Category: Nature
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Swimmer’s ‘idiotic’ shark hug caught on camera
See 9News The man, whose head is only centimetres from the mouth of the lemon shark, has been bagged on social media for the stunt performed while snorkelling off the Pacific island of Bora Bora recently. The lemon shark moves gently through the water as the snorkeler, dressed in board shorts and flippers, approaches and…
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Textured surface could create ‘driest ever’ super-hydrophobic material
Read for instance BBC, livescience and nature US engineers at MIT in Boston have developed a new way of texturing surfaces that they believe could make for the “most waterproof material ever”. Inspired by ridges found in nature on the wings of the Morpho butterfly and the veins of nasturtium leaves, they added tiny ridges…
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Fussy seal pup doesn’t want to go into the ice hole
And who can blame it http://youtu.be/ofYYxIRU-00
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How many firefighters does it take to get a moose calf out of a swimming pool ?
The answer is a lot, if the pool is empty and the moose not sedated Story here on VG, thanks Sander!
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Swim with great white sharks in South Africa
Read The Australian Even an iron cage doesn’t make swimming with great white sharks off South Africa a relaxing experience. Toasters kill 400 people each year. Sharks kill between five and 10. Why then does a shark cage resemble the internal mechanics of a toaster? Is it a cruel joke to make me even more…
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Tiger cubs swim test
The tiger cubs at the National Zoo undergo a swim test. See also AP
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Swimming With the Shark Whisperer
ABC News’ Matt Gutman talks with a man who believes sharks are deeply misunderstood. Unfortunately your browser does not support IFrames. Breaking News
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Good Day Swimming and Swinging
“Fun times at Juniper Springs and Weeki Wachee.” Good Day Swimming and Swinging from Dustin Mayfield on Vimeo.