More
Well, that’s not something you see everyday. A video of a crab in hot pursuit of a — we must say, tenacious crab — surfaced recently. The clip shows a large octopus circling a frantic crab at the water’s surface, repeatedly reaching its arms out to snag it. The agile crab manages to escape the […] More
Don’t you just hate when you wake up to a dying elk on your porch? Charles Zelenka, a long-time Glenwood Springs resident, woke up at 2AM one January morning to a loud banging outside his house. This sort of thing happened from time to time, as wildlife tend to make themselves at home on his […] More
Recently, reports surfaced that a man was swallowed by a feeding whale. The unusual event made many scratch their heads and wonder, “Could you actually be swallowed by a whale?” You’ll be relieved to know that no, you can’t actually be swallowed be a whale — but you could end up in the mouth of […] More
