Category: Nature
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Swimmer Attacked by Predatory Fish While Training for a Triathlon | USA Today
A triathlete from Ontario, Canada, learned a painful lesson recently while swimming in Lake St. Clair: Muskies might mistake your extremities as prey, and the fish have dangerously sharp teeth. Matt Gervais, 39, was bitten on the right hand Aug. 13 as he trained for an upcoming event with a friend. “It was a lot…
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Why Don’t These Great White Sharks Attack Humans? | Inside Edition
Southern California photographer Carlos Gauna’s stunning drone footage of great white sharks lurking frighteningly close to swimmers has sparked questions about whether the encounters are truly dangerous. According to Chris Lowe, director of the Shark Lab at Cal State Long Beach, the young sharks commonly found in the area aren’t much of a threat –…
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Drone Video Shows Great White Sharks Swimming Among People | KENS 5: Your San Antonio News Source
Watching the movie Jaws is one thing. But, swimming with jaws is another.
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Swimming Resumes After Multiple Shark Sightings at Smith Point Beach | News 12
The announcement came from Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone’s office on Monday afternoon.
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Child Dies From Brain-Eating Amoeba After Swimming in Central NC Pond | CBS 17
A child who died last week had developed an illness caused by a rare brain-eating amoeba they contracted while swimming in a pond in central North Carolina, the state health department said. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the child’s illness was caused by Naegleria fowleri, an amoeba found in freshwater. It can…
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Sharks Spotted at Beaches in Spain and New York City | Inside Edition
Imagine being out for a swim and seeing a fin in the water come closer and closer. Then imagine finding out that fin belongs to an 8-foot-long shark. That’s exactly what happened to beachgoers at Benidorm’s Western Beach in Spain, when a female blue shark got a little too close for comfort. On the other…
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Caeleb Dressel’s Dog Jane Impresses With Swim In The Pool | TODAY
Seven-time Olympic gold medal winner Caeleb Dressel is already back in the pool after returning from Tokyo – and his black Labrador retriever Jane is joining him in the water! The swimmer shared a video on Instagram of the dog paddling nearly 25 meters. Bobby Finke, who won two gold medals in Tokyo, commented and…
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Swimming Robot Gives Fresh Insight Into Locomotion and Neuroscience | EPFL
Thanks to their swimming robot modeled after a lamprey, EPFL scientists may have discovered why some vertebrates are able to retain their locomotor capabilities after a spinal cord lesion. The finding could also help improve the performance of swimming robots used for search and rescue missions and for environmental monitoring.