Category: Nature
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The World’s Clearest Water to Swim in is in Iceland
Swimming between tectonic plates (video autoplays, therefore pushed below the break)
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Animal Olympians: Breaststroke
“The Giant Barred frog is the breastroke champion of the animal kingdom.” Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons http://youtu.be/QvNP8YAzA90
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Dolphins swim with surfers at the 2014 Rincon Classic
See wptv.com A pod of dolphins stole the show Sunday at a surfing competition in Ventura County, California. Spectators cheered as the dolphins rode the waves along with surfers at the 2014 Rincon Classic. Even surfers stopped to watch as about a dozen mammals cut through the waves. See also kvue.com
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Video captures orcas stalking swimmer in Wellington
See The New Zealand Herald A swimmer who had a close encounter with orca in Wellington’s Lyall Bay yesterday was never in danger, an orca expert says. The person who sent the video, Rebecca Parlett, said the swimmer was unaware he was being followed by two of the ocean’s top predators until being alerted by…
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How do dolphins swim?
Read Digital Journal Dolphins swim by exerting minimum effort, according to a new study. This finding overturns an 80-year-old paradox that argues dolphins are not designed for swimming. By using bubbles in a pool, researchers have concluded that swimming dolphins generate thrust quite easily and have no need to compensate for their supposedly underpowered muscles. To show…
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Behold this bird’s eye view of Banzai Pipeline surfers
“Happy new year everyone! Thought I would put together some of my aerial footage of 2013. All shots were on the North Shore of Oahu, Pipeline. More winter swells to come!” Pipeline Winter 2013 from Eric Sterman on Vimeo.
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Man Rescues Deer from Frozen River
“One man’s fishing adventure took an unexpected turn. Instead of leaving his favorite spot with a handful of fish, he left as a hero, and it was caught on tape.” http://youtu.be/umsSX2YgOQY
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Adorable Baby Pygmy Hippo Takes Her First Swim
“A 3-week-old pygmy hippopotamus went for a swim for the first time at the Marwell Zoo in the UK. Jen Markham has the adorable video.”
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Behold dolphins high on puffer fish posing for the photographer
Via GeekoSystem Last week, we found out that dolphins get high by chewing on puffer fish, and the discovery was caught on hidden camera, but the footage was part of a not-yet-released BBC nature documentary. Today, the BBC finally uploaded a clip of the dolphins passing the puffer (fish) around and being mesmerized by their own…