Category: Nature

A WA junior surfing champion was lucky to escape serious injury after a dolphin launched out of the water and landed on him during a surf at Kalbarri. Incredible footage shot by 13-year-old Jed Gradisen’s father Andrew shows the moment the surfer slid off his board a split second before the creature’s nose punctured a…

A homeless Florida man out on a morning swim became the victim of a vicious alligator attack Monday, police said. The 56-year-old man, only identified by his street name “Ron Jon,” was swimming nearby a pier in the Indian River outside Melbourne, Florida around 9 a.m. when a gator lunged at him, Florida Today reported.…

Humpback whales breach during 22 for 22 Pushup Challenge! Help bring awareness to veterans with PTSD. This is day 9 of 22 for a friend of mine, Mike Pelayo. Nothing like a big whale to shed light on an issue! Also, Humpback Whale Almost Hits Fishing Boat

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Nope, this isn’t a scene out of Free Willy. It’s actually taking place in the Army Bay, New Zealand, where a kayaker casually jumped out of his vessel to hang out with a curious orca on Monday. Tim Stewart is said daring kayaker, who told the NZ Herald he went down to the ocean after…

A dog swam more than 6 miles and walked a dozen more to find its family after falling overboard into Lake Michigan during the weekend.

These curios humpback whales were very interested in this boat during a tour in the Bay of Fundy, North Carolina. Via Mashable

Federal regulators are proposing to ban swimming with dolphins in Hawaii, a move that could imperil one of the Aloha State’s most popular tourist activities and the industry that has sprung up around it. The National Marine Fisheries Service says spinner dolphins — the playful nocturnal species that humans in Hawaii routinely frolic with — are…

Whale shark swimming tours are a popular tourist draw in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. These tours are promoted as a way to boost the local economy and the conservation of this endangered species, but sometimes the tour operators and tourists don’t follow the rules further risking the well-being of the sharks.