Animal attack Coverage

'Almost ripped my ear off': Pet monkey attacks woman

An Oklahoma woman was attacked by someone else's pet monkey over the weekend while sitting on her own front porch.

CNN Newsource

Woman attacked by pet monkey while sitting on porch

An Oklahoma woman says she is traumatized after she was attacked by someone's pet monkey on her own front porch!

Dog dies after being attacked by pitbull at local kennel

A kennel is facing legal action after a dog died while in its care. That dog was bitten by another dog and was never adequately treated.

Clayton kennel faces civil penalty after boarded dog dies after pitbull attacked

A kennel is facing legal action after a dog died while in its care. That dog was bitten by another dog and was never adequately treated.

Chris Lovingood, WRAL anchor/reporter

Man spends three days lost in swamp after losing arm in gator attack

A Florida man spent three days lost in a swamp after losing an arm in gator attack.

69-year-old Florida woman dies in vicious dog attack after 100+ bites

A 69-year-old Florida resident was killed in a vicious dog attack Sunday.

By Ramsey Romero, WJHG

Dog saves man's life from bear in North Carolina mountains

Bears are very common where Billy Green lives in Haw Creek. He said he's used to seeing bears and usually has no issues.

WLOS

Florida man describes alligator attack

A normal game of catch turned into a nightmare for Samuel Ray when he was attacked by an alligator from a pond.

Florida man attacked by alligator while playing catch near pond

A normal game of catch turned into a nightmare for Samuel Ray when he was attacked by an alligator from a pond.

NBC News Channel

Man attacked by gator outside Florida motel thought it was a dog

Ray Schott had no idea it was an alligator that grabbed his leg on June 6 next to the Warm Mineral Springs motel in North Port.

NBC News Channel

Man recovering from alligator attack outside motel

Ray Schott said the 7-foot alligator attacked him so quickly that he didn't even realize it was an alligator at first. After surgery and five days spent in a hospital bed, Schott, 49, is walking again.

U.S. soldier killed by brown bear on Alaska military base

A U.S. Army soldier who stumbled across a brown bear den and was surprised by a "flash of brown mass" was killed in a bear attack Tuesday while scouting a wilderness area on an Alaska military base, a state wildlife official said.

Arya Sundaram, New York Times

Elderly dog recovering after being attacked by coyotes in Raleigh neighborhood

A Raleigh woman said she was walking her dog when coyotes attacked and seriously injured her 15-year-old maltipoo, Charlie.

North Raleigh neighborhood sounds alarm after coyote attacks dog

A Raleigh woman said she was walking her dog when when coyotes attacked and seriously injured 15-year-old Charlie.

Chris Lovingood, WRAL anchor/reporter

Small dog survives scary coyote attack

Chico the chihuahua is alive and well after escaping the clutches of a coyote and the attack was captured all on camera.

Bear attacks couple, dog on Blue Ridge Parkway

A bear attacked a couple Wednesday evening in the parking lot of an Asheville area art center this week, WYFF reports.

WYFF News

Woman walking dog in Hilton Head survives alligator attack

An eight-foot-long alligator bit a Hilton Head woman as she was walking her dog Friday morning.

NBC News Channel

Alligator Attacked Louisiana Man in an Area Flooded by Ida

A Louisiana man was missing and presumed dead after an alligator attacked him Monday in an area that was flooded during Hurricane Ida, authorities said.

Johnny Diaz, New York Times

Owners can reclaim dogs following attack but must follow regulations

When two rottweilers attacked four people, including a 6-year-old boy, last weekend in north Raleigh, Emmanuel Ossai wasn't surprised. He had been attacked by the same two dogs two years ago.

Rottweilers that attacked 4 in Raleigh last weekend had been returned to owner after biting man in 2019

When two rottweilers attacked four people, including a 6-year-old boy, last weekend in north Raleigh, Emmanuel Ossai wasn't surprised. He had been attacked by the same two dogs two years ago.

Matt Talhelm, WRAL reporter

Rottweilers who attacked multiple people had 2 previous bite reports, will be euthanized

The two Rottweilers who bit four people on Summerland Drive in Raleigh on Sunday afternoon, including a 6-year-old boy, have two previous dog bite reports. Sunday's incident makes the third time Raleigh police have been called out because of these dogs.

Heather Leah, WRAL multiplatform producer

'He was screaming:' Victim describes Rottweiler attack that hospitalized multiple people

Four people were bitten by Rottweiler dogs in Raleigh on Summerland Drive.

Matt Talhelm & Leslie Moreno, WRAL reporters

Good Samaritan saves woman from dog attack in Robbins

A woman was hospitalized Tuesday afternoon after being attacked by a pack of five dogs, according to Robbins Fire Rescue.

Matt Talhelm, WRAL reporter

Teen in hammock attacked by bear at Great Smoky Mountains campsite

A young girl was attacked by a bear while sleeping early Friday morning at a campsite in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, according to officials.

Zookeeper filming boxing kangaroos gets surprise

A kangaroo that was fighting with another one lept toward a zookeeper in Japan's Nagasaki Prefecture.