Animal Attacks(Page 2)

The craziest animal attacks stories from all across the world.

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Glock G20 10mm and DLP grizzly bear

These Alaskans Stopped a Charging Grizzly at 5 Yards with Their 10mm Pistols

A bull moose flings a hunter into the air in an illustration

I Was Nearly Killed in a Freak Moose Attack. Then My Buddies Abandoned Me

By Clint Buckmaster, as told to Jim Rearden

An illustration of an American alligator about to attack a black Lab retrieving a duck.

Before They Were Delisted, American Alligators Were the Original Grizzly Bears

By Frank Sargeant

A leopard stalking in the brush

I Guided Safaris for Years Without Being Mauled. One Day, My Luck Finally Ran Out

An illustration of a boar bowling over dogs and charging hunters

I’ve Been Charged by Bears and Moose. Wild Hogs Are Much, Much Worse

By Charles Elliott

An illustration of a polar bear attacking a man at a wall tent camp

A Polar Bear Attacked Me at Our Research Camp. It Should Have Crushed My Skull

By John Legault

An illustration of a bear attacking a man, who is punching back

I Was Mauled Over and Over Again by a Grizzly. I Should Have Died

By Forest H. Young Jr.

A cow moose stands in a thicket of willows.

Fisherman Shoots and Kills Charging Moose in Wyoming

A bear attacks a deer hunter wearing a blue shirt.

After He Was Mauled by a Brown Bear, a Hunter in Alaska Survived for 3 Days in the Woods

By Hoyt Barnett

A German shepherd chases a wolf in Yellowstone.

Photos: German Shepherd Jumps Out Car Window to Chase a Wolf in Yellowstone

A cow moose and a calf walk along the edge of a road.

Here’s Why Moose Keep Attacking People and Their Dogs in Colorado

By Alice Jones Webb

A photo composite of Justin Lee who was charged by a bear

Podcast: What Happens After You Kill a Grizzly in Self Defense

By Natalie Krebs

A man comes face to face with a rattlesnake

Our Professor Gives Extra Credit for Catching Live Rattlesnakes. That’s How We Stumbled into a Snake Den

By Virgil L. Herin

A man stands in a meadow in Montana; a close-up look at a grizzly bear's claws.

‘There Was No Time to Be Nervous,’ Says Montana Mushroom Hunter Who Shot Charging Grizzly

By Kris Millgate

An adult grizzly bear in yellowstone.

Mushroom Hunters Shoot and Kill a Grizzly That Charged Them in Montana

By Kris Millgate

A large Florida black bear stands in tall grass.

Days Before Florida Considers a Bear Hunt, the State Suffers Its First Fatal Black Bear Attack

By Alice Jones Webb

An illustration of a bull moose charging a hunter on a horse.

A Dozen Times I Should Have Died While Hunting and Fishing

By Charles Elliott

Side by side images of a man with a bloodied face and with his injured face bandaged.

A Bobcat Mauled an 82-Year-Old Turkey Hunter. He Shrugged It Off

By Alice Jones Webb

A two-page feature story about a griz.

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

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

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

An old cowboy ropes a California grizzly bear

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

By Tony Dauksza

park ranger demonstrates with a can of 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

A dog defends his owner from a bear.

My Dog Saved My Life in a Brown Bear Attack

Ruger GP100 .357 Mag.

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

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

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

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

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

An Alaskan brown bear in heavy brush.

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

A black bear sow with two cubs in a field.

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

A mountain lion walks through a Colorado pine forest.

Colorado Camper Killed Mountain Lion with a Shovel as It Fought His Husky

Two photos show a brown bear attacking and killing another bear.

Brown Bear Kills a Sow in NPS Livestream, Reminding Shocked Viewers that Alaska’s Bears Are Indeed Wild

An up-close shot of a bull moose in the Maine woods.

Watch: Rutting Bull Moose Runs Over Deer Hunter on a Scouting Trip

A grizzly bear surprised and attacked bowhunters in Idaho on Sept. 1.

Idaho Bowhunters Kill Grizzly in Self-Defense During ‘Surprise Encounter’ Near Yellowstone

A wolf near the Dalton Highway.

Wolf That Attacked and Bit Two People on Alaska Highway Still on the Loose, Troopers Say

A brown bear turns to look at something.

Hunter Survives Brown Bear Attack and a Gunshot Wound on Kenai Peninsula

By Alice Jones Webb

black bear walks through the woods

Officials Track Down and Kill the Black Bear They Say Attacked a 3-Year-Old Girl in Her Tent

A woman gets too close to a bull elk.

New ‘Selfie Control’ Instagram Filter Gives Tourons an Idiot-Proof Way to Keep Their Distance from Wild Animals

By Alice Jones Webb

California Teen Claims He Was Attacked by a Mountain Lion. Officials Say It Was a House Cat

By Alice Jones Webb

A grizzly bear walks into a clearing.

Canadian Cyclist Fights Off Grizzly Attack by Punching Bear in the Face

A bald eagle in Alaska.

‘I’m Walking Around with a Hard Hat On.’ Two Bald Eagles Keep Attacking People in Alaska

A grizzly bear standing and eating berries off a bush.

72-Year-Old Montana Man Shoots Grizzly That Attacked Him While He Was Picking Berries

By Natalie Krebs

Spearfisherman with fish; aftermath of shark attack.

Spearfisherman Attacked by Bull Shark Says It’s a ‘Blessing’ He Kept His Hand

A bluetick hound sniffs the base of a tree.

Two Hunting Dogs Were Attacked by Wolves in Wisconsin Just Days into Summer Training Season

A shed hunter looks at mountain lion tracks in the snow.

This Happened to Me: I Was Stalked by a Family of Mountain Lions on a Shed Hunt

By Ryan Dole, as told to Russell Worth Parker

Black bears getting too close to people in Tennesee.

Watch: Black Bears Are Swiping at People and Stealing Food in This Tourist Town

A grizzly sow and yearling male.

Idaho Man Kills Grizzly Bear in His Yard as It Charges His Girlfriend

A mule deer doe stands in tall grass.

Man Shoots Deer that Attacked His Pregnant Daughter in Her Own Backyard

A black bear paw.

A Bear Killed and Ate an Elderly Woman in Her Home. It’s the First Fatal Black Bear Attack in California’s History

What Really Happened to Crist Kolby, the Trapper Who Was Killed by Wolves?

What Really Happened to Crist Kolby, the Trapper Who Was Killed by Wolves?

A cow moose with a calf.

‘I Felt Like I’d Been Body-Slammed by an NFL Linebacker.’ Idaho Turkey Hunter Shoots Charging Moose in Self-Defense

Grizzly bear attack victim in the woods and in the hospital.

Hiker Attacked by Grizzly Says He Only Survived Because the Sow Bit His Bear Spray Canister

A wildlife photographer in Alaska.

Alaska Wildlife Photographer Killed by Cow Moose Died ‘Doing What He Loved Most,’ Family Says

A grizzly bear in the woods near Elkford, BC.

B.C. Black Bear Hunter Hospitalized After Killing a Grizzly in Self Defense

A grizzly bear; Campbell and his doberman that saved him from a grizzly.

‘I’m About to Be Killed.’ Dog Defends Canadian Hiker from Charging Grizzly Bear

A female grizzly on a snow-covered ridge.

Shed Hunter Kills Charging Grizzly with a Handgun in Montana

A close-up of an alligator in Florida.

Florida Man Runs Over Gator to Save His Neighbor