Category: Nature
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Little penguin patients Ohope and Desmond take a swim!
Our little penguin (kororÄ) patients ÅŒhope and Desmond take a swim at our Vet Hospital! Some of you may remember little ÅŒhope from the stories we’ve made on his progress ever since he arrived as a chick in October of last year. You’ll be pleased to know that ÅŒhope is now eating his adult food…
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Watch killer whales close in on kids swimming in bay
Two kids were swimming near a New Zealand island when a pair of orcas came way too close for comfort. https://youtu.be/qSw4B3ObPR0
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Sharks attack twice as many kayakers as surfers
Surfers are half as likely to be attacked by sharks as kayakers, new research has shown. But windsurfers, fishers and boogie-boarders have the least chance of suffering a shark attack. New data from the Shark Research Committee said of nine authenticated unprovoked shark attacks reported from the Pacific Coast of North America during 2017, four…
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Great White Shark Rips Freediver’s Fin Off Australia’s East Coast
A 28-year-old freediver narrowly escaped a great white shark attack over the weekend off Australia east coast. The 9.8-foot shark ripped the man’s fin from his foot when he was swimming 16-foot below the surface off the coast of Wollongong on Saturday. Callum Stewart thought a seal bumped him from behind, knocking him upward, but…
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Fourth swimmer attacked by sea lion at Aquatic Park
Swimmers are being urged to be careful after a woman was bitten by a sea lion in San Francisco’s Aquatic Park on Thursday morning, the fourth such attack in recent weeks. The woman was bitten on the knee at approximately 7 a.m. and was hospitalized, according to the Chronicle. There were three incidents in December…
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Boy Enters Water, Four Sharks Immediately Come Barreling Towards Him
The only reason the boy survived this with all his toes intact is the stranger flying the drone yelled for him to exit the water upon seeing what was occurring from above. See Digg https://youtu.be/DJllmzGluZc
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Tourists swim alongside whale sharks in northern Mexico
Its name may frighten some, but the giant whale shark is actually a docile and friendly swimming companion – as tourists who arrive at Mexico’s La Paz bay to swim with the creatures find out.
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Scary Encounter with a massive Great White Shark
A video that purportedly shows a diver’s terrifying encounter with a massive great white shark has gone viral. See FOX News
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Sea lions ‘aggressive attacks’ prompt temporary swimming ban in San Francisco cove
For San Francisco tourists, Aquatic Park Cove is one of the city’s most iconic areas, a popular spot to watch enormous sea lions and harbor seals frolicking in the water across from Ghirardelli Square. For locals – or those who can brave the brisk waters, in any case – the cove is known as one…