11-year-old girl catches huge carp with her bare hands in Lake Minnetonka

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.

Shark attacks swimmer off California coast

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

Sharks swimming closer to crowded beaches than previously thought, study says

"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.

Watch: Black bear stalks family along Canadian trail

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 debates listing western Joshua tree as threatened

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.

Fighting bears tumble down mountain in Spain

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

Dog that defended California owner from mountain lion dies

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

Ex-MMA trainer fights kangaroo that attacked his dogs in wild video

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.

Florida police snipers cover rescue divers searching in alligator-infested pond

As dive teams searched the murky Florida pond for survivors of a car crash, police snipers had to have their rifles trained on the water to protect the divers from alligators.

Georgia Sonic workers find large python behind deep fryer

Workers cooking burgers and tater tots at a Georgia Sonic dive-in fled the restaurant after they found a large ball python hiding behind the deep fryer.

Destructive grasshoppers invading Bay Area gardens

An invasion of mighty munchers is descending on the Bay Area as the population of Florida’s biggest and most voracious grasshopper is growing right now.

9-year-old girl recovering after being attacked by a cougar in Stevens County

9-year-old Lily Kryzhanivskyy is recovering after being attacked by a cougar near Fruitland, Washington in Stevens County on Saturday morning.