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Dark clouds and great whites Mar 25 2008
A blanket of apprehension lay over the day’s divers – the crew from Earth-Touch and a few British tourists. There were dark storm clouds making their way towards the area we were going to try to find the great white sharks, and the surface of the sea was windswept, with white caps dotted across the ocean surface.
The boats were loaded, and soon we were pounding our way to Skip Skop, an area 7km (4mi) off the coast, with a ferocious reputation for great whites (Carcharodon carcharias). As we sped from the base, the excitement seemed to drain from the faces with every kilometre we travelled.
Tags: adrenaline, animal, bait, bite, camera, coast, colour, eye, female, fin, fish, great white, green, jaw, nerves, ocean, power, sea, shark, skip skop, south africa, speed, storm, swim, tail, visibility, water, western cape, white, windDid you know? Moray eels Feb 22 2008
Moray eels are nocturnal sea creatures, hunting and feeding on small fish and octopus.
Tags: fish, gill, indian ocean, jaw, moray eel, octopus, prey, reef, sea, shrimp, snakes, water, wrasseAnts on the go Sep 20 2007
The creatures in the Earth-Touch clip The march of the leafcutter ant are truly amazing.
Leafcutter ants cut up leaves with their jaws, which act like miniature power tools and vibrate at a thousand times a second.
Tags: ant, ecuador, egg, fly, fungi, jaw, larvae, leaf, leafcutter ant, south americaWildlife news from around the world
Moray eels use two sets of jaws Sep 11 2007
Prawns clean the specialist jaws of a leopard moray eel (left) and a geometric moray. Watch the full clip: Cleaner shrimps at work on eel.
A study at the University of California, Davis, has revealed that moray eels have a unique way of feeding, National Geographic News, ScienceDaily and LiveScience have reported.
Tags: cleaner shrimp, eel, geometric moray eel, indian ocean, jaw, moray eel, mouth, pharynx, shrimp, throat, university of california, berkeleyPage 1 of 1 pages
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