Category: Nature
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Behold two Great White Sharks fighting over bait
Oooooh, courtesy of Barcroft TV http://youtu.be/MkWTVwJEQ7c
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Adventurers swim with humpback whale and calf
Two Gold Coast adventurers in Australia have had a rare close encounter with humpback whales off South Stradbroke Island. A mother humpback whale and her calf approached the swimmers, diving deep out of sight and then rising slowly next to their new friends. This exchanged happened for about an hour, enough time for one of…
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Little Deer Gets Into Big Trouble In Encino Swimming Pool
A little deer got into big trouble Saturday when he went for a dip in an Encino swimming pool. The deer jumped the 7-foot fence and then got caught in the pool cover and flailed around a bit. The homeowner and two neighbors were able to pull the cover off but the deer had a…
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Lewis Pugh – Swimming Through Garbage
The swims were intended to draw attention to the health of the oceans. But I seriously underestimated the urgency of the issue I was swimming for. As the United Nations Patron of the Oceans, I have given many speeches stressing the need to protect our environment for the sake of our children and grandchildren. I…
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Orcas vs Shark: Killer Whales Take Down Tiger Shark
New underwater footage posted online Friday is believed to be the world’s first video showing a pod of killer whales hunting and killing a tiger shark. According to Barcroft TV, the video was captured off the coast of Costa Rica by photographer Caroline Power on September 8th. See The Blaze http://youtu.be/uqimOYOQjJ8
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Stingray jumps onto ramp for food
A hungry stingray jumps out of the water and onto a man-made ramp, providing these tourists an incredible up-close experience during a trip to Maldives.
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German Shepherd throws a fit when she has to quit swimming
She got to keep swimming after her wonderful theatrical performance. No dogs’ hearts were actually broken in the making of this video. Courtesy of Laura Gibbs on YouTube Photo of another water-loving German Shepherd by 2Tales
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Is There Really a Hippo Swimming in the Chicago River?
A video posted on YouTube three days ago claims to show a hippopotamus swimming in the Chicago River. Why do we question the veracity of the video? First, this section of the Chicago River is very well traveled by a wide variety of watercraft, including many sightseeing boats filled with tourists. As the very busy…
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Whale shark ploughs into unsuspecting diver
Chris Coates was holding his breath and filming another diver on a spearfishing adventure film shoot off Ascension Island when the unusual accident happened. Mr Coates, who was focusing on the action in front of him, failed to spot the enormous shark approaching him from behind and by the time he was warned by the…