nature

Summer time can call for some fun in the sun, including hiking!

Are you an avid Instagram user? Have you posted some of the magnificent sky scenes right in your backyard? Check out these awesome posts, maybe one of your pictures made the cut.

As scary as nature can sometimes be, like a close encounter with a shark, there are also instances where wildlife and mankind share special moments where they seem to understand each other perfectly.

We've rounded up 18 GIFs that'll have a similar effect. Think of it as your daily dose of Mother nature.

Clearly, this is one of the coolest videos you’ll see all day.

Japan, which had a devastating tsunami in 2011, was home for another unbelievable act of nature on Sunday.

There's a good chance this confrontation took place at high noon.  I especially enjoyed how they worked in Yakety Sax (the Benny Hill theme song) into the mix towards the end.  Enjoy the laughs!

This guy tried to do the right thing by releasing a mouse into the wild and nature instantly showed him how cruel of a world it can be.  At least the man's heart was in the right place.