Category: Nature
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Lewis Pugh – Swimming Through Garbage
The swims were intended to draw attention to the health of the oceans. But I seriously underestimated the urgency of the issue I was swimming for. As the United Nations Patron of the Oceans, I have given many speeches stressing the need to protect our environment for the sake of our children and grandchildren. I…
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Orcas vs Shark: Killer Whales Take Down Tiger Shark
New underwater footage posted online Friday is believed to be the world’s first video showing a pod of killer whales hunting and killing a tiger shark. According to Barcroft TV, the video was captured off the coast of Costa Rica by photographer Caroline Power on September 8th. See The Blaze http://youtu.be/uqimOYOQjJ8
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Stingray jumps onto ramp for food
A hungry stingray jumps out of the water and onto a man-made ramp, providing these tourists an incredible up-close experience during a trip to Maldives.
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German Shepherd throws a fit when she has to quit swimming
She got to keep swimming after her wonderful theatrical performance. No dogs’ hearts were actually broken in the making of this video. Courtesy of Laura Gibbs on YouTube Photo of another water-loving German Shepherd by 2Tales
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Is There Really a Hippo Swimming in the Chicago River?
A video posted on YouTube three days ago claims to show a hippopotamus swimming in the Chicago River. Why do we question the veracity of the video? First, this section of the Chicago River is very well traveled by a wide variety of watercraft, including many sightseeing boats filled with tourists. As the very busy…
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Whale shark ploughs into unsuspecting diver
Chris Coates was holding his breath and filming another diver on a spearfishing adventure film shoot off Ascension Island when the unusual accident happened. Mr Coates, who was focusing on the action in front of him, failed to spot the enormous shark approaching him from behind and by the time he was warned by the…
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Tangled Manta Ray asks for diver’s help – Ghost Fishing – Costa Rica
We (Brazil) were diving at Bat Islands, Costa Rica, when this peaceful manta came. Brian Thompson (Canada) gently cut the net fishing and now the manta can live with no pain. Courtesy of Oceano VideoSub on YouTube
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Scientists Identify First Swimming Dinosaur
A rich horde of fossils from the Sahara has revealed that the largest known predator to ever walk the earth was also a superb swimmer, overturning the common view that dinosaurs were terrestrial beasts. In a study published Thursday in the journal Science, an international research team described how it had uncovered the partial skeleton…
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Ukraine’s combat dolphins begin swimming for Russia
Kyiv wants its combat dolphins back, but now they’re swimming for Russia. Read Foreign Policy via KiyvPost http://youtu.be/P0mJqjcfGwM