Category: Nature
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Swimming with the giant sunfish
Funny Ted Talk with marine biologist Thierney Thys taking us into the world of the Mola mola, or giant ocean sunfish. Didn’t know they fed on jellyfish, sweet. Via 10 Million Clicks for Peace. »They had one that gained 800 pounds in 14 months, I said, “now, *that’s a true American!”« :-P
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William Trubridge on freediving and blood shift
World record holder William Trubridge discusses the sport of freediving, the fact that you start freefalling after a certain depth, because of the body being compressed by the weight of the water, and the thereof resulting phenomenon of “blood shift“. Via bnqt.com.
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Ukraine has a National School of Underwater Painting
Interesting fact: The deeper a diver goes, the more color is lost. Euronews via Geekosystem.
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Girl on surfboard has close encounter with a feeding whale
Yeah yeah, ‘almost swallowed’, don’t believe that bit, since whales have really fine-tuned echolocation systems. If that humpback wanted to swallow her, it would :-) Via Geekologie
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Walliams had bugs laying eggs in his guts during Thames swim
Nice, while swimming the length of the Thames, David Walliams contracted the diarrheal infection Giardiasis, from the exposure to sewage contaminated water. And tore a disc in his back. Giardiasis or ‘beaver fever’ is an infection of the small intestine by a single-celled organism called Giardia lamblia, that breeds by laying eggs in your intestines…
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The Bora Bora Liquid Festival looks good
The Bora Bora Liquid Festival is a 7-day celebration of sports and ocean-based endurance events taking place on Bora Bora, Polynesia’s most beautiful island atoll. 2010 marked the introduction of the Bora Bora 5km swim, which is fast becoming one of the festival’s highlights, unpredictable and challenging since the change the course each time the…
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Biker saves struggling calf from canal
You can thank GoPro and similar cameras for shots like these :-) Via BuzzFeed
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Killer whales followed swimmer across the Strait of Gibraltar
Chicago police officer and endurance swimmer Nial Funchion swam between Spain and Morocco in order to raise funds to benefit fallen officers. Safely on shore again, his support team told him that 5 orcas had followed him a a distance of 100 yards (91 meters) for nearly the entire time. His response, “thanks for not…