Category: Nature
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Falls of a Roaring River
“The Homies and I headed out to Roaring River Falls and Muir Rock for some jumping and swimming in some ice bath water.” Falls of a Roaring River from Brendon Anthony on Vimeo.
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Diver and seal get real close, as in holding hands
Behold underwater wildlife cameraman Ben Burville‘s close encounter with a grey seal, ‘the front flippers of the seal can grasp much like a human hand.’ Via CBS News
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8-year old finds $60,000 piece of whale vomit on beach
Here is 8-year old Charlie Naysmith holding 600 grams of ambergris that he found on the beach at Hengistbury Head in England, a waxy substance from the intestines of sperm whales which is used to prolong the scent of perfume. That’s it, I’m going down to the coast with a couple of liters of schnapps,…
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First underwater wheelchair to debut in London ahead of Paralympics
A British artist will perform swimming pool acrobatics in the world’s first underwater wheelchair this week in London. Sue Austin, a wheelchair-bound artist, invented and helped create the prototype and she’ll be demonstrating what it can do at the London 2012 Festival Wednesday through Saturday. Read for instance Toronto Sun and the BBC
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Cute Koala crosses river, charms canoe crew
Koalas aren’t normally known for taking a dip, but one curious creature on Queensland’s Gold Coast wasn’t shy about exploring new terrain. See Arbroath
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Behold Captain the freediving dog
35 feet in one breath, probably the canine world record ! :-) Here is him retrieving two frisbees in one dive, wow
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Bride drowns during photo shoot when wedding dress pulls her into the river
Warning to all wedding photographers, a newly married Montreal-area women drowned this past Friday during a ‘trash the dress’ photo shoot in the Ouareau River. The 30-year-old woman stepped into water that was neither deep nor fast-flowing. However, her wedding dress soaked up the river water, making it extremely heavy. She then slipped on the…
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Behold, NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon officiating a dolphin race at Georgia Aquarium
Complete with a fished-filled trophy and all, see NBC Sports
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This pool is too small for even a baby elephant
Trying to count laps here, but it is difficult, via Arbroath