Category: Nature
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Humans at Some California Beaches Are Swimming With Great White Sharks 97% Of the Time, Study Reveals | ABC7
The study looked at 26 beaches along Southern California and found great white sharks were mainly focused at two hotspots so-called aggregation sites at Del Mar and Carpinteria. At the two hotspots, Rex found that people in the ocean at these aggregation sites are close to sharks 98% of the time. Sometimes just yards away.…
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Dad Builds a Pool House So His Dog Can Swim in Winter | The Dodo
Dad realizes his dog gets depressed in the winter when he can’t swim — so he turns the garage into a pool house
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B.C. Scuba Divers Swim With Rare Shark | CBC Vancouver
A shark in the water isn’t everyone’s idea of a pleasant surprise, but for a group of Alberni Inlet scuba divers, it was a dream come true. The group was exploring a shipwreck last month when they were treated to a rare sighting of a bluntnose sixgill shark, a species that is rarely aggressive to…
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Bioluminescent Water Illuminates After Swimmers Make a Splash | USA TODAY
Swimmers went for a dive into bioluminescent water, typically created by algae, and created some gorgeous electric blue ripples.
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Alligators Trap Swimmers at Texas State Park | KHOU 11
This is a good reminder to heed those warning signs about alligators.
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Florida Teen Fights off Shark While Swimming at Fort Pierce Inlet State Park | 10 Tampa Bay
The 13-year-old girl received 19 stitches.
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Dogs Do Not Innately Know How to Swim | Inside Edition
All dogs do not innately know how to swim. According to Katie Oilschlager, owner of Think Pawsitive Dog Training, tragically, dogs can drown in bodies of water. The doggie paddle, or the flailing paws that keep some dogs afloat, does not work for all breeds. The American Kennel Club says doggie swimming lessons as well…