Category: Nature
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Man bets official $32,000 he won’t swim China’s polluted Ruian river
Read globalpost A Chinese entrepreneur from Zhejiang offered a senior official of the local Communist Party about $32,000 to swim in a polluted river for 20 minutes. “If the environmental protection bureau chief dares to swim in [Ruian’s] river for 20 minutes, I will pay [him] 200,000 yuan,†Jin posted on Weibo, the South China Morning…
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Mega pod of dolphins off San Diego coast 2013
“Thousands of dolphins spanning across 7 miles of ocean were sighted off the coast of San Diego on Thursday, a boat captain told NBC 7 San Diego. Capt. Joe Dutra of Hornblower Cruises said he saw a “super mega-pod” of common dolphins Thursday around noon while he was on his daily tour. He said the…
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Swimming with a Humboldt Squid – Deadly 60 – BBC
“Astonishing underwater footage of Deadly 60 main man Steve Backshall swimming with a Humboldt Squid – which repeatedly squirts ink at him! From series 2 of hit wildlife show Deadly 60.” Via Laughing Squid
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Swimming with Whale Sharks at Ningaloo Reef in Western Australia
“In 2012 we were lucky enough to go swimming with the Whale Sharks at Ningaloo Reef out of Exmouth in Western Australia. It is one of the best things I think I’ve done so far and wanted to share it with you.”
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Woman Wakeboards With Dolphins
A lucky woman gets the experience a lifetime after wakeboarding with a pack of dolphins in the Gulf of California off the coast of Mexico. See The Loop
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Prosthetic Flippers Help Turtle to Swim Again
A 25-year-old loggerhead turtle gets a pair of prosthetic flippers after a shark attack left her front fins torn to shreds.