A woman said an otter bit her near the American Tobacco Trail. Durham County Animal Services followed up about possible rabies exposure. River otters live across North Carolina, but attacks are rare.

Otter chaos! A North Carolina woman was reportedly left stunned when an otter sprang from the bushes of a trail and mauled her while she cheered on friends during a local marathon ...

Creature features can be a ton of fun when done right, and are often scarier when they feature real animals as opposed to fantastical monsters. At their best, animal attack movies are not just about ...

Sloths are some of the strangest animals on Earth—and also some of the hardest to study. They move so slowly and spend so ...

A man who punched two women as he tried to steal their "beloved" dog has been jailed for two years and 10 months. Keiron ...

The vastness and mystery of the ocean have long captivated filmmakers, offering an atmospheric backdrop for some of the most ...

They had larger heads, larger eyes,” she said, describing one alien group. At the 24th annual Conscious Life Expo, which ...

Lori Sepich smoked for years and sometimes skipped taking her blood pressure medicine. But she never thought she’d have a heart attack. The possibility “just wasn't registering with me,” said the ...

Lori Sepich smoked for years and sometimes skipped taking her blood pressure medicine. But she never thought she’d have a heart attack. The possibility “just wasn’t registering with me,” said the ...

It's not uncommon for women to mistake heart attack symptoms for heartburn or something else. A lot of people don’t have that classic Hollywood heart attack symptom — crushing chest pain. Heart ...

STUART, Fla. (WFLA) — A woman was walking along a Florida beach Thursday night when she was suddenly attacked by a stranger and nearly killed, according to authorities. The Martin County Sheriff’s ...