Category: Nature
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Swim with great white sharks in South Africa
Read The Australian Even an iron cage doesn’t make swimming with great white sharks off South Africa a relaxing experience. Toasters kill 400 people each year. Sharks kill between five and 10. Why then does a shark cage resemble the internal mechanics of a toaster? Is it a cruel joke to make me even more…
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Tiger cubs swim test
The tiger cubs at the National Zoo undergo a swim test. See also AP
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Swimming With the Shark Whisperer
ABC News’ Matt Gutman talks with a man who believes sharks are deeply misunderstood. Unfortunately your browser does not support IFrames. Breaking News
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Good Day Swimming and Swinging
“Fun times at Juniper Springs and Weeki Wachee.” Good Day Swimming and Swinging from Dustin Mayfield on Vimeo.
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Behold pro surfer Mark Healey stiff-arming a tiger shark
Read Pete Thomas Outdoors Mark Healey, a big-wave surfer and passionate freediver, is seen stiff-arming a tiger shark in the accompanying photo and video (video posted below). What’s not shown is Healey riding the same tiger shark 30 minutes before he issued the football move to the advancing predator. A handful of freedivers have recently taken…
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Man jumps ship after huge sword fish lands on deck
“A man on a fishing boat has been filmed jumping into the water as a marlin propels itself onto the deck, threatening to impale the fishermen with its long pointy snout.” http://youtu.be/jZLQkunQACg
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A very special friendship between a human and a dolphin
“This footage provides a touching glimpse into a unique and special friendship between a human and a bottlenose dolphin. Lasting two decades, it is the longest relationship between a dolphin and human in recorded history.” http://youtu.be/IBCqSRcpmFA
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Diana Nyad on Dangers at Sea – Cuba to Florida Swim
“Diana Nyad talks about the members of her team that helped her navigate the dangerous waters during the 53-hour Cuba to Florida Swim.”