Category: Nature
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Behold the Iglu-Dorf outdoor jacuzzi (and other magnificent photos on Twisted Sifter)
This outdoor jacuzzi is part of the Igloo Village, ‘Iglu-Dorf‘, in Zermatt. Guests sleep at an altitude of 2,727 meters (8.946 ft) at the Gornergrat, right next to Switzerland’s most famous mountain, the mighty Matterhorn. The Igloo village typically opens up in December with accommodations for up to 40 overnight guests (although it can handle…
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Swimmer Caught Riding a Dying Whale
Earlier in December, at least one unidentified swimmer was videotaped riding a sperm whale off the coast of Florida – and hours later the animal was dead. Now a federal investigation has been launched into what killed the endangered species. Read Guy Harvey Magazine
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Bathers still swim despite shark attack
Many bathers have defied a swimming ban at a Port St Johns’ Beach, following an apparent shark attack on Christmas Day. The victim, a 15-year-old boy, is still missing.
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Shark tank crack injures 15 in Shanghai
Fifteen people were injured, though none seriously, after a 33.5-ton aquarium burst on Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at the Orient Shopping Center in Shanghai, police said. Three sharks raised inside the 7-meter-long, 3-meter-high aquarium died in the incident. http://youtu.be/Gn0YcspiesI
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Don Warner’s Icy Antarctic Swim With Gentoo Penguins
At Neko Harbour (off Andvord Bay), Antarctic Peninsula (64°50′ South) Water temperature: 0.5°C Air temperature: 0°C 2012/12/05
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Behold the Bioengineered Stingray Sneaker Hoax
Rayfish Footwear company offered a personalized sneaker crafted from genetically modified stingray leather that trolled everyone in a huge way. See Buzzfeed. The original video
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Crocodile jumps into swimmers face
The reptile was sunning itself on a rock before it appeared to jump at a Swedish tourist swimming in an Australian river. Read Sky News HD http://youtu.be/jwBaPKNRrts
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Friends push man into water, shark joins in on the fun
Ha ha ha ha ha ha … I don’t want this kind of ‘friends’ |-)
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Kite surfer jumps over beached, dying whale
A 40-foot humpback whale that had become trapped on a sandbar in the Wadden Sea has died after a series of rescue attempts that were initiated after the mammal was discovered by a kite surfer. In fact, the kite surfer, who was videotaping his ride, jumped over the whale in what looks like a surprise…