Category: Nature
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Swimming with elephants in Thailand
“A perfect day of floating markets, and elephant fun just outside Bangkok. Forget lady boy shows and pristine beaches, this is an experience not to be missed.”
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Dolphin swim a day keeps blues away
“Of the 600+ kids and adults currently served in the UCP WORK, Inc. Non-Government Funded (NGF) Programs Department, many started participating in our unique programs when they were pre-schoolers. Today, these same kids are now thriving adults who have not let their physical challenges slow them down.”
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Half-ton sea lion takes a stroll down busy Brazilian shopping street
Read for instance WorldCrunch via Arbroath It was around 5:20 p.m. Saturday evening when onlookers watched as the sea creature reached the main thoroughfare of Atlântica Avenue in Balneário Camboriú, in the southern Brazilian state of Santa Catarina,Folha de S. Paulo reports. According to local police, the animal used the cross walk at the busy intersection of Atlântica…
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Keith the (lazy) seal tries to hitch a ride on a paddle board
Via Arbroath “It was amazing. We were paddling along when all of a sudden I heard this sound, like heavy breathing. I looked back, and was shocked to see a cute grey seal staring back at me. It was really friendly and tame – it swam right up to my board, and started playing with us. It…
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Jamaican Free Diver Killed By Shark
Read SURF Police identified the victim as 68-year-old George Facey of the western town of Savanna-la-Mar. They said he was among a group of Jamaican fishermen who left the Old Harbour Bay Fishing Beach early in the day and encountered sharks while diving off a remote cay located some three miles off the south coast.…
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Soviet killer dolphins roam the Black Sea as we speak
Read the blog of dolphin scientist guy Justin Gregg After rebooting the Soviet Union’s marine mammal programjust last year with the goal of teaching dolphins to find underwater mines and kill enemy divers, three of the Ukrainian military’s new recruits have gone AWOL. It might not be such a big deal except that these dolphins have been…
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Sea lion pup takes kayak ride
“At the end of a night dive I had quite the surprise when a very cute baby sea lion jumped on my kayak. Was the sea lion pup escaping a shark in the area? Was he cold? Or was he just playing around? In any case,it looks like I now have a new kayaking buddy.…