Wild Nature

A nearly two-foot-long American alligator was found in Long Lake in Fond du Lac County. Now, officials are seeking to find the owners of the reptile.

The fossilized skeleton of a T. rex relative that roamed the earth about 76 million years ago will be auctioned in New York this month.

The hospital says the girl's injuries to her leg were so extensive that she needs to have it amputated following a devastating shark attack.

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

Giant African land snails are considered one of the most damaging snails in the world. They have previously been eradicated twice in Florida – and one was found in Pasco County.

One local beach temporarily closed due to a sighting.

An alligator cautiously approached a group of golfers down in southwest Florida, maybe to just join in on all the fun they were having.

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.

SkyFOX was over a police chase involving – bears.

Maddie Freese, 11, participates in kids' fishing tournaments but has never pulled off a catch like the one she did on Tuesday when she dove into shallow water of Lake Minnetonka and bear-hugged a carp.

A swimmer was seriously injured in a shark attack on the central California coast on Wednesday, police 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.

A child has been rushed to the hospital as a trauma alert after being stabbed by a catfish in New Port Richey, fire rescue officials say.

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.

California officials are weighing whether to list the iconic western Joshua tree as a threatened species, a designation that would make it harder to remove the trees for housing, solar or other development projects.

Lake County officers in Michigan find an alligator as the passenger of the vehicle involved in a car chase.

A dramatic and violent encounter between two bears in nature was captured on video over the weekend.