social media Australian women slapped with heavy fines after risky dingo encounters for social media selfies Mark Frauenfelder

conservation Please stop stacking rocks when you're out hiking Jennifer Sandlin

Delightful Creatures Wild bear visits captive bears in the Zoo Jason Weisberger

adorable animals Capybaras sound just like laser beams, and here's proof! Jennifer Sandlin

guns Dead birds alarm residents of California neighborhood Rob Beschizza

attacks Tourist gored to death at elephant "sanctuary" in Thailand Carla Sinclair

Delightful Creatures I am not eligible to be a wombat walker, and I am heartbroken Gail Sherman

Delightful Creatures Giraffe plucks a 2-year-old toddler out of a pickup truck at Texas wildlife park — then puts her back! (video) Carla Sinclair

Protective mama elks Cow elk charges 8-year-old girl on bicycle near Colorado national park — then attacks her Carla Sinclair

animal rescues Meet Ruben Lambrechts and his friend Cindy, a 29-year-old rescue baboon Jennifer Sandlin

cute If you're having a rough day, these baby wallabies will cheer you up! Jennifer Sandlin

Tapir Talk World Tapir Day is quickly approaching! Jennifer Sandlin

Pablo Escobar's hippos need tooth filling, castration Elías Villoro

psychedelics National Park Service warning against licking toads was not based on any ranger reports of people actually licking toads, according to FOIA response David Pescovitz

yellowstone This is the second time this month that a bison in Yellowstone has gored someone for getting too close Mark Frauenfelder

legend Ed Asner dies at 91, lived a complete life and made fun of my shoes Kevin Reome

Boing Boing Gadgets Orboot Earth takes kids on a brilliant AR tour around the world Boing Boing's Shop

brooklyn Mystery man dumped more than 100 live eels into lake in Brooklyn, New York park David Pescovitz

Science More mammals are becoming nocturnal so they can avoid humans David Pescovitz

law Rancher takes feds to court over camera they placed on his property without permission Séamus Bellamy