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Decompression depression Apr 9 2008

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Hatched turtle eggs?

No. Imploded ping pong balls. Another one of my “home-cooked” inventions went wrong yesterday as I landed on the sand next to the Black Coral tree in 30m (98ft) of water off Sodwana bay.

Tags: africa, black, camera, coral, crew, ping pong, ping pong ball, rare, sand, sodwana, tree, turtle, water

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Grace under pressure Jan 29 2008

The trumpeter swan is the largest and rarest swan in the world. It is a magnificent bird with white feathers and a black bill, feet and legs.

Tags: bill, bird, call, feather, feet, lake, leg, rare, swan, trumpeter swan, yellowstone national park

Did you know?

Did you know? Sunfish Nov 7 2007

Sunfish (Mola mola) are disc-shaped fish found in tropical and temperate seas, at depths of up to 360m (1 200ft).

Nearer the surface of the water they often drift on their sides.

Tags: atlantic ocean, fin, jellyfish, rare, sea gooseberry, sea squirt, south africa, sunfish, temperature, western cape, whale

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Rare divers on the rise in some parts of UK Sep 17 2007

The numbers of rare black-throated divers (Gavia arctica), also known as Arctic loons in North America, and red-throated divers (pictured above), or red-throated loons (Gavia stellata), are on the rise in Scotland and the Hebrides Islands, off the west coast of Scotland.

Tags: bird, black-throated diver, diver, europe, hebrides island, orkney, rare, red-throated diver, red-throated loon, royal society for the protection of birds, scotland, scottish natural heritage, shetland, united kingdom

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