Category: Nature
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Would Bill English really swim in the Oreti River now?
The National leader says he would swim in the river, one of the South Island’s largest. Ian Telfer went to check it out. Watch this video on YouTube
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A decade after cleanup, Halifax residents reluctant to swim in once-polluted harbour
Nova Scotia may be known as Canada’s Ocean Playground, but the moniker hardly applies to Halifax harbour. Almost 10 years after the city spent $333 million to clean up its massive, infamously polluted harbour, the two public beaches near its downtown remain strangely quiet — even on hot, sunny days. Despite monitoring that shows the…
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Swimmers see shark feeding frenzy from the inside
Snorkelers in Belize flock to a shark and stingray sanctuary called Shark Ray Alley. They are given the rare opportunity to swim among a large group of hungry nurse sharks. These 10 foot beasts appear ferocious but they are really gentle and curious and they will allow swimmers to join them as they compete for…
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Swimmer healing after sudden otter attack
A swimmer from Bear Creek Village is still healing after being bit by a river otter last month. It’s now been more than two weeks since the attack. The 57-year-old says she’s been swimming in the lake almost every day for five years, and she’s never seen an otter, much less had one bite her.…
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Swim With Flamingos in Aruba
You can swim with flamingos at Flamingo Beach, Aruba. Watch this video on YouTube
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Police Catch Man Swimming Alongside Shark Following Police Pursuit
Mary Bubala has more. Watch this video on YouTube See also fun version https://youtu.be/9-8IfDC3A5U
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Gators swim over fence into Texas woman’s backyard during Harvey
Arlene Kelsch of Missouri City, Texas, was scanning her flooded backyard Sunday morning when she spotted two beady little black eyes staring back at her. Watch this video on YouTube Watch this video on YouTube
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Gaza boy swimmer death puts spotlight on pollution crisis
The death of a little boy after swimming in polluted seawater has put the spotlight on Gaza’s pollution crisis and the human impact of desperate electricity shortages in the Palestinian enclave. Mohammed al-Sayis, five, died late last month a few days after swimming in the sewage-polluted waters, with his brothers also hospitalised, his family and…
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Alligator Found In Atlantic City Motel Pool
A motel in Atlantic City had an unusual guest check-in on Tuesday morning. The motel is on North Albany Avenue, just a few hundred yards from Lakes Bay. No word on how the alligator got in the pool, but police say it was taken to the Cape May County Zoo. See CBS Philly Watch this…