We sure love animals and it shows in our coverage of the beat. The animals–both wild and pets–of Bali never cease to stop amazing us with the crazy things they do on this island. The year 2017 has been no exception, as we’ve covered everything from dirty monkeys pantsing a tourist to a fish casually “walking” across the ocean floor.
Here are our wildest animal stories of the year, in chronological order:
January
Watch: Video of Ubud monkey pantsing tourist goes viral

Balian surfer describes getting bumped by shark minutes before suspected shark attack

April
British tourist finds live scorpion in luggage after returning home from Bali holiday (VIDEO)

Aussie woman bitten after stepping on venomous snake at Ubud hotel

May
Elephant kills handler during feeding time at Bali park


June
WATCH: Fish casually ‘walks’ across ocean floor in Bali

July

September
No more monkeying around: ‘monkey selfie’ case settled

December
Animal rescuers risk going into Bali volcano danger zone to take care of abandoned pets

