A rare battle between a shark and some kind of squid occurred recently in the ocean off the coast of Hawaii. The aftermath of the battle can be seen in the incredible photo below, showing a seven-foot-long oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus) with golf-ball-size suction marks left by a squid’s tentacles. A seven-foot-long oceanic whitetip […] More
Throughout history, fewer epic brawls in the animal kingdom have gained more renown than the classic battle between the cobra and the mongoose. In ancient Egyptian and Indian civilizations, cobras were feared for their venom and worshiped as deities, and mongooses were revered for their ability to dispatch venomous snakes. Now, of course, cobras are […] More
A rare Arabian wolf was filmed hunting an ibex on a steep desert cliff. Remember, never give up the high ground. Watch: The incredible footage was caught on camera by Matan Bogomolsky at the Ein Gedi Nature Reserve in Israel. In the video, the determined wolf can be seen scaling the treacherous cliff in pursuit […] More
At the famous Crook’s Corner, where South Africa, Mozambique and Zimbabwe meet, which was used by criminals in the old days to escape the police, a new “crime” occurred! Crocodiles caught an unaware cow when hippos then came and stole the catch! This bizarre, but exciting, moment was caught on film by 51-year-old Lean van […] More
Incredible footage captures the moment that a warthog found itself at a dead end: cornered by a pack of African wild dogs on one side, while a hungry crocodile lies in wait in the water just behind. Crocodiles are opportunistic predators and will feast on any animal that approaches its territory. Warning: this doesn’t end […] More
This is the definition of “too close for comfort”: a curious lion zeroes in on a couple during their safari in a tiny red car! While vacationing in South Africa’s Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Peter and May Craig Cooper encountered a scene that was as captivating as it was unnerving—a young lion, just four years old, […] More
Incredible footage shows just how fast wolves can run. In the video below, a huge black wolf can be seen sprinting down a highway at top speed. Wolves are powerful hunters, with surprising speed. In another intense wolf sighting filmed from a car, a speedy wolf was filmed chasing a deer. The person who uploaded […] More
The Asiatic cheetah once roamed open lands from India to the Middle East, but today only an estimated 40 individuals remain — making them one of the most endangered big cat subspecies on the planet. The stunning cheetahs now exist only in remote areas of Iran; the rest have been wiped out by relentless hunting, […] More
Talk about an unexpected event: A grizzly bear was documented pursuing and capturing a young cow along a winding road in Wyoming. The awe-inspiring footage was captured by an outdoorsman on his way to a fishing trip in Crandall, Wyoming, a town near Yellowstone National Park. The video shows the bear chasing the frightened cow […] More
Meet the world’s most dangerous bear: it battles tigers, hangs out with leopards, and attacks more humans than any of its ursine brethren. Oh, and it recently escaped from centuries of slavery. This is the story of India’s sloth bear, and it’s anything but slow. Of the eight bear species in the world, the sloth […]
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Millions of years ago in East Africa, gruesome predators hunted our human ancestors on land and in the water. A new study published by researchers at the University of Iowa announced the discovery of two ancient species of giant dwarf crocodile that roamed the African continent between 15 and 18 million years ago. “Giant dwarf” […] 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
