Category: Nature
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What One Dive in the La Jolla Cove Uncovered
Among the sea life: a sevengill shark and black sea bass.
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Hawaii Girl, 6, Details Scary Shark Encounter: ‘My Soul Left My Body’
A 6-year-old girl from Kailua, Hawaii, had a frightening encounter with a shark over the weekend, according to a report. Dramatic video shows Anela Rezentes playing in the waves at Hawaii’s Kalama Beach on Sunday when she turns and sees the shark moving in the shallow waters just inches behind her. In a panic, the young girl turns around and runs toward the beach. “My soul…
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Hawk Perches on Woman’s Arm After She Saved It From Swimming Pool
It was a long goodbye recorded on camera for a New Hampshire woman and a hawk she had saved from her swimming pool. “Hi there, little guy,†Cortnie Langley is heard saying to the hawk. “I know, I’m going to try and help you get out. Just don’t kill me, OK? We’re gonna do this…
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Oscar-Winning “My Octopus Teacher†Is a Complicated Success for South Africa
The Best Documentary Feature gong for My Octopus Teacher at this year’s Academy Awards has been seen by many critics as the type of underdog story Oscar loves. The film, directed by Pippa Erlich and James Reed, was—like the other South African-themed documentary to wow the Oscars, Searching for Sugarman—the feel-good choice. The story of a man and his relationship with an…
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Peter Dutton Could Refuse Access to a Popular Brisbane Swimming Hole | 7NEWS
A battle is brewing over access to a popular Brisbane waterhole, after Defence Minister Peter Dutton bought the land.
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Hero Dog Saves Fellow Pooch From Drowning in Backyard Swimming Pool
This is the heartwarming moment a black Staffordshire terrier saved her doggy friend from drowning in a backyard swimming pool in South Africa. CCTV footage shows the black pooch running to rescue the smaller toy Pomeranian who fell into the water after slipping on the pool’s edge in Boksburg City on April 8. Sensing that…
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Kukio Bay, Kua Bay Closed Following Shark Incident
Kukio Bay and Kua Bay were closed after a 57-year-old swimmer was attacked by a shark in waters off the Kukio Beach Club and Cottages in the North Kona District.
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Swimmer Becomes Youngest To Cross Kaiwi Channel
A California teen on vacation in Hawaii just became the youngest person to ever swim the treacherous Kaiwi Channel.
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How to Survive an Alligator Encounter | Popular Science
A pair of yellow eyes bobbing just above the surface of the water. A dark, scaly spine gliding through the marsh. A wide, rounded snout full of sharp teeth. Alligators spark fear and curiosity in many, but these prehistoric reptiles aren’t nearly as dangerous as you might think. Read Popular Science