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Seals crowd onto rocks May 29 2008

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Earth-Touch filmed thousands of Cape fur seals (Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus) packed into the rocky outcrop that is the Cape Cross seal reserve in Namibia.

Tags: africa, atlantic, call, cape fur seal, colony, mammal, marine, namibia, ocean, pup, rock, scent, sea, seal, smell, swim, wave

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Humans and other ocean mammals May 19 2008

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Dealing with creatures in the sea on a daily basis often raises questions about how some more “sensitive” animals should be dealt with.

Tags: dive, dolphin, freedive, human, mammal, marine, ocean, sea, seal, sunfish, whale

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Focus on marine footage Feb 5 2008

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Earth-Touch aims to bring users beautiful footage of animals, including marine life, as soon as possible after it has been filmed (wherever we can, within 24 hours).

Tags: bluespotted chromis, bottlenose dolphin, cape fur seal, chromis, dolphin, great white shark, kwazulu-natal, marine, ocean, sea, seal, shark, south africa, southern right whale, whale

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Liquid motion Nov 1 2007


On land they tend to look like convulsing potatoes, but “liquid motion” is the way Earth-Touch crew member Graeme Duane describes how seals move underwater.

Tags: cape fur seal, dyer island, namibia, seal, south africa, western cape

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Did you know? Tiger sharks Oct 26 2007

The tiger shark is one of the largest sharks, growing to 3 or 4m (10 to 13ft) in length and weighing upwards of 350kg (772lb).

Tags: aliwal shoal, bird, carrion, crustacean, dolphin, great white shark, human, jellyfish, kwazulu-natal, prey, ray, scavenger, seal, south africa, tiger shark, turtle

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This week’s most viewed stories Oct 26 2007

The most popular stories on Earth-Touch in the past week (from Friday 19 October to Thursday 25 October 2007) were:

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Swimming amongst seals

The water around Geyser Rock is full of Cape fur seals, a favourite meal for the great white sharks in this area.

Tags: african skimmer, barbel, bird, cape fur seal, geyser rock, great white shark, nest, seal, skimmer, south africa, swim, western cape

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Did you know? Seals Oct 18 2007

There are 33 seal species and they are found only in cold waters or warmer seas that have colder currents washing into them.

Tags: bear, blubber, breed, cape fur seal, geyser rock, ice, otter, seal, skin, south africa, western cape

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At ease with sea creatures Oct 16 2007

One of the fantastic things you can experience working underwater with a camera, holding your breath, is a feeling of affinity with other big creatures in the sea.

Tags: breathe, dyer island, great white shark, kwazulu-natal, scuba, seal, south africa, western cape, whale

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