Results tagged “swim” on Earth Touch Blog
The week’s most viewed stories Jun 6 2008
The most popular stories on Earth-Touch in the past week (from Friday 30 May to Thursday 05 June 2008) were:
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Dolphins appear out of the blue
Out in the bay where the waves break, a pod of these marine mammals emerges from deeper water.
The week’s most viewed stories May 30 2008
The most popular stories on Earth-Touch in the past week (from Friday 23 May to Thursday 29 May 2008) were:
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Dolphins appear out of the blue
Out in the bay where the waves break, a pod of these marine mammals emerges from deeper water.
Seals crowd onto rocks May 29 2008
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.
Fusiliers feed in sunlit water May 27 2008
Did you know? African penguin May 12 2008
Formerly known as the jackass penguin, the African penguin (Spheniscus dermersus) got its original name from its call, which is uncannily similar to that of a donkey.
African penguins are endemic to the Southern African countries of South Africa and Namibia, and mostly occur within a few kilometeres of the coastline. Non-breeding birds spend most of their time at sea.
Tags: africa, african penguin, bird, call, cape, conservation, dive, eat, fish, jackass, namibia, ocean, penguin, sea, south africa, swim, threatened, waterGreat white shark’s hunting kit Apr 3 2008
The great white shark senses what’s going on around it using its eyesight, special cells along its lateral line, and sensory cells on its nose, called ampullae of Lorenzini, which detect electrical fields.
Tags: africa, camouflage, coast, colour, fish, great white, marine, predator, prey, reef, sense, shark, sight, smell, south africa, struisbaai, swim, vertebrate, western capeDark 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, windThe week’s most viewed stories Mar 7 2008
The most popular stories on Earth-Touch in the past week (from Friday 29 February to Thursday 06 March 2008) were:
Tags: aliwal shoal, blue, camouflage, cave, coast, fish, food, kwazulu-natal, ray, reef, sand, scorpionfish, south africa, swim, turtle, water, whaleTouchy subjects Jan 29 2008
Sodwana Bay in summer means one thing for me: ragged-tooth sharks in clear blue water. In mid to late summer, females settle on some of the Maputaland reefs for their gestation period.
They are among my favourite subjects, but it’s not without difficulty that we get decent footage of their behaviour. During this gestation period, the animals go into self-preservation mode and are very shy and difficult to approach. When we dive on scuba they flee to the edge of our visibility.
Tags: aliwal shoal, cave, dive, freedive, gestation, kwazulu-natal, maputaland reef, ragged-tooth shark, scuba, sodwana, south africa, swimDid you know? Indian Ocean bottlenose dolphins Jan 29 2008
One of the most common species sighted off the eastern coast of Southern Africa is the Indian Ocean bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops aduncus), which lives in pods of sometimes 100 or more animals.
Tags: beach, cetacean, common bottlenose dolphin, dolphin, in-shore, indian ocean bottlenose dolphin, pod, south africa, swim, techobanini bay, whaleDid you know? Hippopotamus Nov 30 2007
The name hippopotamus comes from the Greek word hippopotamos, which means water or river horse. This refers to the herbivore’’s habitat.
When exposed to harsh sunlight, hippos secrete a reddish-pink substance from their subdermal glands. This ‘blood sweat’ protects the skin from the sun and inhibits dehydration.
Tags: bacteria, buoyancy, hippo, subdermal gland, swim, vertebrateSwimming elephants Nov 6 2007
Three elephant bulls are seen splashing and swimming in the waters of the Okavango Delta in the Earth-Touch clip, Elephants cool off in the river.
The clip starts with two young bulls playing in the waters, pushing away the reeds and darkening their grey bodies with water. Their obvious enjoyment attracted an older bull, who joined them in the water.
Tags: bull, elephant, river, swim, trunkThis 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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The water around Geyser Rock is full of Cape fur seals, a favourite meal for the great white sharks in this area.
Another world Aug 2 2007
By Richard Frank, editorial team
It never ceases to amaze me how different life is under the water. Except for the effects of global warming, over-fishing and the odd shipwreck, the underwater world is untouched by humans. We are mere observers and are likely to always be – it’s just too difficult to colonise the oceans. Thank goodness.
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