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Orcas relentlessly battered a yacht in a “terrifying” two-hour attack Wednesday that didn’t end until the $128,680 vessel sunk to the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea.

Robert Powell, 59, and his crew were just 22 hours into their 10-day trip from Vilamoura, Portugal, to Greece when the pod set its sights on the £100,000 — or $128,680 — sailing boat.

“To me, they were not playing at all, they knew exactly what they were doing. They knew the weak points of the boat, and they knew how to sink it,” Powell, who was meant to be celebrating his birthday aboard the boat,...

Killer whales sink $128K yacht in ‘terrifying’ 2-hour Mediterranean Sea attack: ‘Like watching wolves hunt’

Some clever African lions at the Oregon Zoo discovered a hidden camera in their exhibit and had fun with it. The resulting footage is delightful. “With the help of care staff, we hid a special camera in the lion habitat last week,” Oregon Zoo says in its YouTube caption. “It didn’t stay hidden for long!”

‘Picture Purrfect’: Lions Run off With a Hidden Camera

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Four rare tiger cubs have been introduced to the outdoors for the first time.The Amur cubs, who were born at Longleat Safari Park in Wiltshire in May, were allowed into a paddock with their mother Yana this week.Keepers described how Yana kept a close eye on the four cubs, who have had all of their vaccinations, as they romped in the grass.Eloise Kilbane, of Longleat, said: “We have some very happy cubs.“Yana went out first and was rolling around, scratch and scent marking and checking it was all okay before she called the cubs out. All four came out and...

Four rare tiger cubs explore outdoors for first time

The onager foal has been running off energy while enjoying his new habitat, zookeepers said.

Zoo hails birth of 'one of world's rarest animals'

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Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has sadly determined that Asha, a young female Mexican gray wolf who ventured into northern New Mexico, will not be released back into the wild. Having been captured near the Valles Caldera National Preserve in the Jemez Mountains in December 2023, Asha has...

The Fate Of Asha: The Mexican Gray Wolf Captured & Denied Freedom In The Wild

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Footage showing a motorist bumping into a lion in South Africa’s Kruger National Park has enraged social-media viewers.
“What a selfish inconsiderate idiot!” Lion Lovers exclaimed Friday via X, calling on the park to ban the motorist. “It’s a disgrace that people behave like this.”
The incident occurred during a traffic jam caused by lions walking on a highway. These “lion jams” typically attract crowds of tourists eager to view and photograph the animals – but usually in a respectable manner.

What a selfish inconsiderate idiot!!@SANParksKNP have you seen this, this person should not be allowed in any national park, no respect shown,...

Impatient tourist bumps lion with vehicle; footage sparks outrage

We don’t hear about polar bear attacks on humans very often, but when we do, it’s rarely a happy ending. Sadly, a man has died after two polar bears attacked him in the remote Arctic. The unidentified man worked for Nasittuq Corporation, which announced the tragic incident in a press release on its website.

Two Polar Bears Attacked a Man Working in the Remote Arctic

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On Sunday night, a black bear mauled a three-year-old toddler who was sleeping inside her family’s tent at a campground in Montana, according to reports from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) and The Associated Press. The child is in the hospital, and there is currently no update on her condition.

Bear Mauls Toddler Inside a Tent at Montana Campground

According to the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), cross river gorillas, a subspecies of the western gorilla, are the world’s rarest gorilla species. WCS says there are only about 300 of them left in the wild, and humans very rarely see them. That’s why recent trail-cam footage of a whole troop of cross river gorillas, including several babies, is so exciting.

World’s Rarest Gorillas Spotted on Trail Cam (With Babies!)

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Found almost everywhere in North and South America, mountain lions are one of the most incredible predators you’ll find in the Western Hemisphere. Not actually big cats, these American lions are known for their uniqueness from their world records to their house-cat-like qualities. Don’t believe us? Here are 11 mountain lion facts that will show […]

Incredible Mountain Lion Facts

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The woman who shot a video of a hydrothermal explosion in Yellowstone National Park on Tuesday morning told WyoFile she and her family were terrified as the blast sent boiling water and rocks skyward, destroying parts of a boardwalk, its guardrail and a nearby bench.

