Animal Attacks

Man Stomps On Hawk In Front Of Cops

The Huffington Post | Andy Campbell | Posted 05.02.2012

Cops in Springfield, Mass., claim they watched a man surprise-attack a hawk on Tuesday, stomping the bird with his boot and continuing his assault wit...

HORROR: Newborn Baby Killed, Dismembered By Family Dog

AP | BRUCE SMITH | Posted 04.20.2012

SUMMERVILLE, S.C. -- A 2-month-old child was killed and dismembered by a dog in his family's South Carolina home Friday as his father slept, authoriti...

HILARIOUS: 'Godzilla' The Aggressive Turkey Drops Hot New Rap Video

The Huffington Post | Andy Campbell | Posted 04.01.2012

Detroit's come out with a turkey rap so fresh, you won't be able to stomach it. Godzilla, the turkey known for stalking and attacking a Michigan wo...

Study: Guns Aren't The Best Way To Stop Bear Attacks

AP | Posted 05.26.2012

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — A bear expert says a study has found that people using bear spray during grizzly bear encounters are injured far less often t...

WATCH: 'Godzilla' Turkey Stalks, Assaults Woman Daily

AP | Posted 05.05.2012

COMMERCE TOWNSHIP, Mich. — An Oakland County woman says she's become a prisoner on her own property, stalked and harassed by a 25-pound turkey. ...

WATCH: Shark Attack Victim Describes Punching Animal To Escape

Posted 01.20.2012

An Australian man is recovering after becoming the country's third shark attack victim this month. David Pickering, 26, was leading a group of snor...

GRAPHIC PHOTOS: Leopard Mauls Residents In India

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 01.07.2012

WARNING: The following article contains graphic content and photos. A wild leopard snuck into a house in the northeastern Indian city of Guwahati ...

7-Year-Old Girl Survives Holiday Kangaroo Attack

Posted 01.03.2012

A seven-year-old Australian girl is recovering after a kangaroo attack on New Year's Day left her with scratches and bruises across her face and back....

Borneo Pygmy Elephant Fatally Gores Australian Tourist

AP | Posted 02.07.2012

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) -- A pygmy elephant fatally gored an Australian tourist in a remote Malaysian wildlife reserve on Borneo island, an offici...

South African Man Mauled To Death By Pet Hippo

Posted 11.15.2011

A farmer was mauled to death by his pet hippo in central South Africa last weekend. Marius Els, 40, was bitten and dragged into water by the hippo kno...

WATCH: Elephant Gets Bitten By Crocodile, Uses Trunk To Shake Off Clinging Predator

Posted 12.19.2011

This certainly isn't something you'd expect to occur when you go for a drink of water. This video from The Telegraph shows what happens when you t...

Monkey Attacks Eight-Year-Old Girl Outside Walmart

Posted 10.18.2011

In the video below, KY3 News explains that there was some serious monkey business in Springfield, Missouri recently. Charlie, a macaque monkey, left T...

Watch: How to Avoid Being Eaten By a Lion

Posted 09.20.2011

A new study says that if you want to avoid being eaten by a lion - pay attention to the moon. Researchers discovered that a significant number of ...

Airlines' Newest Threat: Scorpion Attacks

AP | NIGEL DUARA | Posted 11.15.2011

PORTLAND, Ore. — All Jeff Ellis could do was wait as he sat terrified 30,000 feet in the air staring at the wriggling scorpion that stung him on...

Woman Attacked By Crazed Rooster

Patch.com | Posted 11.16.2011

When roosters attack, things can get pretty ugly. And that's exactly what happened on Skibo Road May 12, Lower Saucon Township police reported in a re...

Squirrel Attacks Residents Of Vermont Neighborhood

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

BENNINGTON, Vt. -- A Vermont neighborhood is being stalked by a renegade gray squirrel. Several people in Bennington say they've been attacked by a...

Animal Oddities: Birds That Eat People

David Mizejewski | Posted 05.25.2011

David Mizejewski

For Westerners, the idea of being eaten by an animal is considered the stuff of fantasy and horror films. However, for modern humans of the not-so-distant past, the prospect of being killed and eaten by wild predators was reality.

Yellowstone Grizzly Bears Hungry This Year, Could Attack Humans In Search For Food

AP | MATTHEW BROWN | Posted 05.25.2011

BILLINGS, Mont. — Yellowstone's grizzlies are going to be particularly hungry this fall, and that means more dangerous meetings with humans in a...

Craziest Animal Attacks (VIDEO): Animals Stalk Their Prey

Huffington Post | Gazelle Emami | Posted 05.25.2011

Watching the predator-prey relationship in the animal kingdom never really gets old. We've compiled some of the best videos of animals hunting their p...

The Deadliest Animals...Which Scares You Most? (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

We love to think of ourselves as kings and queens of the jungle, but there are many dangerous and deadly animals out there who kill humans -- intentio...