We've Moved!
posted by markus at 9/10/2006 10:27:00 AM
Sunday, September 10, 2006
Saturday, September 09, 2006
Wear Khaki If You ❤ Steve
It may have been casual friday for us here in the states, but it was Khaki Friday down under. Steve Irwin fans were asked to wear khaki in honor of the famed croc hunter, who died Monday after a stingray barb pierced his chest while he was diving at Australia's Great Barrier Reef for a documentary.
posted by markus at 9/09/2006 01:30:00 PM
Friday, September 08, 2006
Dolphin May Get Artificial Tail
Winter, a 10-month-old bottlenose dolphin that lost her tail in crab trap, may be getting a new one. Clearwater Marine Aquarium is hoping to raise about $100,000 to help pay for a rare operation so Winter can get an artificial tail. She's learned to swim and play without her tail but instead of swimming up and down like a regular dolphin, she swims from side to side like a shark.
posted by markus at 9/08/2006 07:21:00 AM
Thursday, September 07, 2006
Tag, You're It
A 10½-foot alligator frightened children at a local elementary school in Doral, FL. when it made an appearance in a nearby lake. It took 3 hours and 5 Miami-Dade police officers to catch it.
posted by markus at 9/07/2006 09:11:00 AM
Wednesday, September 06, 2006
Wally Lives!
Well, his bones do... The skeleton of Wally, the bottle-nosed whale that died after getting stranded in the River Thames last January is being is being preserved at The Natural History Museum in London.
Thanks Michael K
posted by markus at 9/06/2006 03:09:00 PM
Stay On Dry Land If You're In San Fran
Stinson Beach in SF will have shark warning signs posted for five days following a great white sighting just north of the beach Sunday evening so be careful out there!
posted by markus at 9/06/2006 10:05:00 AM
Neil Hammerschlag Wants You To Know Sharks Aren't Evil
Sharks: Magnificent and Threatened is an exhibit of Hammerschlag's photos at the Miami Museum of Science and Planetarium. The shark researcher and has been fascinated by these animals since he was a kid South Africa. You can visit his website at Neil4Sharks. You're a brave man, Neil.
posted by markus at 9/06/2006 09:30:00 AM
What Is That ? ? ?
A strange creature was found by Russian soldiers on Sakhalin shoreline, near Japan and apparently, nobody knows what it is. According to the bones and teeth, it's not a fish. According to the skeleton, itÂs not a crocodile or an alligator. Oh, and it has hair or fur too.
posted by markus at 9/06/2006 09:23:00 AM
Shark-Man Is A Hit!
The premiere issue sold out in New York and Los Angeles in 4 days, and nationwide in 7 days. So this means there'll be a movie, right?
Shark-Man tells the story of a death-row prisoner forced to protect a Utopian city from the cancer of organized crime. Hero Tom Gaskill has been falsely convicted of his father’s murder, as well as the theft of an entire city’s wealth. From the confines of an island prison, he must now find a way to protect New Venice City, the ocean metropolis his father built, with the help of a submarine designed to be the ocean’s greatest weapon.
posted by markus at 9/06/2006 09:05:00 AM
Tuesday, September 05, 2006
Irwin's Freak Accident Caught On Film
Videotape of the moment Steve Irwin was hit by a stingray's tail shows Irwin pulling the barb from his chest. He was following the stingray in shallow water when it must've felt threatened... it's tail came up and spiked him in the chest... he pulled it out and the next minute, he was gone. Apparently, his heart was pierced, and he died almost immediately. The footage of the tragedy will most likely never be shown to the public. R.I.P. Steve.
posted by markus at 9/05/2006 09:16:00 AM
Monday, September 04, 2006
It's Not A Holiday 'Til Somebody Gets Bit
Happy Labor Day! A 33-year-old Orlando man was bitten on the right thigh by a shark off New Smyrna Beach on Sunday evening. The shark that bit the guy, who recently moved to Florida from Michigan, wasn't quite as big as this one... it was about 3 feet long.
