Category: Nature
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Water shot at 7,000 FPS
Video of water at 7,000 frames per second. No wonder we love it. Via geekologie.com. Team Ghost – High Hopes from 16ar on Vimeo.
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Swimming across the Corryvreckan whirlpool
The Corryvreckan Whirlpool is a mile of swirling, turbulent water that separates the Scottish Inner Hebrides island of Jura from northerly Scarba. Rumour whirls around this murky place, they say it is the third largest whirlpool in the world, that the Royal Navy classify it as officially ‘unnavigable’, that an unfortunate Norse king was swept…
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First documented cookiecutter shark attack on a live human
This scientific paper details the first documented attack on a live human by a cookiecutter shark, named so because it uses its large bottom jaw teeth to bite out a cookie-cutter shaped piece of flesh from its victim. In this particular case from 2009, the shark first tried to carve out a piece of the…
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Sea Urchins see with their entire body
They don’t have eyes per se, but apparently detect light and form images by the way the shadows from the spines are falling on the surface of the body, creating one huge all-compassing compound eye. It is not 20/20-vision, but maybe as good as that of a nautilus. Still sounds confusing to me. Via www.sciencedaily.com.
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Jellyfish force nuclear plant to shutdown
High volumes of jellyfish forced the Torness nuclear plant in Scotland to shutdown for two days after swimming into its seawater filters. I say 90% water 1 – Greenpeace 0 !! :-P See video here on BBC News Scotland. Jellyfish from Alex Mazzucca on Vimeo.
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Who brings a machete to an ocean swim ?
Interesting detail here, as mentioned by Gold Medal Mel and The Swim Brief … One of the members of her support team traveling in a small inflatable, a local fisherman named Charles Ebanks, distracted the sharks with dead fish, then killed three of six- to eight-footers with a machete. Earlier this week we read that…
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Cousteau says use glass, not plastic
Jacques Cousteau’s granddaughter Céline Cousteau urges people to use glass packaging rather than plastic, since it is more natural and healthier, and recycles better. If you care for the ocean, use glass where you can. See GlassIsLife.com, via scaq.blogspot.com.
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Orangutan saves baby chick from drowning
Gentle and all, nudging it to safety with a leaf.