Bethanie is a writer, editor, and author of animal-science books for kids. She covers camping, hiking, gear, inspiring stories, wildlife, adventure travel, and more for the Outdoors.com. She always has a few camping trips on the calendar.
A territorial hippo chased an African lion as it tried to cross the Luangwa River in Zambia. Watch the incredible scene here.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service shared a video of two large black bear cubs playing, fighting, and climbing in Alaska. Watch it here.
A falling rock struck a woman who was climbing in Oregon. Three different agencies had to pitch in for the rock climber’s rescue.
If you had to put your money on one of these formidable ocean predators in an octopus vs. shark battle, which one are you betting on?
An eastern indigo snake puked up some things it had recently eaten. One of those things was still alive. Get the bizarre details here.
This might be the public trail toilet with the most beautiful view in the world. But there’s a catch—a rather weird catch.
A black bear in Pennsylvania died with parasitic eye worms. Turns out, the same eye worms could also infect humans.
See a shortlist of highly commended entries for the Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest here. The photographs are stunning.
A wildlife photographer captured a head-scratching moment—an osprey carrying a pufferfish. But what’s its plan? That thing’s toxic.
We can all relate to this funny viral video. An extremely windy night in a camping tent made for a great night’s sleep, obviously.