Kansas cop saves baby opossum seeking shelter from rain

The Leavenworth County Attorney’s Office said they witnessed a good deed Monday morning during a downpour and had to capture it on camera.

Tiger shark attacks kayaker off Hawaii coast: ‘Mistook me for the seal’

The video, recorded on May 12, captures the moment the shark charged at the kayaker, only for him to kick the shark away in a quick act of self-defense.

Florida researcher broke record of longest time living underwater
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A medical researcher in Florida has set a new record for the longest length of time living underwater. On Saturday, Dr. Joseph Dituri spent his 74th day living in the Jules Undersealodge in Key Largo as part of an experiment called 'Project Neptune 100.'

Florida teen fights off shark attack while swimming
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Meet brave 13-year-old Ella Reed from Florida who came face to face with a shark and lived to tell the tale. Reed and her friend were in waist-deep water at a State Park on Florida's Atlantic Coast when a bull shark headed straight for Reed.

NYPD rescues horse in the Bronx stuck in muddy water

The officers used rescue equipment to safely hoist the horse out of the muddy water near Orchard Beach.

Watch: Man torches termite swarms with DIY flamethrower

After about a minute of unsuccessful swatting, Kenny Bellau reached for "something a little more lethal."

Pet tortoise found strolling through Florida neighborhood reunited with family

The Monroe County Sheriff's Office said the African spurred tortoise was spotted Thursday strolling around the Harry Harris subdivision in the Florida Keys.

Mystery deepens as fanged fish wash up on Oregon beaches

Unusual-looking deep-sea lancetfish have been washing ashore on Oregon beaches recently, baffling experts as to why.

Park rangers: 70-year-old man fends off cougar attack with rock

The unidentified man told authorities that he was hiking through some trees when a cougar jumped out and knocked him to the ground.

Scientists discover 3 new sea worms that glow in the dark

The newly-discovered bioluminescent Polycirrus worms were named after creatures from Japanese folklore and an influential marine biologist.

‘New baby alert’: Endangered Francois’ leaf monkey born at San Antonio Zoo

Zookeepers at the San Antonio Zoo in Texas celebrated the recent birth of a Francois’ langur, also known as a Francois’ leaf monkey, with footage posted on April 25.

Black bear ‘destroyed’ after killing hikers’ dog, hiding body in Canada's Jasper National Park

The attack happened around 4 p.m. Saturday at the Alberta park situated in the Canadian Rockies, as two hikers and their two dogs were returning to the trailhead on Wabasso Lake Trail, Parks Canada said.