Category: Nature
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Close call with shark caught on camera
A swimmer got quite the surprise when he nearly swam into a shark. Sergey Sverdlov caught the encounter on camera. https://youtu.be/_qj-twRQUV0
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Could Big Dinosaurs Swim? Scientists Follow the Footprints
How far can you trust a footprint? Dinosaur footprints are fascinating but there’s a question over how reliable they are at providing information about the palaeobiology of the creatures that made them. While certain prints have been used as evidence that dinosaurs could swim, new research now suggests that the picture is not so clear.…
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Divers Come Face-To-Face With Giant Sunfish In Rare Encounter
It’s a monster from the deep. Divers came face-to-face with a rare sunfish, off the coast of Portugal.
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Munro, who survived epic swim, hops on scales for a fishy treat
When Munro was found, he was malnourished after an epic 2000-kilometre swim across sub-Antarctic waters. But now he weighs a healthy 3.3 kilograms and has a new home and a legion of fans at Taronga Zoo. This week, the zoo’s Fiordland crested penguin ran up to the scales, hopped on and then waited for his…
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A Whale Shark Cooperates with the Diver Saving Him
A diver stumbles across a whale shark trapped in a commercial fishing line. Sensing the diver is there to help, the goliath lies still while the rope is cut. https://youtu.be/bYxsoLELIuI
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Sea Lion Takes Underwater Selfies At Long Beach Aquarium
The art of taking a “selfie†is no longer just for humans. Now, sea mammals are able to join in on the fun. Hugh Ryono, who is a trainer at the Aquarium of the Pacific, recently constructed a selfie stick for sea lions to use underwater. “I just thought it would be neat to see…
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Doggy Paddle: Hulk’s Adorable Pit Bull Puppies Learn To Swim
Tigger is the son of Marlon’s world-famous 12 stone giant pit bull Hulk and his mate Roxy. Some of their prize puppies can sell for as much as $65,000 (£45,000) and in 2015 he valued a litter fathered by Hulk at $500,000 (£350,000). Hulk towers above his handlers when standing on his hind legs and…
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Now THAT is a Golden Retriever
Rani is a golden retriever who has caught dozens of fish as well as some turtles. Watch her snatch a big bluegill out of the water. She puts the bread right under her mouth for bait.
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Why This Model Was Photographed Surrounded by Sharks
Photographer Benjamin Von Wong wanted to find a way to make sharks seem more accessible, and to raise awareness about the plight of the animals, which are killed in the tens of millions each year for their fins—used to make shark fin soup. So he came up with an ambitious plan: to photograph a model underwater in…