Category: Nature
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Amazing shots from the 2012 underwater photo contest
Intrepid photographers submitted over 700 underwater images for the 2012 Underwater Photography Contest and an adorable red sea slug grinning for the camera was awarded the contest’s star, see International Business Times. Personally, I think that smug-looking sperm whale is way more adorable! :-D
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Penguins trap air beneath their feathers to use when jumping out of the water
Wow, turns out that penguins use a “coat of air bubbles” as lubricant for when rocketing toward the surface at 19 km an hour (that’s 100 meters in about 19 seconds), enabling small species like Adelia penguins to leap 2-3 meters out of the water, and the big Emperor penguins to reach heights of 20-45…
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Aww, Dumas swims with his full-grown pet polar bear
60-year-old Canadian Mark Dumas has raised the polar bear, Dawn, since she was six weeks old. He clearly shares a loving relationship with the animal, swimming with it and kissing it an everything. That is until the predator instinct kicks in, of course :-S Read Time
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Anderson Cooper tests if cats can swim
Fluffy cat Nimbus forced to swim a full length in the Anderson pool. That’s it … I’m calling the police ! :-) video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player Via NewNowNext
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Aww, baby hippo learns to swim
Baby pygmy hippopotomus Monifa takes her first swim, watched by her Taronga Park Zoo Keeper in Sydney, Australia. “She’s really good, she’s an amazing swimmer, we’re very proud”, via neatorama
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‘Big Al’ and Fletcher wrestle crocodile to save 23-year-old stewardess
Stewardess Tara Hawkes, 23, had been swimming with guests from the luxury cruise ship True North in a fresh water pool at Talbot Bay, about 200km north of Broome and was standing in waist deep water when at 2m crocodile attacked, latched onto her leg and tried to drag her back in. That’s when passenger…
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Five things you need to know about fighting a shark
I’ll make it real quick, in case you’re in a hurry: 1) Know your shark, 2) Keep your eyes open, 3) Fight back, 4) Carry a big stick, 5) Run away. “Sharks are bullies, and the only way to handle a bully is to stand up to it.” Read more here on Inforum. (Photo courtesy…
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Why do deep-sea explorers wear those tiny wool caps ?
Interesting fact here on Slate: Because it’s practically freezing down there. The water temperature at the bottom of the ocean usually hovers around 37 degrees Fahrenheit, and most deep-sea exploration vehicles don’t have climate control. Explorers tend to bring hats, gloves, long johns, and other warm layers, which they pull on as they descend and…
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PBS Newshour on James Cameron’s trip to the Mariana Trench
Shooting footage for a 3-D movie and a National Geographic special, filmmaker James Cameron journeyed to the bottom of the Pacific Ocean on Sunday, seven miles below the surface. Tom Clarke of Independent Television News reports on Cameron’s deep dive to the Mariana Trench’s Challenge Deep, 300 miles southwest of Guam. “He set off in…