Category: Nature
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Thousands Told To Jump Into The Ocean As Australia’s Raging Fires Approached
Strong winds, lack of rain, and a historical heatwave have exacerbated Australia’s bushfire crisis, spreading the fires with incredible speed. At least nine people have died so far, including three volunteer firefighters. Over 11 million acres have burned, with approximately 900 homes destroyed in the state of New South Wales alone. Escape routes have been blocked, towns engulfed. “[T]hey wanted…
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Shark Cage Submarine for Great Whites!
On this episode of Blue Wilderness, we’re back in Guadalupe, Mexico with Mark and the crew, and this time Mark is about to enter a self-propelled ocean cage (SPOC) to encounter Great White Sharks like never before! This adventure will be ANYTHING but ordinary!
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Sheepdogs swim through flood water to round up 80 sheep in danger of drowning | SWNS TV
This is the moment five fearless sheepdogs waded through flood water to save nearly 80 sheep from drowning. A video shows four tough border collies and one New Zealand huntaway swimming through strong currents to round-up the flock. The sheepdogs – Bee, Ghost, Blaze, Jack, and Kea – worked tirelessly for 40 minutes to bring…
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360 video: Swimming in a massive swarm of jellyfish
Ever wondered what it would be like to swim in a swarm of jellyfish? Its pretty spicy, and heres a 360 video so that you don’t have to do it too! Grab your Oculus or other virtual reality headset and check out these stunning jellyfish in this 360 video, as a bonus they are surrounded…
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Swimmers reach shore just in time after shark siren blares
It might not have rivaled the “get out of the water†scene of “Jaws,†but swimmers at Fish Hoek Beach in Cape Town, South Africa, headed for the beach in a hurry, some faster than others, when the shark siren blared. And they appeared to reach shore just in time. Aly Ison captured video of…
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Runaway bull captured after getting loose in downtown Rockford, taking swim in Rock River
Runaway bull captured after getting loose in downtown Rockford, taking swim in Rock River
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First Measurements of a Blue Whale’s Heart Rate Is a Glimpse Into the Biology of Extremes
The new research notes that another important factor allowing blue whales to grow so large is their highly specialized cardiovascular system. For marine biologists, however, understanding exactly what makes the blue whale’s heart tick has proven difficult given they’re almost too big to measure. To overcome this hurdle, Goldbogen and his colleagues developed an electrocardiogram (ECG) tag that they attached…