Yellowstone hydrothermal explosion: ‘We were terrified’

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We all had to make adjustments as the  COVID-19  pandemic unfolded – even zoo animals who were suddenly not seeing crowds of visitors pass by every single day.
In a study published in 2022, researchers discovered how primates reacted to that shift, looking at the behavior of bonobos, chimpanzees, western lowland gorillas, and olive baboons, and finding that the animals changed their habits in a variety of ways, including the amount of time they spent resting and eating.



					
			

Visitor interactions are thought to be crucial to the welfare of zoo animals. Yet these interactions have the potential to be either...

When The Pandemic Came, Zoos Shut, And Animals Began to Act Differently

Clearly, elephants do not appreciate surprise encounters involving other large animals. But do they have to be so dramatic?
The accompanying footage, shared Wednesday by South Africa’s MalaMala Game Reserve, shows an elephant reacting loudly and frightfully after coming face to face with a rhinoceros.
“An elephant being a bit of a drama queen,” MalaMala joked via X.












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On Instagram, MalaMala pointed out that the bluff-charging rhino is brave despite missing a weapon with which it was born.
“No horn, no problem,” reads the description. (Rhino horns, which are sought by poachers, are sometimes removed in the wild to keep the animals safe.)
The footage was captured by David den Hartog, a ranger who might be among those heard chuckling while witnessing the amusing scene.

Watch: Elephant becomes ‘drama queen’ when surprised by rhino

We've seen some wild wildlife scenes through the years, from two gators tussling to an epic battle between a mongoose and a snake. But the video we're about to show you tops them all. Heck, we're guessing it even makes the people at National Geographic jealous. Not surprisingly, it's set...

Lions, hyenas and a giant CROCODILE turned this 18th hole into a National Geographic special

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An abandoned walrus calf was found on July 30th on a beach in Utqiagvik, a city in northern Alaska, the farthest-northern town in the United States. The Weather Channel shared a video of rescuers caring for the calf at the Alaska SeaLife Center, and the baby is adorable! The Weather Channel ...Continue reading

Abandoned Baby Walrus Found in Alaska Is Being Nursed Back to Health by Rescuers

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When I say you might not be ready for an outdoors video as chaotic as this one, I mean it. You’ve likely never seen a crocodile chase off a pair of lions from a freshly killed impala and dig right in, all while hyenas run amuck around the scene and try to steal a piece of dinner (all on the 9th green of a golf course). That’s right… there’s so much going on that I couldn’t even fit hyenas into the headline.

Crocodile Chases Off Lions From Impala They Killed On The 9th Green At Skukuza Golf Club In Kruger National Park

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On Tuesday, licensed Ohio dispensaries began legally selling non-medical marijuana to consumers; however, the drug’s possession, growth and/or usage are still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus. Credit: Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times/TNS [Original caption: Four citizen-led petitions with proposals to update Dallas’ charter hit the 20,000 valid signature threshold to make it on the Nov. 5 election ballot, including one that would ban police officers from arresting or citing people carrying less than four ounces of marijuana.] As of Tuesday, students 21 and older can now legally purchase marijuana in Ohio.

Dispensary sales of recreational marijuana began Tuesday; possession and usage still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus

Snow leopards are just phenomenal animals. Nicknamed the “Ghost of the Mountains” they are one of the most elusive predators in the entire world, they have learned to survive in some of harshest environments on Earth. Native to the mountain regions of Asia, you can find snow leopards...

Snow Leopard Sprints Down A Cliff At Full Speed To Catch A Mountain Sheep

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Cameras have been mounted to sea lions to monitor their behavior, accidentally creating the "best slow TV ever"

Scientists attach cameras to sea lions for conservation, create "best slow TV ever"

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Two Lions Swam Nearly a Mile Through Dangerous Waters, Again and Again

This story was originally published on The Conversation. It appears here under a Creative Commons license. Domestic cats will do almost anything to avoid contact with...

Two Lions Swam Nearly a Mile Through Dangerous Waters, Again and Again

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