Animal Attacks (Page 3)

The craziest animal attacks stories from all across the world.

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

By Kris Millgate

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

By Alice Jones Webb

A Dozen Times I Should Have Died While Hunting and Fishing

By Charles Elliott

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

By Alice Jones Webb

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

By Howard Copenhaver

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

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

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

When Grizzlies Ruled California

By George Laycock

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

By Tony Dauksza

How to Use Bear Spray

By Cameron Evans

How Fast Can a Bear Run? Faster Than You

The Best Bear Defense Handguns of 2025

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

By Kris Millgate

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

By Reed Peterson

I Was Attacked by a Timber Wolf

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

By Scott Haugen

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

By Alice Jones Webb

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

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

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

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

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

By Natalie Krebs

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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

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

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

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

Shed Hunter Kills Charging Grizzly with a Handgun in Montana

Florida Man Runs Over Gator to Save His Neighbor

Fossil Hunter Fights Off Gator Attack, with a Screwdriver, While Trapped Underwater

Watch: Spearfisherman Gets in a Vicious Fight with Sea Lion That Tries to Steal His Fish

Shed Hunter Killed in California Mountain Lion Attack Died Protecting His Brother

Brown Bear Identified with ‘Biometric Drone’ Killed 10 Days After It Attacked 5 People in a Slovak Village

Mountain Lion Attacks California Shed Hunters, Killing One and Injuring Another

Watch: Skier Sticks His Hand in a Coyote’s Face, Seems Surprised When It Bites Him

Gator Bites Off Fisherman’s Hand on a Florida Golf Course

Iditarod Musher Gets Time Penalty for Poorly Gutting the Moose He Killed in Self-Defense

A Hiker Says He Was Attacked by a Cougar. Officials Say It Never Happened

Black Bear Attacks Pennsylvania Woman in Her Own Backyard

5-Time Iditarod Champion Kills a Moose, Guts It Mid-Race

A Wolf Attacked My Dog and Then Charged at Me

By Richard P. Smith

Four Mountain Bikers Overpowered the Cougar That Nearly Killed Their Friend

Houndsman Killed a 400-Pound Bear with a Knife to Save His Dog and Hunting Buddy

By Richard P. Smith

Watch: A Biologist Darts a Mountain Lion. It Nearly Attacks Him

My Running Buddy and I Charged the Mountain Lion That Was Trying to Kill His Dog

By Pete Deneen, as told to Dac Collins