Category: Nature
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New Shark Attack Resistant Wetsuits Put To The Test | 10 News+
The number of recorded shark attacks in Australia is on the rise, and people are looking for a way to stay safe in the water. Scientists from Flinders University have created bite-resistant wetsuits, and put their innovation to the test by feeding the suits to the dangerous predators.
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Long-Distance Swimmer Bitten by Shark off Catalina | KTLA 5
A man was bitten by a shark during a long-distance channel swim from Catalina Island to the mainland early Tuesday morning.
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Swimming With A Snake That Could Swallow A Human Whole | River Monsters
Jeremy Wade plunges into the murky lair of a river beast: a 20-foot Anaconda!
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Caught on Camera: Pod of Orcas Ram Boats, Sinking 1 | Today
Heart-stopping video shows the moment a pod of orcas swarms a tourist sailboat about five miles off the coast of Portugal. The orcas repeatedly rammed the boat, eventually sinking it. All passengers were rescued without injury. Later that day, the same pod of orcas targeted another boat. NBC’s Molly Hunter reports for TODAY.
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Great White Shark Spotted off Manly Beach in Sydney | 9 News Australia
Just days after a fatal shark attack at Dee Why, a tagged great white has been spotted off a popular Sydney beach.
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Debate Rages Over Efficacy Of Sydney’s Shark Nets | 10 News+
The fatal shark attack off Sydney this week has brought the debate over shark nets to the forefront. There’s a growing chorus to remove them, with some even claiming the nets could be attracting sharks. 10 News+ presenter Denham Hitchcock went underwater at Dee Why to inspect the shark nets.
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‘Soggy Doggy’ Swim Gives Pets a Chance to Splash in Johnson City | WJHL
‘Soggy Doggy’ swim gives pets a chance to splash in Johnson City
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Shark Alarm Forces Manly Beach Evacuation | 7NEWS
A shark alarm at Manly Beach prompted the evacuation of swimmers and surfers after a tagged great white shark was spotted in the area. This incident occurred two days after 57-year-old local surfer Mercury Psillakis was killed by a 3.4 to 3.6 metre great white shark at nearby Dee Why Beach on Saturday morning. The…
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Friend Describes ‘Heroic’ Final Act of Surfer Killed in Sydney Shark Attack | ABC News
Mercury Psillakis, who was killed by a shark at Sydney’s Northern Beaches on Saturday, has been described as an “avid surfer, loving father, loving husband, great son and great person”. A close friend said the 57-year-old steered other surfers in the water to safety before he was fatally attacked.