Category: Nature
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This Is What Really Killed The Famous Swimming Pigs
The Bahamas are famous for sun, sand—and swimming pigs. Seven of the feral animals, which are popular as a tourist attraction, have been found dead on Big Major Cay, one of the islands, according to the Bahamas Humane Society. The death toll may be up to 10, which leaves eight or nine of the famous…
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Bahamas’ swimming pigs found dead ‘after tourists give them rum’
Several of the Bahamas’ famous swimming pigs have died after tourists reportedly fed them beer and rum. Seven of the animals were found dead in seas off the country’s Exuma Cays, leading the government to ban visitors from feeding the porcine creatures. One of the pig’s owners, Wayde Nixon, told The Nassau Guardian: “The pigs…
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Great White Shark Photobombs 10-Year-Old Boy While Surfing
A great white shark was apparently ready for its close up when it photo bombed a 10-year-old Australian boy catching some waves. Chris Hasson says after showing the photo to experts, they determined it was a juvenile great white shark about 8 feet long. His son, Eden says he’s glad he didn’t notice it while…
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‘World’s bravest duck’ plays with tiger at Australian zoo
A wild duck plays with a Sumatran tiger for fun at Symbio Wildlife Park, Australia. The duck appears to be enjoying the pool in the tiger sanctuary far too much to be worried about Jular, the 126kg male tiger. Just when Jular thinks he’s in for a tasty meal, the duck dips under the surface…
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Swimmers complete 7-hour crawl across shrinking Dead Sea
A multinational group of swimmers swam seven hours through the salty, soupy waters of the Dead Sea on Tuesday in a bid to draw attention to the environmental degradation of the fabled lake. At dawn, the 25 swimmers left on boats from Ein Gedi on the Israeli side of the Dead Sea to Wadi Mujib…
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Bolton Strid: A Stream That Swallows People
Between Barden Tower and Bolton Abbey in Yorkshire, England, lies one of nature’s most dangerous booby traps. It’s a small innocuous-looking mountain stream, about six feet across, known as Bolton Strid, or simply the Strid. But below the water’s surface is a deep chasm with powerful undercurrents that pulls anybody that falls into it to…
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Dolphin Jumps on to Surfer Jed Gradisen at Kalbarri
A WA junior surfing champion was lucky to escape serious injury after a dolphin launched out of the water and landed on him during a surf at Kalbarri. Incredible footage shot by 13-year-old Jed Gradisen’s father Andrew shows the moment the surfer slid off his board a split second before the creature’s nose punctured a…
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Homeless Florida man attacked by alligator while swimming
A homeless Florida man out on a morning swim became the victim of a vicious alligator attack Monday, police said. The 56-year-old man, only identified by his street name “Ron Jon,” was swimming nearby a pier in the Indian River outside Melbourne, Florida around 9 a.m. when a gator lunged at him, Florida Today reported.…