Category: Nature
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Man in serious condition from shark bite while swimming Kaiwi Channel
A 58-year-old man is in serious, but stable condition this morning following a shark attack while swimming in the Kaiwi Channel, also known as Molokai Channel. The man was reportedly swimming between the west coast of Molokai and east coast of Oahu for about nine hours when a shark bit him in the abdomen, according…
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Diver Recounts Almost Being ‘Swallowed’ Alive By Massive Whale | TODAY
Wildlife photographer Rainer Schimpf tells NBC’s Keir Simmons about his miraculous survival story after he was swept into a whale’s mouth while diving off the South African coast.
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No Thanks: Diver Briefly Gets Stuck In Whale’s Mouth
Seen here doing his best Johah impression, this is a video of 51-year old dive tour operator Rainer Schimpf discussing being accidentally (and thankfully only very briefly) stuck in the mouth of a Bryde’s whale while it was feeding during a sardine run off the coast of Port Elizabeth, South Africa. See Geekologie https://youtu.be/ChcEb6mlEUo
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Swimming With Alligators | Underwater Alligator Tour with Chris Gillette | Come join us!
Have you ever wanted to swim with alligators in a LEGAL and SAFE environment? Well, now you can! Today we are talking about Chris’s underwater alligator tours! These tours take place at Everglades Outpost, in Homestead, Florida. Photographers, models, and wildlife enthusiasts alike, will all love this once in a lifetime experience. Don’t miss it!…
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Park officials hunt hot spring swimmer who jeopardized critically endangered Banff snails
Authorities are trying to locate a rogue swimmer after reports of an illegal dip that potentially devastated the Banff hot spring habitat of a highly endangered snail. Despite warning signs around the pool in the Cave and Basin National Historic Site, park officials believe a rogue bather entered the water on Sunday Mar. 3. His…
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This beautiful Texas waterfall, swimming spot is now taking reservations
Summer registrations are now open for the beautiful and popular Hamilton Pool Preserve. Located in Dripping Springs, the Hamilton Pool Preserve was designated a nature preserve by the Travis County Commissioner’s Court in 1990. According to the county’s parks website, it is located upstream from the Pedernales River. “Hamilton Creek spills out over limestone outcroppings…
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Discovery Cove invites guests with autism to swim with dolphins
Families of children with autism and other special needs will see changes at the animal interaction park Discovery Cove.
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Yikes: Killer Whale Heads Straight At Diver In Antarctica
This is a video from scientist Dr Regina Eisert in the Ross Sea Marine Protected Area of Antarctica starring a killer whale that beelines it straight for her after noticing her presence. That must have been exhilarating. After making contact with her camera and realizing Regina is neither threat nor prey, the orca then offers…
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Thailand’s free-diving sea gypsies battle for survival after fire razes their village
After the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami destroyed the previous Moken settlement in Thailand’s Andaman Sea, Hook says, people were able to recover some belongings. This time, when fire broke out on February 3 this year, nothing was left. Now the community fears for the future as the authorities begin to reconstruct the village in Au…