Large alligators wrestle in Lakewood Ranch backyard as mating season gets underway

Gordon Silver says it's common to see alligators in his Lakewood Ranch neighborhood, but was still shocked to capture incredible video of two large gators getting "acquainted," as he called it, right in his own backyard.

Video shows 15K bees swarm parked car at supermarket in New Mexico

LCFD says an estimated 15,000 bees were relocated after they were seen swarming a car parked at a local grocery store in New Mexico.

Meet Mumbles: Zoo Atlanta’s new experience gives up-close encounter with rhino

Getting up-close and personal with rhino Mumbles is what a new Zoo Atlanta experience is all about. The Rhino Wild Encounter allows select patrons to help feed the zoo’s southern white rhino while learning about his care.

9-year-old Minnesota boy survives shark attack in Miami

A Minnesota boy vacationing in Florida with his family survived a shark attack Sunday in Miami Beach.

Internet buzzes over viral video from Austin-area beekeeper

Erika Thompson of Texas Beeworks is drawing quite the buzz online with a viral video of her removing bees from a property.

Endangered songbirds are losing their chance to learn mating calls, putting species at risk

Male songbirds usually learn their tunes from adult mentors. But when aspiring crooners lack proper role models, they hit all the wrong notes — and have less success attracting mates.

Endangered right whales having a baby boom off East Coast

North Atlantic right whales are having the species' best season for new babies in several years. The endangered whales are vulnerable to ship strikes and entanglement in fishing gear.

Lava rains from the sky during latest eruption of Italy’s Mount Etna

Video captured a fiery spectacle when Italy's Mount Etna volcano, located in eastern Sicily, erupted causing lava to rain from the sky.

Cicadas living underground for past 17 years to emerge in these states this summer

Americans can likely expect to see the swarm across 15 states as the ground temperature warms, according to a mapping site from the University of Connecticut.

Japanese scientists discover sea slugs that decapitate their own heads, grow new bodies

Japanese researchers have identified two species of sea slugs that have the ability to detach their own heads from their bodies, move around and grow entirely new bodies. 

Florida panther mom uses wildlife crossing under I-75 to move three kittens to refuge

Wildlife cameras captured an endangered Florida panther moving her young kittens to a new den, and she used a wildlife crossing under a major highway to make the trek safely.

Florida woman finds gator hissing by door inside garage

A Florida woman is reminding others to keep their garage doors closed after an alligator snuck into hers.

Wolf tracked near Yosemite for 1st time in 100 years

Gray wolves were eradicated in California early in the last century because of their perceived threat to livestock. Their reappearance in the state has riled ranchers, who say wolves have preyed on their livestock on public or private land.