A young, female black bear was caught inside a Sears store at a Pittsburgh mall Saturday night. And she wasn’t alone. A second, much larger bear was also seen near the mall later. “The bear just walked up to … [Read More]
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Rabid Beaver Attacks Young Girls
Beavers and otters and raccoons, oh my? You can add beavers to the list of recent unlikely human attackers, following otter and raccoon attacks within the last couple of weeks. A rabid beaver attacked two Virginia sisters while they swam … [Read More]
Video: Bobcat Breaks Into Washington Prison
Officials at the Monroe Correctional Complex in Monroe, Wash., had to deal with an unexpected intruder Tuesday morning. A bobcat scaled the razor-wire-topped perimeter fence last night and made it onto the roof of the prison. The ‘cat was originally spotted … [Read More]
Marijuana to Blame for Decline in California Fisher Population?
Rat poison used to keep rodents out of illegal marijuana growing operations in California could be killing fishers in the state. A new study conducted by biologists from the University of California-Davis found that nearly 80 percent of the fishers they … [Read More]
Triathlete Attacked by Otter While Swimming
An otter attack in Minnesota earlier this week is even more unusual than the strange raccoon attack in Washington last week. A triathlete was swimming across a lake when the otter started biting her. Kelly Smith, of the Minneapolis Star Tribune, provides … [Read More]
Woman Viciously Attacked by Raccoons
A pair of raccoons left a Washington woman with 16 puncture wounds and more than 100 scratches and lacerations on Monday. Michaela Lee was jogging with her dog near her Lakewood home when the animals attacked. “During her jog … [Read More]
Readers’ Question: Who Plays the “Mountain Men” Theme Song?
We’ve been asked a few times about the “Mountain Men” theme song since we started posting about the History Channel reality show. While I recognized the theme song as “Simple Man” by Lynyrd Skynyrd, the song is obviously not the … [Read More]
Is There Beaver in Your Gum?
Castoreum, the fluid from the castor sacs of beavers, is “used as a strawberry, raspberry or vanilla flavoring in some candy, gum, gelatin and pudding.” [Read More]
Isle Royale Wolf Population in Serious Jeopardy
Isle Royale wolf researchers were concerned this winter when they discovered the population had dropped from 16 to 9 in one year, but they couldn’t explain the decrease. A discovery this week finally helped explain part of the problem — … [Read More]
‘Mountain Men’ Star Is ‘Just a Trapper’
When viewers last saw Alaskan trapper Marty Meierotto on the History Channel’s “Mountain Men” (prior to this week’s episode), he was about to embark on a bitter cold, four-hour hike home in the darkness after his snowmobile broke down. He … [Read More]
