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 cute moment caught on camera shows a mama black bear and her young cub enjoying a cool swim in a backyard pool.
A snake wrangler recently came across a rarity—a rattlesnake “set on silent.” See a rattlesnake that’s missing its rattle.
A distinctively weird and rarely seen fish washed ashore at the Casuarina Coastal Reserve in Australia. Learn more.
A trail cam caught a rare glimpse of an Indian pangolin, marking the first time scientists have recorded this species in the area.
This woman’s glamping set up is so next level—and so spectacularly pink—that it has gone viral several times. See it here.
A woman is in critical condition after a brown bear attack while she was walking her dog in Slovenia. Learn more.
A research study details how a Cooper’s hawk figured out how to leverage crosswalk signals to better hunt its prey.
The Birch Glacier collapsed and caused a devastating landslide that buried almost all of Blatten, Switzerland. See it here.
When a kayaker saw a 14-foot alligator enter the water and move toward her boat, she wasn’t sure if she was terrified, excited, or both.
A Saigon Trail hiker certainly didn’t expect to find a string of homemade explosive devices littering the trail. More here.