Category: Nature
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Swimming with Salt Water Crocodiles
The American crocodile is capable of moving between salt, estuarine and freshwater environments. Mostly fish feeders, there are a few places where you can get underwater with them; notably Mexico’s Chinchorro Banks
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First known Swimming Dinosaur just discovered. And it was magnificent
A rich horde of fossils from the Sahara has revealed that the largest known predator to ever walk the Earth was also a superb #swimmer, overturning the common view that dinosaurs were terrestrial beasts. The predatory #Spinosaurus, which could grow up to 23 feet (7 meters) long, had a broad, paddle-like tail that behaved more…
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Swimming with electric eels
Electric eels can generate up to 600Volts, and have the power to stop a horse’s heart! That being the case, swimming with them is a nervy experience. Some might say shocking… From ITV’s Fierce
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Dolphins Swim In Normally Busy Waters In Turkey
A few dolphins were spotted swimming in the normally busy Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul, Turkey on April 21. Marine traffic has slowed in the area because of the lockdown to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
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Predators Swim In The Super-Clear Waters Of South Brazil | VR 360 | Seven Words, One Planet
In South Brazil, chemical compounds on the river-bed create impossibly clear waters that are home to a diverse host of life. Stay in and explore the biodiversity in this calming landscape.
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Swimming With Sharks, Without a Cage! | More in Common
Surfer Mike Coots lost his leg to a shark attack, but he wouldn’t let that keep him from the water. Now, he’s teaming up with Ocean Ramsey Water Inspired to save these often-misunderstood creatures.
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Dolphins swim in the Bosphorus as virus silences Istanbul | AFP
A lull in boat traffic and a ban on fishing in Istanbul forced by the coronavirus has proved good news for some of the city’s longest-standing and most-loved inhabitants — the dolphins that swim in the fish-rich waters of the Bosphorus Strait between Europe and Asia, and that are becoming easier to spot. The city…
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‘Why We Swim’ Looks For Answers In People And Places Across The Globe
Humans came from dust, says Ecclesiastes. But writer Bonnie Tsui reminds us that humankind also once sprang from — and still seeks — water. Why do we swim? Tsui takes us from ponds to pools to surfers, racers and a few who have survived icy currents, seeking the answer in her new book, Why We Swim.…
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Glowing Dolphins Light Up Ocean Waters As They Swim Off Newport Beach
Stunning footage of glowing dolphins gliding through the water was captured off the Newport Beach coastline Wednesday night.