Gatlinburg isn’t just a serene escape into nature; it’s also an adrenaline junkie’s dream. Amid the picturesque landscapes ...

Mountain goats are nature’s ultimate daredevils, effortlessly scaling near-vertical cliffs that would send most animals tumbling. With specialized hooves and an incredible sense of balance, they ...

Hunting enthusiasts moved species like muskoxen and mountain goats to new environments, but their survival in those faraway ...

Demilitarized zones—from Vietnam to Korea, Cyprus and Antarctica—require tourists to look beyond what exists and to find the ...

Mountain lions can easily jump 6' fences. Watch as this mountain lion makes the leap into a homeowner's backyard.

A river rafting trip to Hells Canyon, the deepest canyon in all of North America, brought this writer and his stepfather ...

Mountain lions are around three feet to over six feet long and can be ... If you have animals that live outdoors full time, like chickens or goats, be sure they are enclosed in a secure pen ...

It might look fake, but this is the world's cutest sheep. It looks fake but has some of the cutest quirks you've ever seen.

Photographer and National Geographic Explorer Rena Effendi learned that a little-known species was named after her late ...

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A week aboard a yacht, with the help of a local skipper, makes for the ultimate sailing adventure around Greece’s Ionian ...