delightful creatures Clever squirrel outsmarts bobcat in hilarious chase scene (video) Carla Sinclair

Delightful Creatures House cat fends off bully with a simple yoga pose (video) Carla Sinclair

Delightful Creatures Is the daycare-stalking Pittsburgh bobcat just a regular cat? Rob Beschizza

Delightful Creatures Watch: Kitty stands its ground against a bobcat that comes for its food Carla Sinclair

Delightful Creatures A magnificent bobcat stares down a couple through their window Carla Sinclair

animal rescues Watch woman release bobcat from a foothold trap Mark Frauenfelder

physics Ford Ranger murdered by boulder Séamus Bellamy

opossums Carson the opossum has "died," again Jennifer Sandlin

bears Man or Bear? Team bear over here, especially if they're as adorable as these bears caught on the Fairview Critter Cams! Jennifer Sandlin

useful stuff Good inexpensive binoculars Mark Frauenfelder

News California Fires: 83% of Santa Monica Mountains federal parkland burned by Woolsey Fire Xeni Jardin

History Live in a Tree Stump! Richard Kaufman

Nature The new life of dead trees Dani Tinker