posted by markus at 9/04/2006 10:24:00 AM
R. I. P. Steve Irwin
Steve Irwin, the "Crocodile Hunter," died this morning after being stung by a stingray off Australia's north coast. Irwin, 44 was killed when a stingray barb went through his chest while filming an underwater documentary.
posted by markus at 9/04/2006 08:27:00 AM
Sunday, September 03, 2006
Monterey Bay Gets A New Shark
The Monterey Bay Aquarium has added a great white shark (the world's only one in captivity) to it's Outer Bay exhibit for the second time in the aquarium's history. He's 5 feet 8 inches long and 104 pounds and is making himself right at home. I wonder what his name is...
posted by markus at 9/03/2006 09:59:00 AM
It's Ok, Michael. We're Scared Of Them Too.
Apparently, Michael Douglas, who lives in Bermuda, surrounded by water, is terrified of sharks.
posted by markus at 9/03/2006 09:37:00 AM
Always Keep Your Mouth Closed When Preparing Eels
A man was preparing some eels he had caught when one of them wriggled out of his hands and flipped INTO HIS DAUGHTER'S MOUTH! He pulled it out of her mouth, but it had already ruptured the girl’s oesophagus. Apparently, she's still in intensive care.
posted by markus at 9/03/2006 09:09:00 AM
Saturday, September 02, 2006
Behold, The SOV1!
The SOV1 (shark observer vehicle) is set to make its debut later this month in Overberg, South Africa. I think I'll take the bus, thanks.
posted by markus at 9/02/2006 11:27:00 AM
Friday, September 01, 2006
Dolphin Goes Loco!
An enraged dolphin has been terrorizing the French Atlantic coast for several weeks, attacking boats and knocking fishermen into the ocean! The dolphin, named Jean Floch, has been a familiar sight along the coast of Brittany since 2002 but recently he's gone mad!
posted by markus at 9/01/2006 11:22:00 AM
Thursday, August 31, 2006
There's More Than Just Berries In Oregon
A surfer was attacked by a shark on the Oregon coast Tuesday night. Tom Larson was surfing with friends at the south jetty in Florence when he felt a shark pull him off his board and bite into his foot. Ouch! He beat the shark with his surf board until it let go, and then paddled to shore. He said it felt like a bear trap. It took 35 stitches to sew up the eight holes the shark left in his foot.
posted by markus at 8/31/2006 08:36:00 AM
Another Shark Sighting At Avila Beach
Another shark sighting will keep the waters at Avila Beach and Port San Luis closed through Sunday. Happy Labor Day...
posted by markus at 8/31/2006 08:28:00 AM
Wednesday, August 30, 2006
Oh, And Don't Swim In Lakes Either
A woman was mauled by an otter last Thursday while swimming in Claytor Lake, VA. She'd been in the water for about an hour when she felt something grab her tushie. She pulled away but then it bit her arm and latched on to her thigh. When they pulled her out of the water the otter was still hanging on... they had to beat it off her!
posted by markus at 8/30/2006 09:23:00 AM
Tuesday, August 29, 2006
Snap!
Beyonce Knowles has been reprimanded by animal rights group People for The Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) after boasting about taping a baby alligator''s mouth shut at a photo shoot for her new album.
posted by markus at 8/29/2006 09:24:00 AM
Virgin Mary Appears On Turtle!
A Chicago woman has found the image of the Virgin Mary silhouetted on the belly of her pet turtle, Mary. She also has another turtle named Joseph.
posted by markus at 8/29/2006 09:11:00 AM
Monday, August 28, 2006
Holy Halibut!
Todd Hughes recently hooked and landed a 7.5 foot, 405-pound halibut while fishing in Glacier Bay National Park in Alaska. That looks like something from Land Of The Lost.
posted by markus at 8/28/2006 09:36:00 AM
Sunday, August 27, 2006
Shark Closes Avila Beach
The water at Avila Beach, CA is closed until further notice after another shark sighting. This is the second one this month.
posted by markus at 8/27/2006 12:12:00 PM
