Category: Nature
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How the Mystery of “Dead Water” Could Save Swimmers
For thousands of years, sailors have been telling stories of a mysterious phenomenon called dead water. Even after scientists figured out why it happens, it still affects swimmers today.
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Penguins Wander Empty Chicago Aquarium During Coronavirus Closure
While most of the American public is asked to stay indoors amid the coronavirus pandemic, Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium took the opportunity to let some of its penguins explore the other side of their glass exhibit. A now-viral video shows the flightless birds wandering the aquarium, looking around at the fish and other fixtures of the…
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What If You Fell Into a Piranha Pool?
Its teeth are supposedly so sharp that if it were to bite you, you would only realize it after you saw the blood. But what if you were attacked by a school of these colorful, fast-moving carnivores? How much would you feel? How long would you last?
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Need a Break from the News? We’re Swimming With Turtles
Need to relax for a bit? We feel you. Take a deep breath, and dive into the soothing warm waters off the coast of the Bahamas. Thanks to the magic of the TurtleCam, we’re swimming with green sea turtles. The camera was placed on the turtle’s back by biologist Nathan Robinson and his team from…
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Firefighters Rescue Horse From Swimming Pool In Sonoma County
Kenny Choi reports on rescue operation to get horse out of owner’s backyard swimming pool
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Hike, camp, swim, and explore at Lithia Springs Park
With 50 plus years of recreational use, the Lithia Springs Park, located on Lithia Springs Road, is a popular spot for people to camp, swim, and hike.
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Swim With Seals Vancouver Canada
Just to the west of Vancouver Canada, sits Horseshoe Bay. It is the home to a colony of harbour seals that live in Howe Sound. Here you can take an excursion to jump in the water and swim with wild seals. What is it like? How does it work? Is it safe? Check it out…
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Otters Are Scared of Swimming Under Bridges
Why did the otter cross the road? To avoid having to swim under a bridge! Odense Kommune in Denmark has found that otters are scared of swimming under bridges and are increasingly crossing roads with heavy traffic to move around the landscape. This is dangerous for the once-threatened animal, and the municipality reckons that 30…
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Diving In To Swim With Sharks! | Deadly 60 | BBC Earth Kids
Steve Backshall and the crew have an amazing underwater encounter with a shiver of blacktip sharks.