Category: Nature
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Drone video shows great white sharks swimming just off the coast of Ventura County beach | ABC7
Anyone planning to visit a Southern California beach this Father’s Day weekend should keep in mind that great white sharks have recently been spotted off the coast. Full story: https://abc7.com/pets-animals/drone-v…
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15 Places You Should Never Swim
There are a lot of dangerous bodies of water out there. Whether it’s the gentle, lapping water of a seemingly harmless stream or the dangerous toxic dumping grounds identified by the “otherworldly” colors they project, there is just some waters in this world best avoided. Check out the 15 places in the world you should…
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Feeding Blue Whales Gathering Off San Francisco; Maritime Officials Issue Warning To Freighter Captains
Dozens of migrating blue whales have stopped to feed in the krill rich waters off the Farallones Islands, triggering a warning from federal maritime officials to commercial shipping companies to be on the lookout for the massive marine mammals.
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A Photographer’s Experience Swimming With Polar Bears | Amanpour and Company
The new documentary “Picture of His Life” follows renowned underwater photographer Amos Nachoum on his ultimate quest: to be the first still photographer to capture images while swimming with the polar bear. He joins the show alongside Yonatan Nir, who co-directed the film with Dani Menkin.
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Girl tries to save squirrel from swimming pool, plan backfires
“I called my daughter outside to see a squirrel trapped in my granddaughter’s kiddie pool; and of course, being the animal lover she is, she had to attempt a rescue. The squirrel was not quite as grateful as she had hoped! It leaps at her face as she recoils in horror and runs away screaming.…
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Hunt down sharks to protect surfers? The dilemma facing France’s Reunion Island
It is a sobering statistic: eleven deaths at sea in ten years. Along the coastline of France’s Reunion Island, surfers, but also swimmers, are regularly attacked and sometimes killed by sharks. For the island paradise, it’s a problem that’s causing major concern for the surfing community and the tourism sector. Our reporters Clovis Casali and Julien Sauvaget…
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4 Sharks Seen Close to Miami Beach Shoreline
With the lockdown going into its third month in some states, more evidence of nature returning to its pre-human state can be seen on beaches. Many swimming spots have been closed for months, and as they reopen, people are warned to be on the lookout for sharks. Animal Planet Wildlife Biologist Forrest Galante says that…
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Bhopal: Crocodile attacks swimmer in Kaliasot Dam, friend saves his life
Two friends, out for a day of swimming (illegally) in Kaliasot Dam in Bhopal, got more adventure than they bargained for when a crocodile tried to make a meal of one of them on Tuesday. The croc clamped its jaws on the right thigh of 30-year-old Amit Jatav. But his friend Gajendra Yadav’s courage, and…