Colorado park ranger Andy Peterson is hiking when he crosses paths with a mountain lion and its prey. And in Vancouver, Kari Toft is walking her dog just steps from her home when she is attacked by a vicious raccoon.

On Christmas Eve, Matt Chenhall is walking with his two daughters when he is attacked by an enormous kangaroo. Lauren Fagen is volunteering at an animal sanctuary in South Africa when a lion reaches under a gate and pulls her legs through the bars.