Wading into a secluded creek pays off with heart-pounding strikes from massive smallmouth bass. The Ohio River is full of surprises.

Big Cypress National Preserve is home to Alligator Alcatraz, which is causing light pollution in one of the first dark skies locations in the east.

Philadelphia’s big cat population has officially increased by two. That’s thanks to the Philadelphia Zoo’s newest residents, Rory, a 4-year-old Amur tiger, and Rafferty, an 8-year-old Amur leopard.

There is a lot to learn and even more fun to be had for the young people and their animals in the showring at the fair.