Wild Nature

Two Long Island beaches in Suffolk County were expected to reopen Monday after a lifeguard was bitten by a shark.

A family member reportedly jumped in the water and “beat the shark” until the girl was freed.

It was Yellowstone’s second reported incident this year of a visitor getting too close to the animal, and the bison “responding to the perceived threat,” officials said.

"We were surprised to find that the sharks we tracked spent so much time near the lights and sounds of the busy city, often close to shore, no matter the time of day," the study author said.

Firefighters and police officials in India used a makeshift wooden ladder, some rope, and a log to rescue a leopard that fell into a well.

Scientists say the giant stingray, measuring almost 13 feet from snout to tail, was caught in the Mekong River in Cambodia.

A young family recorded a scary encounter with a black bear during a hiking trip last week in Whistler, but their quick thinking kept things from getting worse.

Historic flooding has forced the closure of all entrances to Yellowstone National Park through at least Wednesday.

A dog credited with defending her owner from a mountain lion attack last month in Northern California unexpectedly died Wednesday.

The black bear was spotted lingering near a garbage bin outside a school on Canada’s Vancouver Island.

The Australian man suffered injuries to his head, leg and arm and said the kangaroo tried to go after his dogs again after he and the animal battled.

A 25-year-old Ohio woman visiting Yellowstone was gored by a bison after getting within 10 feet of the animal, park officials said.

The calf was born on Feb. 1 with her front limb bending the wrong way. Staff feared she could die if they didn’t immediately correct the condition.

Finally, an excuse to not mow your lawn – ‘No Mow May!’

Three critically endangered Sumatran tigers are dead after being caught in traps in Indonesia. Only about 400 are left in the wild, experts say.