Category: Nature
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Baby Hippo Learns to Swim
A baby hippo at San Diego Zoo gets swimming lessons from mom. And he needs more of them, me thinks.
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Swimmer circled by ‘at least’ 10 sharks
A Queensland father who was encircled by a group of sharks while swimming in remote waters off the north Kimberley coast has described the experience as one of the most unsettling of his life. Read thewest.
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Gee, rangers save seal pup almost strangled by littered g-string
Last week, authorities from the NZ Department of Conservation were called out to a stretch of coastline known as Lover’s Leap after receiving reports of an animal in distress. When rescue crews arrived, they found a young seal which had gotten its head dangerously entangled in the most unlikely of ocean debris: a G-string. Read…
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Falls of a Roaring River
“The Homies and I headed out to Roaring River Falls and Muir Rock for some jumping and swimming in some ice bath water.” Falls of a Roaring River from Brendon Anthony on Vimeo.
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Diver and seal get real close, as in holding hands
Behold underwater wildlife cameraman Ben Burville‘s close encounter with a grey seal, ‘the front flippers of the seal can grasp much like a human hand.’ Via CBS News
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8-year old finds $60,000 piece of whale vomit on beach
Here is 8-year old Charlie Naysmith holding 600 grams of ambergris that he found on the beach at Hengistbury Head in England, a waxy substance from the intestines of sperm whales which is used to prolong the scent of perfume. That’s it, I’m going down to the coast with a couple of liters of schnapps,…
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First underwater wheelchair to debut in London ahead of Paralympics
A British artist will perform swimming pool acrobatics in the world’s first underwater wheelchair this week in London. Sue Austin, a wheelchair-bound artist, invented and helped create the prototype and she’ll be demonstrating what it can do at the London 2012 Festival Wednesday through Saturday. Read for instance Toronto Sun and the BBC
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Cute Koala crosses river, charms canoe crew
Koalas aren’t normally known for taking a dip, but one curious creature on Queensland’s Gold Coast wasn’t shy about exploring new terrain. See Arbroath