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Can you tell the difference between seals and sea lions? Despite both animals being found in similar areas along the West Coast, they’re quite different in some ways and very similar in others. Luckily, a new video from the Marine Mammal Care Center offers a simple yet effective way to highlight the difference between seals [...]

A lot happens in the outdoors when people aren’t around. The presence of humans keeps wildlife away. And that’s why sometimes you need a trail camera to capture the best images and videos.  A great example comes from a recent viral video that was partly filmed with a trail camera in Quebec, Canada, near a [...]

A video from a rural Alaskan neighborhood captures a grizzly bear hunting a moose.  The scene from the YouTube video looks like a standard backyard. The only difference is that some of the largest animals in North America are just steps away from their back door.  Take a look at the clip: The video, posted [...]

Red Bull is calling this a “world-first skysurfing feat.” Watch a man jump from a helicopter and “ride” a bridge here.

Many people are tired of the summer heat by late August. And if you’re ready for winter, then this video of a Canada lynx in a snowy forest might help you cool down. The clip shows a rare animal encounter that gave one person a close-up look at the elusive cat. Check it out: Photographer [...]

Rescuers ended up helping an injured thru-hiker on the Appalachian Trail as well as a bonus injured hiker they came across on the trail.

A wholesome video gives you a window into the mind of a five-year-old boy as he takes on downhill mountain biking for the first time.

Many people think they can identify a bear purely based on its coloring, but that isn’t always true. Black bears can be brown, and sometimes a grizzly bear can even resemble a panda, at least in one case in Wyoming. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department shared a video of the bear in question on [...]

Saguaro National Park and its partner organization, Friends of Saguaro National Park, won 2025 Excellence in Wilderness Stewardship Awards.