Category: Nature
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The spa at Jigokudani Monkey Park is something else
Looks incredibly cozy :-) View Larger Map
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Sea otter jumps on boat to escape killer whales
In this extraordinary video filmed by Dusty Harpole in Tutka Bay, Alaska, a mother otter avoids getting eaten by a group of killer whales by jumping on a small boat that was in the area. Unfortunately, she lost her baby in the daring escape. Via Nothing to do with Arbroath
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Bouncing a Drop of Water on Water
“Typically, when a droplet of water plunges into a pool of water, it will bounce slightly and then coalesce with the rest of the water. But there’s a way to keep the bounce going indefinitely. If you put the pool of water on top of a loud speaker, you can vibrate the surface. This vibration…
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Behold a beluga whale mimicking human speech
A Beluga whale living in a conservation centre in San Diego learned to mimic the human voice to the extent that it fooled an underwater diver, according to researchers. Actually, I think I know that guy it is mimicking ! :-) See for instance ITV It seems likely that NOC’s close association with humans played…
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Diver fends off 2m shark with underwater camera
Former construction diver turned underwater cinematographer Johnny Debnam, 27, was filming mates spearfishing about 3km off Dampier, Australia earlier this month, when a bronze whaler materialized out of the depths, tore into a bluebone grouper he had on his float line, and then came over to have a closer look at him. Read the Herald…
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Night Freediving For Lobsters – Caught the Daily Limit!
“It was one of the best water conditions in awhile. The water was very warm, calm, and clear at depth. Hide, Hilow and I came to another spot today to check out for lobsters. When we started looking for them, we knew this was it!”
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Catch the Ice Dude
Warning, the few words that are not in German, are mostly F-bombs
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Woman attacked by octopus while aquabiking
A woman taking part in an aquabike lesson in Beaulieu-sur-Mer, near Nice, had a nasty surprise, when she was attacked by a reportedly “not small” octopus. It wrapped its tentacles around the woman’s legs, preventing her from continuing with the class. Nice.