U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City / Facebook screen shot Coast Guard Flies to 'Loneliest Place in the World' to Fix Remote Lighthouse While photos of the lighthouse illustrate its haunting beauty, it's a mercy the beacon no longer requires people on-site to operate it. By Amanda Thomason February 5, 2021
Paula Town / Facebook screen shot Jogger Breaks Through Ice, Jumps in Freezing Water to Save Drowning Dog He handed off the pup, changed his shirt and continued his run, almost as if the dip in the lake had been part of his training for the day. By Amanda Thomason January 19, 2021
Giraffe Conservation Foundation / YouTube screen shot Scientists in 'Disbelief' After Discovering Dwarf Giraffes in Africa 'Instances of wild animals with these types of skeletal dysplasias are extraordinarily rare.' By Erin Coates January 17, 2021
@RoyKallivayalil / Twitter screen shot Watch: Monkey Makes Tiger Look Like a Fool After Ambush Disastrously Falls Apart The tiger would have doubtlessly turned his arboreal prey into lunch if he had ever been able to close the distance. By Jared Harris January 13, 2021
VasekM / Shutterstock Man Loses Touch with Reality After a Hunt, Doctors Discover Rare Disease He May Have Caught from His Prey One fateful decision made after a hunt may have had devastating consequences for this 61-year-old man in New York. By Samantha Kamman January 3, 2021
@GadiNBC / Twitter screenshot Disturbing Video: Native American Tased by Fed After Walking Off-Trail in National Park The National Park Service has posted the body camera footage to their website and released a statement on the incident. By Cameron Arcand January 1, 2021
Arto Hakola / Getty Teen Hunter Bags 42-Point Buck, Setting New World Record The Werth family had waited on the 42 point whitetail for almost three years, watching expectantly as the deer matured on their residence. By Andrew J. Sciascia December 20, 2020
Hampton Lumber / Facebook Here's Who Planted a Giant Smiley Face Out of Trees on Hillside Locals and regular visitors know to look for the cute attraction every year, and it continues to make people smile. By Amanda Thomason December 2, 2020
@SunSentinel / Twitter screen shot from video Man Jumps into Murky Pond, Literally Pries Dog from Gator's Jaws A 74-year-old Florida man learned the hard way not to let his 3-month-old puppy get near water where an alligator lurked. By Jack Davis November 28, 2020
Ravensbeard Wildlife Center / Facebook Workers Astonished After Finding Special Animal Stuck in Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Thanks to the kindness of the humans she bumped into, the little owl was able to continue on her way even stronger than she was before. By Amanda Thomason November 27, 2020