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42 Foot beached whale draws crowds in Norfolk

VIA – DAILY PRESS A dead 42-foot whale rests in the surf at Ocean View early Monday morning after washing up on Sunday. Cause of death is pending but the whale showed a deep 1.5-foot gash on the back of its head, which fractured the whale’sskull, said Susan Barco, the aquarium’s senior scientist. (Adrin Snider) … Continue reading 42 Foot beached whale draws crowds in Norfolk

Identify the Baja California mystery whale carcass!

VIA – SCIENTIFIC AMERICA   Identify the Baja California mystery whale carcass! By Darren Naish | February 18, 2012 We all love identifying – or, trying to identify – weird carcasses. Back in December 2011, marine biologist and world chiton expert Douglas Eernisse of the University of California (Santa Cruz) sent me the series of photos … Continue reading Identify the Baja California mystery whale carcass!

Seattle Judge won't halt anti-whaling group's activities

VIA – TIMES UNION   Judge won’t halt anti-whaling group’s activities Updated 07:39 a.m., Saturday, February 18, 2012     In this photo taken on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012 and released by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, Sea Shepherd Conservation Society activists on an inflatable boat attempt to distract the Japanese whaling vessel Yushin Maru No. 2 … Continue reading Seattle Judge won't halt anti-whaling group's activities

Great whites taking a bite out of California sea otter population

    VIA MERCURY NEWS   Great whites taking a bite out of California sea otter population By Paul Rogers – San Jose Mercury News Posted:   02/16/2012 07:56:07 PM PST Updated:   02/16/2012 08:24:42 PM PST A California sea otter basking in the sun in the Moss Landing Harbor. (Vern Fisher/Monterey County Herald) California’s … Continue reading Great whites taking a bite out of California sea otter population

Bristolians urged to invest in Wavegarden – the UK's first 'surfing lake'

  VIA – THE BRISTOL   Bristolians urged to invest in Wavegarden – the UK’s first ‘surfing lake’ Wednesday, February 15, 2012   BRISTOLIANS are being invited to invest in a project which would see the country’s first “surfing lake” built in Bristol. The team behind the ambitious project has gone public with its financial … Continue reading Bristolians urged to invest in Wavegarden – the UK's first 'surfing lake'

Candid Camera: Shark Gulps Another Shark Whole!

VIA – LIVE SCIENCE   Candid Camera: Shark Gulps Another Shark Whole   Jeanna Bryner, LiveScience Managing Editor Date: 15 February 2012 Time: 09:35 AM ET Researchers spotted a tasseled wobbegong shark consuming headfirst a somewhat smaller brown-banded bamboo shark on the southern Great Barrier Reef on Aug. 1, 2011. CREDIT: Tom Manneri The photo … Continue reading Candid Camera: Shark Gulps Another Shark Whole!

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2nd Shark attack in 24 hrs in Russia: Teenager injured in new shark attack in Primorye territory

Okay here’s number 7 or 8 for this last 2 weeks… Teenager injured in new shark attack in Primorye territory Yesterday at 09:13 | Interfax-Ukraine Vladivostok, August 18 (Interfax) – A 16-year-old boy has been injured in the second shark attack in the past 24 hours off the coast of the Khasan district in Russia’s … Continue reading 2nd Shark attack in 24 hrs in Russia: Teenager injured in new shark attack in Primorye territory