Category: Nature
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This cat is not afraid of water
Cool cat here is not afraid to swim in the sea, judging on the language somewhere in Russia. Via Nothing To Do With Arbroath
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How body fat helps Lynne Cox swim in the waters of Antartica
Science doesn’t full understand how she does it, but ocean swimmer Lynne Cox survives in water that is cold enough to kill. Researchers have been trying to understand her unique ability for 30 years. Read more here on CBS News
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Cars parked on thin ice go under
Doub, a spot near the shore of Lake Winnebago seemed like a good place to park a car for the “Battle of the Bago” fishing tournament, but after a few hours the ice broke and close to 30 cars went under, some ‘only’ several inches and others several feet. It will cost the vehicle owners…
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Scooter the penguin needs a cape to keep warm
The African penguin Scooter didn’t molt this year, which means she didn’t grow the new feathers that weave into a watertight coat, and the zookeepers at Children’s Zoo at Celebration Square in Saginaw, Michigan therefore had to put this cape on her, in order to keep her from going into hypothermia. Californians have had success…
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Underwater ‘Seaview’ lets you explore the Great Barrier Reef
An underwater variant of the Google Street View service will from today begin giving web users an unprecedented photographic tour of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef – and another reef in Bermuda will soon be getting similar treatment. Read more here on New Scientist and visit Catlin Seaview Survey.
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Lucky (the) penguin gets custom-made shoe
One-year-old Lucky, a penguin at the Santa Barbara Zoo, had one leg that wasn’t growing right, making him walk with a limp. Zookeepers tried a splint first, but that interfered with his ability to swim, and they therefore contacted local shoe company Teva. Read more here on Nothing To Do With Arbroath
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The Daily Show on PETA’s SeaWorld slavery lawsuit
Wyatt Cenac speaks to whale freedom rider Lisa Lange about PETA’s SeaWorld slavery lawsuit and finds out why civil rights activist Elaine Brown won’t get on the freedom train. Funny. The Daily Show with Jon StewartGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,The Daily Show on Facebook
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‘Bownessie’, the mysterious water monster of Lake Windermere
Sightings of a creature not dissimilar to the Loch Ness Monster have caused a stir in the normally quiet waters of the Lake District in England. Local swimmer Thomas Noblett, world record holder in fresh water swimming, thinks he was within feet of the creature whilst out of a morning swim back in 2010, and…