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Animal Attacks

The craziest animal attacks stories from all across the world.

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Two polar bears outside a seaside community in Alaska.
Animal Attacks

‘Bear-dar’ Developers Say the New AI Tech Is Already Helping Prevent Polar Bear Conflicts in the Arctic

By Dac Collins

An illustration of a teen running from a grizzly bear
Animal Attacks

How My Guide’s Quick Thinking Saved a Kid from an Enraged Grizzly Bear

By Jules Ashlock

A green illustration of a man rescuing reptiles from the inside of an overturned trailer.
Animal Attacks

My Father Died from a Snakebite. I Expect I Will Too, One Day

By Paul E. Allen

A grizzly walks in the snow
Animal Attacks

I Was Charged by a Grizzly with Three Cubs. All I Had Was My .38 Special

By Cecil Rhode

An illustration of a man touching a bear attack victim while his horse stands nearby from outdoor life
Animal Attacks

A Sheep-Killing Grizzly Mauled My Ranch Hand, Who Managed to Crawl a Mile for Help

By Dick Mosher, as told to Ben East

A grizzly bear falls off a cliff in an illustration with a red sky
Animal Attacks

I Was Trapped on a Cliff Edge, Staring Down a Charging Grizzly

By Anton Money

An illustration of the last grizzly bear in Colorado attacking a hunter.
Animal Attacks

I Killed the Last Grizzly in Colorado By Stabbing It With an Arrow

By Ed Wiseman

A dog defends his owner from a bear.
Animal Attacks

My Dog Sacrificed Himself to Save My Life in a Brown Bear Attack

By Jim Rearden

A man after being bit by a rattlesnake.
Animal Attacks

A Rattlesnake Bite on a Fishing Trip Cost Me a Leg, and Nearly My Life

By Daniel Utt

A grizzly bear foraging in Yellowstone National Park.
Animal Attacks

Black Bear Hunter Kills a Charging Grizzly with His Rifle at 5 Yards

By Dac Collins

An illustration of a lion attacking a man on safari.
Animal Attacks

I Grew Up on Safari. The Most Dangerous Game Isn’t What You Think

By Michael Branham, as told to Jim Rearden

A grizzly bear walking through grass.
Animal Attacks

Missing Hiker Found Dead in Glacier National Park Was Likely Killed by a Grizzly

By Dac Collins

A grizzly bear sow in Yellowstone National Park.
Animal Attacks

Yellowstone Hikers Evacuated by Helicopter After Bear Attack in the Front Country

By Kris Millgate

A black rhino stands in the brush in South Africa.
Animal Attacks

An Anti-Poaching Ranger Was Gored to Death by the Animal He Lived to Protect

By Dac Collins

SGT Zachariah Clark, the only medic on scene, credits training, teamwork, and quick action for saving lives after a bear attack during a land navigation exercise
Animal Attacks

‘They Might Be Dying. I Need to Get to Them.’ An Off-Duty Combat Medic Responded to Alaska Bear Attack

By Kris Millgate

A bear in the bushes
Animal Attacks

2 Soldiers Were Attacked by a Bear in Alaska. Bear Spray ‘May Have Saved Their Lives’

By Natalie Krebs

An illustration of a man hiking across a tree which has a bear on it.
Animal Attacks

‘Better a Live Coward Than a Dead Hero.’ My Lifetime of Grizzly Bear Encounters

By Jack Turner

A woman runs from a family of black bears in an illustration
Animal Attacks

I Raised 3 Kids Alone in the Wilderness. Surviving Bear and Moose Attacks Was (Almost) Routine

By Olive A. Fredrickson

A sketchy illustration of a snake catcher
Animal Attacks

I Quit Fishing for the Addictive Thrill of Hunting Rattlesnakes — and Got Bit

By Dr. C. E. Kuschel

magazine pages showing cougar attacking hunter
Animal Attacks

The Night I Treed Four Cougars, and Nearly Died Chasing Them

By E. Boyd Hilderbrand, as told to Ken Crandall