Category: Nature
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Yikes: Diver Looks Up To See A Great White Swimming Right Above Him
This is a video from Cape Shanck, Victoria, Australia (about an hour and a half south of Melbourne) of a diver who looks up to realize there’s a great white swimming right above him. See Geekologie
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11-Foot-Long Alligator Bursts Through Screen to Swim in Family’s Enclosed Pool
When deputies from the Sarasota Sheriff’s Office responded to a call about an alligator in a swimming pool, they may not have been hugely surprised, but that was before they saw how big the beast was. The Florida cops who thought they were in for a slow Easter Sunday night were rudely awakened to the…
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Use of popular Blue Hole swimming area in Denning might require permit, NY state says
A no-cost, day-use permit could be required for people who want to take a dip in the increasingly popular Blue Hole swimming area in this western Ulster County town, the state Department of Environmental Conservation said Thursday. The system, if instituted, would mandate that visitors obtain a permit before using Blue Hole — part of…
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A swim in the Potomac? The river’s remarkable recovery makes that a possibility, report says
The Potomac River is healthier than it’s been in decades, according to an annual state-of-the-river report that notes steady improvements across a range of environmental indicators, from water quality to wildlife growth to recreational uses. The river report card, issued Tuesday by the Potomac Conservancy, awarded the waterway its first B, a grade based on declining…
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Missing La Jolla Cove Swimmer was Sea Lion: Lifeguards
A sea lion’s bark sounded a lot like a man’s cries for help, apparently. That’s what San Diego lifeguards determined might have been what a caller heard when they reported a man calling for help Saturday night. The call came in around 10:45 p.m. after a caller heard what was thought to be a man’s…
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Baby elephant overcomes fear of water | BBC Earth
This baby elephant learns to overcome his fear of water with the help of his carer. Subscribe to BBC Earth for more amazing animal videos – http://bit.ly/BBCEarthSub
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10 of the Scariest Man Eating Sea Creatures
Who will eat you when swimming? A shark? A seal? A killer whale? Divers beware! Top 10 Man Eaters From The Deep Sea that will
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Diver Films Himself Swimming in Trash
British diver Rich Horner posted a video on social media March 3 which shows him engulfed in plastic trash while swimming off the cost of Bali. https://youtu.be/R7UAn0LIG88
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Every Second Counts – Omega Timing in Swimming
A history of Omega Timing Systems in Olympic swimming from the Lance Larson – John Devitt controversy in 1960, as announced by Jim McKay, to the Michael Phelps – Milorad Cavic race in 2008.