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Category: Nature

  • Swimmer terrified by manatee in lake

    Swimmer terrified by manatee in lake

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    When it comes to creatures of the deep, it isn’t uncommon for swimmers to be afraid of things like sharks and alligators. However, one woman’s underwater encounter left her screaming after she ran into a manatee. See Click Orlando https://youtu.be/yLmfgK8adXk

  • Cat pushes dog into swimming pool

    Cat pushes dog into swimming pool

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    Two small dogs howl, bark, and bother a cat next to a swimming pool. The cat pushes one in. Because it can. https://youtu.be/H9rORmASZSk

  • Fishermen Understandably Freak Out After Killer Whales Swim Under Their Boat

    Fishermen Understandably Freak Out After Killer Whales Swim Under Their Boat

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    Some fishermen in Washington state can be forgiven for their very frazzled reactions after a pod of killer whales swam right under their rowboat. A Facebook video of the close encounter near Anderson Island in Puget Sound is making the rounds on social media after it was initially posted in December. The first few seconds of the…

  • Hungry sea lion drags fisherman overboard

    Hungry sea lion drags fisherman overboard

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    A man posing for a picture Sunday while holding his “trophy fish” was attacked by a sea lion which hauled him over the side of a boat into the water, a San Diego Fire-Rescue official said. The 62-year-old victim, who was not identified, was holding a fish posing for a picture near the Hyatt Mission…

  • Shark Attacks Free Diver Off Florida’s Jupiter Inlet

    Shark Attacks Free Diver Off Florida’s Jupiter Inlet

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    A free diver has been attacked by a shark off Florida’s Jupiter Inlet before being airlifted to medical facilities upon reaching shore. According to WPBF, rescue crews were dispatched around 1 p.m., following reports that a man who had been attacked by a shark was being brought to shore. The attack took place several miles…

  • Drought puts screws on California’s swimming pools

    Drought puts screws on California’s swimming pools

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    Swimming pools have been part of California’s lifestyle for decades, but as the state struggles through its fourth year of a worsening drought, communities are putting bans on filling pools or restricting new pool construction. A handful of cities and water districts statewide have implemented restrictions on swimming pools, ranging from moratoriums on swimming pool…

  • Cheeky Giant Manta flips diver mid-swim

    Cheeky Giant Manta flips diver mid-swim

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    Josh Stewart had an unexpected experience when he dived into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Peru in search of a giant manta ray. After encountering a 15-feet manta he tried to photograph’s the ray’s underbelly—a common practice to ID the manta—when the cheeky animal decided to take the diver on a quick swim.…

  • Swimming in the ‘mouth of hell’

    Swimming in the ‘mouth of hell’

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    “The Wonder List” host Bill Weir travels to the Dead Sea and discovers how ancient travelers reacted to the salty body of water.

  • Gator pulled from Nokomis swimming pool

    Gator pulled from Nokomis swimming pool

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    It no doubt is a beautiful day for a swim, but one gator picked the wrong place to go for a dip and it ended up being its last. Residents at a Nokomis home in Mission Valley Estates got quite a surprise Friday morning when they spotted a 6-foot alligator enjoying their swimming pool. A…