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Category: Nature

  • Libby Trickett and Eamon Sullivan swim with the Whale Sharks in Exmouth

    Libby Trickett and Eamon Sullivan swim with the Whale Sharks in Exmouth

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    Olympians Libby Trickett and Eamon Sullivan had some #SuperSeriousFun in Exmouth not long ago when they went swimming with the whale sharks and manta-rays plus a whole lot of snorkeling as part of the BHP Billiton Aquatic Super Series.

  • When swimming with manatees, mind the herd

    When swimming with manatees, mind the herd

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    The creature emerged from the murky depths of Florida’s Crystal River just a couple of feet below where I was floating. I froze and felt my eyes widen. I wanted to shout “manatee!” but knew that would scare the animal. And that was the last thing I wanted to do. Before I even dipped a…

  • Bomb sniffing dog swimming on the job

    Bomb sniffing dog swimming on the job

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    On Tuesday, a bomb threat led to the evacuation of West Hills High in Santee, and although no explosives were found, the story took a rather amusing turn thanks to a bomb sniffing dog. CBS News 8’s Jeff Zevely tracked down the bomb sniffing dog from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms who could…

  • Glow-In-The-Dark Shark Filmed Swimming Off California Coast

    Glow-In-The-Dark Shark Filmed Swimming Off California Coast

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    Researchers have filmed a shark that glows in the dark off the coast of Santa Barbara, California, descending into the depths in order to document the animals in near complete darkness. See Inquisitr

  • Video: Dolphins swim and play with kayakers near Scottish island

    Video: Dolphins swim and play with kayakers near Scottish island

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    A kayaker was left amazed after bottlenose dolphins swam close to his kayak off the west coast of Scotland near the Isle of Coll. The spectacular moment was caught on camera when Shane Wasik and Luke Saddler, as they paddled back to their main boat. The dolphins appeared to start playing with one another in…

  • Tourists Swim With Huge Group Of Playful Sea Lions

    Tourists Swim With Huge Group Of Playful Sea Lions

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    How amazing would it be to spend time splashing around with some of the sea’s friendliest creatures? One diver got to live the dream of many by getting up close and personal with a huge sea lion colony just off the coast of Mexico’s Isla Santa Margarita and, as the video shows, the cute pups…

  • Baby hippo take a swim

    Baby hippo take a swim

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    On Thursday, baby hippo Devi made a big splash with visitors at the San Diego Zoo. The 8-week-old hippo, who was born to mom Funani in late March, is beginning to venture out to the deepest part of the 150,000 gallon pool, now that her mom isn’t as protective of her. Due to the protective…

  • The terrifying moment an Orca nibbles at your paddle board

    The terrifying moment an Orca nibbles at your paddle board

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    A man got the scare of his life when a curious killer whale swam up to his paddle board and had a nibble. The board fortunately didn’t taste like food and the man did not have the appearance of a Sea World handler, so the whale let it slide. See Mashable https://youtu.be/R-qK68a24dI

  • 25 English beaches likely to fail new EU standards for swimming

    25 English beaches likely to fail new EU standards for swimming

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    Twenty-five beaches in England may fail to meet tough new EU standards for bathing water quality that come into force on Friday. Water at the 417 bathing spots monitored by the Environment Agency (EA) in 2014 was cleaner than ever recorded, with 99.5% meeting standards for intestinal enterococci and E. coli, faecal bacteria that cause…