For weeks after moving into their new trailer-style home in Jacksonville, Florida, Isa Machado and her family couldn’t shake the feeling that something else was living there with them. “We…
Wildlife lovers Dan Ballard and Jane Hunter have spent years filming the animals that visit their lush Austin, Texas, backyard. Their YouTube channel, Texas Backyard Wildlife, is full of fascinating…
Last month, a family in Canada looked out onto their balcony and discovered an unexpected houseguest — a raccoon curled up fast asleep, using their outdoor space as his makeshift…
When officers from the Lakeville Police Department in Minnesota got a call about a potentially rabid raccoon roaming the neighborhood, they prepared for a serious situation. But what they found…
For one hungry raccoon in Barnstable, Massachusetts, an open jar of peanut butter was simply too tempting to pass up. He happily licked every last bit from the bottom —…
When a Belchertown, Massachusetts, resident stepped outside after a heavy rainstorm, they didn’t expect to find a heartbreaking scene waiting just beyond the porch. There, curled up and trembling in…
While hiking up Piestewa Peak in Phoenix the other morning, Jacqueline Hurst spotted something moving quietly among the rocks — a flash of motion that instantly caught her attention. At…
Two months ago, as Mr. Beasley drove along a highway in Virginia, he noticed a small, furry lump at the edge of the road — something others had likely passed…
Every day, Tom drove the same route across Pennsylvania’s Route 462 bridge — a familiar path over the wide Susquehanna River. But one chilly fall morning, something unfamiliar caught his…
