Category: Nature
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‘A privilege’: Swimming with endangered whale sharks in Qatar
Qatar’s waters are host to some of the world’s largest gatherings of whale sharks, the biggest fish on the planet. The gentle sea giants spotted in large numbers off the Qatari coast gather to feed on the abundance of fish eggs in the waters. Al Jazeera’s Stefanie Dekker got exclusive access to head out to…
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Swimming with the water lilies in the Goburra Pool in the Heathcote National Park, Sydney
Swimming in the Goburra Pool along the Pipeline Trail in the Heathcote National Park south of Sydney, Australia. Includes a panorama of the pool and swimming up to the water lilies on the opposite side of the pool, as well as a little peek at Yabba Pool upstream.
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How One Diver Became the “Mother of Sharksâ€
Cristina Zenato needs only two words to describe sharks—nature’s masterpiece. A professional diver in the Bahamas, she loves sharks. Especially the Caribbean reef sharks that flourish around Grand Bahama Island thanks in large part to her efforts to protect them. The sharks swim right up to the woman known as the Shark Dancer and nuzzle…
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Swimming bear rescued from Wisconsin lake
A family of boaters spotted the swimming bear with a large plastic jar on it’s head, and swooped to the rescue.
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Curious manatee swims near people at St. Petersburg beach
The sea cow went largely unnoticed by beachgoers as it swam among them.
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Great white shark swims amongst oblivious South African surfers | AFP
South Africa’s National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) issues a safety warning to bathers and surfers after numerous shark sightings on the southern coastline in recent weeks. Drone footage obtained by the NSRI shows a great white shark swimming among seemingly oblivious surfers in Plettenberg Bay.