Spotting wild animals in their natural habitat can be one of the coolest experiences during a hike. Assuming you're at a safe distance and don't attempt to do anything dumb, encounters with wild animals shouldn't pose too much of a threat. We'd recommend taking this interaction and using it as ...
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A grazing impala had an unfortunate ending to its day (and life) after a leopard pounced on it from a tree while the impala happily grazing underneath. It's almost impossible to see the leopard as it lies in wait for the perfect moment to strike. When the moment finally arrives, he wastes no ...
READ MORE +Two wood grouse found out that neither one of them were the top bird on the block after a recent fight for dominance ended badly for both of them. While squaring off with one another, it looks like the fight could go either way. That's when a golden eagle swoops in out of nowhere and immediately ...
READ MORE +Hiding underground to avoid a leopard doesn't always work out the best for warthogs. In this case, the unfortunate warthog never stood a chance of getting away once it emerged from its hole in the ground. It came out to a leopard patiently waiting, just a few feet above for the perfect chance to ...
READ MORE +Seals may look cute, pudgy and harmless, but appearances can be decieving. That's especially true when that seal finds its way into a colony of penguins and eats like its his last meal. The penguins were on a mission to find food for their families when their party got crashed. It's a good thing ...
READ MORE +The last thing you want to do during a dive is to cause a shark to act aggressively. But what do you do when the shark is already aggressive and keeps coming back? For this diver off the coast of Hawaii, there wasn't much he could do except to hope the shark would stay away. Unfortunately, ...
READ MORE +Would a tiger or a bear win in a fight? In this case, tigers come out on top as an ambush (a tiger pack) of them take down a fairly small bear with ease. Put a grizzly in its place and this could be another fight entirely, but it'd still be severely outmatched facing three fully grown tigers. ...
READ MORE +Losing focus and not paying attention for even one second in the wild can have devastating, life-ending (literally) consequences. A male leopard takes advantage of a small wild cat that's relaxing in the sun. A master of stealth, the leopard slowly makes his way to the cat and before it even ...
READ MORE +When you're in lion territory you have to keep your head on a swivel. One moment distraction can mean the difference between life and death for many animals. This unsuspecting warthog had no idea the danger it was in before it was too late and the female lion had it in her jaws. ...
READ MORE +It's videos like this that make us thankful we aren't mouse-sized or that tarantulas aren't 6 feet in diameter. This unsuspecting mouse had no idea what was going on until it was too late. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkJHRRu7S_Q
READ MORE +Coyotes typically go after smaller prey like fawns and not full grown deer. While they have the capability of downing an adult deer, they typically look for easier opportunities when they hunt. These two coyotes (only one was captured on video) must've felt particularly confident when they went ...
READ MORE +Well this is terrifying. This cricket had no idea it was about to be lunch for a giant spider that could appear out of nowhere, but it was already too late by the time it realized the spider was there. This cricket was basically everyone who has ever died in a horror movie. The coast is clear ...
READ MORE +If you thought those Facehugger's from the Alien movies didn't actually exist, then you might not want to visit Hawaii anytime soon. That's because the state is home to a species of caterpillar that prefers to eat other insects more than plants. The strange-looking caterpillar makes use of its ...
READ MORE +Feral hogs aren't easy to take out through traditional hunting methods. At least, it's too difficult to take them out in the numbers the need to be reduced by without getting a little inventive. Ray Shinpaugh has been working on a way to take out as many feral hogs as possible with the least ...
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