Category: Nature

A shark sighting was confirmed in the water off Manhattan Beach pier on Thursday, about a month after a man swimming in the same area was left injured when a shark bit him. […] A Baywatch Redondo personal watercraft investigated and confirmed the sighting to be a juvenile white shark that was 7 feet long,…

During our Winter in July 2014 event Reba, an Asian elephant, received a double firehose shower from the Phoenix Fire Department! Elephants have very thick skin, and the high-pressure water streams from each hose is like a massage for Reba. All of the elephants at the Zoo receive daily showers from their keepers as part…

When eyeball to beady eyeball with a 10-foot-long sand tiger shark, I have two thoughts: This is not smart, and this is the coolest thing ever. As it glides by, just feet away, I’m treated to an extreme close-up of its snaggleteeth, shaped like long medieval daggers. See USA Today

Village officials are working to remove a family of Canada geese from a popular swimming pond. The pond in Cedar Park is a hot spot in Bonduel for families to cool off. The man-made swimming hole is fed by a natural spring, and the clear water attracts plenty of visitors. “I think this is very…

Mathew Stanley captured this GoPro footage of a baby seal climbing on his board and playing with him and a friend in the water. We caught up with Matt to get the low down on what happened: “Me and my friend Andrew Flounders were out enjoying some summer waves when this little guy came along…

Toronto Zoo’s polar bear cub explores the zoo’s Big Polar Bear Habitat for the first time and gets ready for his summer swim. Humphrey, born in November, seems a little shy about jumping in off the rocks, but he wades in and chomps on some rushing water like a pro. See USA Today See also…

Dave filmed this amazing aerial vision with his quadcopter off Esperance, along south Western Australia’s beautiful coastline. Huge pods of bottlenose dolphins cruise the shoreline and surf the crystal clear turquoise waves.

And gets back to eating apples and carrots. Filmed at Budapest ZOO (Hungary), 19. 6. 2014. http://youtu.be/gJ_3BN0m7S8

A Florida beach cleared out – with the exception of a woman and lifeguard who tried to save her – when a shark was spotted heading straight toward swimmers on Tuesday afternoon. The panic of the 10-foot shark and people screaming from the pier was caught on tape. “This just happened off Navarre Beach Pier……