Animal Attacks

The craziest animal attacks stories from all across the world.

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A two-page feature story about a griz.

A Grizzly Stole My Client’s Elk, Then Treed Me for Seven Hours A Grizzly Stole My Client’s Elk, Then Treed Me for Seven Hours

By Howard Copenhaver

An american alligator basks in the sun.

Bit By a Gator? It’s Your Own Dang Fault, Scientists Say Bit By a Gator? It’s Your Own Dang Fault, Scientists Say

A grizzly bear in Glacier national park looks up in a field of wildflowers.

A Shed Hunter Shot and Killed a Charging Grizzly Bear in Montana A Shed Hunter Shot and Killed a Charging Grizzly Bear in Montana

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

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

A trail cam's perspective of an eagle attacking wild turkeys.

Incredible Trail Cam Pics Show a Golden Eagle Dive-Bombing and Killing a Wild Turkey Incredible Trail Cam Pics Show a Golden Eagle Dive-Bombing and Killing a Wild Turkey

A black and white illustration of a bear attacking a man

I Was Attacked by a Grizzly. That Bear Cost Me 101 Stitches I Was Attacked by a Grizzly. That Bear Cost Me 101 Stitches

By Don Vitto, as told to Jim Zumbo

An old cowboy ropes a California grizzly bear

When Grizzlies Ruled California When Grizzlies Ruled California

By George Laycock

A polar bear stalks a man

I Canoed the Northwest Passage Solo. The Arctic Nearly Killed Me — Twice I Canoed the Northwest Passage Solo. The Arctic Nearly Killed Me — Twice

By Tony Dauksza

park ranger demonstrates with a can of bear spray

How to Use Bear Spray How to Use Bear Spray

By Cameron Evans

A grizzly bear runs fast through water toward the camera.

How Fast Can a Bear Run? Faster Than You How Fast Can a Bear Run? Faster Than You

A dog defends his owner from a bear.

My Dog Saved My Life in a Brown Bear Attack My Dog Saved My Life in a Brown Bear Attack

Ruger GP100 .357 Mag.

Guns

The Best Bear Defense Handguns of 2025 The Best Bear Defense Handguns of 2025

A snarling mountain lion leans on a fallen tree.

Neighbors to the Rescue Shoot and Kill Mountain Lion with a Dog In Its Mouth Neighbors to the Rescue Shoot and Kill Mountain Lion with a Dog In Its Mouth

By Kris Millgate

A mountain lion sneaks up on a pair of hunters.

My Buddy Called in a Mountain Lion. It Attacked Before He Ever Saw It My Buddy Called in a Mountain Lion. It Attacked Before He Ever Saw It

By Reed Peterson

A pencil drawing of a timber wolf pinning down a hunter who is scrabbling for his rifle.

I Was Attacked by a Timber Wolf I Was Attacked by a Timber Wolf

Human hands stretch out a giant bear paw.

I Fought Off a Brown Bear with My Fishing Rod, and Other Close Calls While Living in Remote Alaska I Fought Off a Brown Bear with My Fishing Rod, and Other Close Calls While Living in Remote Alaska

By Scott Haugen

A polar bear walks toward the camera on rocky ground.

‘Now I Know My Husband Would Die for Me.’ Man Fights Off Polar Bear that Attacked His Wife in Their Driveway ‘Now I Know My Husband Would Die for Me.’ Man Fights Off Polar Bear that Attacked His Wife in Their Driveway

An Alaskan brown bear in heavy brush.

Alaskan Deer Hunter Mauled by Brown Bear Survives Bite to the Head Alaskan Deer Hunter Mauled by Brown Bear Survives Bite to the Head

A grizzly bear stands on a hillside in Yellowstone National Park.

Bowhunter Rescued by Helicopter After He Was Treed by a Grizzly in Montana Bowhunter Rescued by Helicopter After He Was Treed by a Grizzly in Montana

A black bear sow with two cubs in a field.

Colorado Man Mauled by a Black Bear Sow with Cubs Inside His Own Home Colorado Man Mauled by a Black Bear Sow with Cubs Inside His Own Home