Animal Attacks

The craziest animal attacks stories from all across the world.

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A mountain lion walks in the snow.
Animal Attacks

Officials Confirm a Mountain Lion Killed the Colorado Hiker Found Dead on New Year’s Day

By Dac Collins

A bear on a road.
Animal Attacks

After a Single Bear Attacked a Group of Schoolchildren on a Hike, B.C. Urged to Reopen Grizzly Hunts

By Kris Millgate

A moose hunter falls backward as a black bear charges
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My Guide Left Me Alone, and I Was Mauled by a Black Bear

By William D. Brown

An illustration of a bear biting the hand of a West Virginia houndsman.
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A Black Bear Tried to Kill My Dogs. Then It Turned on Me

By John McCoy

A sow grizzly stands on her hind legs.
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Another Hunter Was Just Mauled by a Grizzly, This Time in Alberta

By Natalie Krebs

A painting of two bears attacking a guy.
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They Tell You to Play Dead When a Brown Bear Attacks. I Found Out If It Really Works

By Rollin Braden, as told to Marguerite Reiss

Joey Pendry died three weeks after being attacked by a grizzly.
Animal Attacks

Elk Hunter Dies 3 Weeks After He Was Attacked by a Grizzly

By Kris Millgate

A grizzly swats at a pheasant hunter in an illustration.
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I Tried to Flush a Pheasant. Instead, I Got Mauled by a Grizzly — and 320 Stitches

By John Haviland

An illustration of a grizzly mauling a man with a wooden rifle in Alaska.
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I Ignored My Gut Feeling and Went Hunting with Buddies Anyway. Then a Bear Almost Killed Me

By Larry Mueller, Marguerite Reiss

A helicopter flies over B.C. Conservation Officer Service vehicles after a bear attack near Fort Steele.
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An Elk Hunter Just Sustained ‘Serious’ Injuries in a Grizzly Attack. Officials Have a Theory About What Attracted the Bear

By Natalie Krebs

grizzly bears alaska
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Do Bears Hold Grudges? The Legendary Tale of a Wounded Alaskan Grizzly

By Jim Rearden

A black bear in Shenandoah National Park.
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Man Found Dead in Arkansas Campground Was Likely Killed by a Bear. This Would Be the Second Fatal Attack There in a Month

By Dac Collins

Three wolves stand on a hill in the woods.
Animal Attacks

Wisconsin Wolves Have Already Attacked More Hunting Dogs Than Last Year — With 6 Dogs Killed in Just 2 Days 

By Dac Collins

An illustration of a rhino charging theodore roosevelt
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I Faced Down a Charging Rhino, Just Like My Great-Grandfather, Teddy Roosevelt

By Jonathan Roosevelt

An illustration of a black bear sow facing off with hunters.
Animal Attacks

I’ve Lived in Bear Country My Whole Life. Here’s What Happens When Bears Don’t Back Down

By Ted Updike

A younger black bear attacked a man by the side of a road in Arkansas, ultimately leading to his death.
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Grandfather Mauled by Black Bear in ‘Unheard of’ Attack Has Died, Arkansas Officials Confirm

By Dac Collins

A black bear walking on a gravel road.
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‘It’s Just Unheard Of.’ Arkansas Just Had Its First Black Bear Attack in Decades

By Kris Millgate

maneater grizzly
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We Tracked Down a Killer Grizzly — and It Almost Ended in Tragedy

By Gordon D. Gosling

A cape buffalo in tall grass in South Africa.
Animal Attacks

The Recent Death of an American Hunter Highlights the Dangers of Cape Buffalo Hunting in Africa

By Kris Millgate

An NHL mascot turns back to look at a charging bear.
Animal Attacks

Watch: NHL Mascot Charged by Brown Bear While Fishing in Alaska

By Dac Collins