Category: Nature
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Testing if Sharks Can Smell a Drop of Blood
What is likely happening is that the sharks can smell the blood but it’s just not in a quantity that is interesting to them especially since they don’t love human blood that much (btw, I spoke with a marine biologist and mammal blood is all the same from a chemical marker stand point so cow…
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Cool off with Ithaca’s favorite swimming holes
Summer in New York can be sweltering, so finding top spots to escape the heat are important. Three swimming holes in Ithaca deliver cool dips to splash the time away.
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Experts warn swimmers to be aware of shark activity after sightings off Massachusetts
After multiple great white shark sightings off the coast of Massachusetts, marine wildlife experts in New Hampshire are advising swimmers to be cautious.
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Man attacked by seal while swimming off Devon coast
The victim was taken to hospital after he was injured near Shoalstone Pool in Brixham, Devon, yesterday morning. Seals can get defensive when swimmers get too close to their pups and this is thought to have been the case in this situation. The attack prompted immediate warnings for swimmers to keep clear of seals. Read…
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Caught On Video: Large Pod Of Dolphins Swim Alongside Boat
The dolphins were spotted racing up the coast off Laguna Beach. Suzanne Marques reports.
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Swimmers Warned About Recent Shark Attacks Against Sea Lions
Sea Lions are part of the food chain but recent shark attacks have scientists warning swimmers. Greg Mills reports.
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Stricken ray asks swimmers for help | Times News
Freckles, a giant manta ray, is about 30 years old. In her time she has beguiled hundreds of visitors to the shallow lagoons of Ningaloo Reef, a stretch of the Indian Ocean off Western Australia known for its extraordinary marine life. But one group of snorkelers recently realised that theirs was no ordinary encounter because…
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Swim Up Close With Elephants In This Pool
At the Mhondoro Safari Lodge & Villa in South Africa, the outdoor pools are near a busy watering hole where wildlife often gather. The pools are filled with saline as opposed to chlorine, since elephants come to drink out of them almost every day. The five-star lodge is on the Welgevonden Game Reserve in Limpopo,…