Category: Nature
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Video Of A Great White Breaching Ocean Surface To Try to Eat Researcher’s Feet
This is a video of a great white shark breaching the water’s surface off the coast of Wellfleet, Massachusetts in an attempt to eat a researcher’s feet, who’s standing on the bow pulpit of an Atlantic White Shark Conservancy research vessel while trying to tag the shark. See Geekologie Watch this video on YouTube
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Divers use knife to free entangled whale shark off Lanai
An entangled whale shark is now free thanks to a group of free divers. We first told you last month that the juvenile animal was spotted off Maui, caught in heavy rope. Freeing it was difficult because whale sharks are actually sharks, and don’t surface like whales do. That is, until this weekend, when a…
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Divers Spend Hours Swimming With Man-Eating Sharks
Imagine enduring two days stranded in shark-infested waters. That is the premise of a new Shark Week special, ‘Sharkwrecked,’ airing Thursday on Discovery. Two divers took part in what’s said to be “the most dangerous experiment ever,†spending 48 hours in open water and facing off against whitetip sharks, which are considered the most aggressive…
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Otter Cubs Get a Swimming Lesson | BBC Earth
These six baby giant otters have one of their swimming lessons, an otter’s number one skill for survival. Watch this video on YouTube
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Hundreds Of Wild Ponies Moved During 93rd Annual Chincoteague Pony Swim
The annual Chincoteague Pony Swim on Virginia’s Eastern Shore happened Wednesday morning, when hundreds of ponies are moved from one island to another. Watch this video on YouTube Watch this video on YouTube Watch this video on YouTube
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Dive Into 8 Of Brazil’s Hidden Swimming Holes
Brazil is home to many natural swimming pools. From a rock that swallows you whole to a bubbling river hidden deep in the jungle, these eight swimming holes are the best in Brazil. Watch this video on YouTube
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Deciphering the Secret Language of Whales
Fabrice Schnöller is on a mission to unlock the secret language of sperm whales, the largest predators on Earth. Founder of the DAREWIN Project, Fabrice’s goal is to record sperm whale vocalizations in hopes of deciphering their means of communication. By freediving, Fabrice is able to get up close and personal with the underwater giants,…
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The Dolphins visit the Great Barrier Reef
#OurTeam had an inspiring and educational day exploring the Great Barrier Reef with Citizens of the Great Barrier Reef. Let’s all play our part to protect our beautiful reef. Watch this video on YouTube
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Ronda Rousey Swims With Ocean Predators for ‘Shark Week’
WWE wrestler Ronda Rousey is coming face to face with her biggest fear – sharks. The confrontation is part of the 30th anniversary of Discovery Channel’s “Shark Week,†which begins next week. In her special, the former UFC champ feeds sharks with adventurer Paul de Gelder, who lost an arm and a leg in a…