Video: Great white shark headbutts camera belonging to Sarasota boaters before feasting on whale carcass

Boaters in Sarasota got up close and personal with a great white shark on Sunday while the giant fish was gorging on the carcass of a whale that died after beaching itself off the coast of Venice earlier this month. 

National Flower Day: Plant this "weed" to help the monarch butterfly population

March 21 is National Flower Day, and to celebrate, folks can plant some milkweed and start a pollinator garden to help the dwindling numbers of monarch butterflies.

Charlotte the pregnant stingray captivates fans waiting for rare birth

Charlotte the stingray, who became pregnant in a North Carolina aquarium despite having no male to mate with, continues to captivate fans as they await her extremely rare delivery.

Watch: Wildlife rehabber wears fox mask to feed rescued kit

Adorable video from a Virginia wildlife rescue center shows just how hard they work to make sure wild animals don't associate humans with food.

Beached whale dies after stranding itself off Venice coast: ‘It’s heartbreaking'

Officials are asking people to avoid Service Club Park beach in Venice after a sperm whale died after beaching itself on a sandbar about 150 yards offshore on Sunday. 

Invasive mussels pose threat to Yellowstone National Park

Because of the park's location, the introduction of invasive mussels could put the currently mussel-free waters in Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho at risk.

Fossil of ‘nightmarish’ sea reptile found in Morocco

The giant sea lizard had dagger-like teeth and was just one of the many apex predators hunting our oceans 66 million years ago.

AZ couple finds rattlesnake in backseat of their car
video

A couple in Phoenix say they found a rattlesnake curled up in the backseat of their car. They say they used a broken branch to fling it out of the vehicle. The woman says she thinks the snake got into the car when she was loading up the backseat. The woman also thinks the snake could have been in the car for two weeks.

Whale that vanished from Atlantic over 200 years ago spotted off Massachusetts: 'Shouldn't exist'

Scientists from the New England Aquarium (NEA) in Boston were flying off the coast of Nantucket on Friday when they saw a leviathan that has been extinct for over 200 years: a gray whale.

Las Vegas’ Bellagio helps rescue yellow-billed loon from its fountain

The Bellagio in Las Vegas had to pause its fountain show, as it worked with officials to rescue a yellow-billed loon who “found comfort" in the water.

White shark breaks records with historic journey from South Carolina to Mexico

A white shark, LeeBeth, recently made a historic journey from South Carolina to Mexico, marking the furthest westward tracking of a white shark in the Gulf of Mexico.

Mexican gray wolves boost their numbers, but a lack of genetic diversity remains a threat

The wild population of Mexican gray wolves in the southwestern U.S. is still growing, but environmental groups are warning that inbreeding and the resulting genetic crisis within the endangered species will continue to be a threat to long-term survival.

Mexican wolf population grows for 8th straight year
video

The wild population of Mexican gray wolves in the southwestern U.S. is still growing, but environmental groups are warning that inbreeding and the resulting genetic crisis within the endangered species will continue to be a threat to long-term survival.