This week, several great white sharks were spotted off the coast of Chatham, Mass., and two more near Cape Cod were swimming just 30 feet from the shore. One of the sharks was measured at 12 to 15 feet. The summer months induce a chain reaction for shark sightings: Warm ocean temperatures entice more gray …
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SeaWorld Rescue returns 2 more seals to the wild – that’s 88 this year!
A pair of male fur seals rescued and nursed back to health by SeaWorld San Diego’s animal care team was returned to the ocean. Both animals were rescued in May emaciated, malnourished and dehydrated. The first of these mammals, a Guadalupe fur seal, was rescued off Imperial Beach weighing almost 15.5 pounds May 13, 2012. …
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Hoots and Shakas – trailer for the San Diego Surf Film Festival
Don’t get scared – the shouting is called a “hoot” and the thumb/pinky salute is called a “shaka” – and that was the theme for the 2012 San Diego Surf Film Festival, Hoots and Shakas. Amy and I attended the festival and had a blast (you can see us at 0:37 in the video). We met …
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Seal pups – nursing, playing, sleeping
// First 3 photos: Save the Seals – Facebook // Sleeping Seal: Seal Gallery on Everyday Scenes
San Diego seal pup count – 13 alive, 5 dead
For more photos and videos visit Save San Diego Seals, join the Facebook Page, or watch the video of the first pup born in 2012.
San Diego's Seal Harbor first pup of 2012 – a 2-day old seal puppy
Provided with love and nurturing from his Mommy, premature puppy “Baby Miracle” continues to thrive on the second day after his birth. Born sometime during the night one day ago, Baby Miracle, premature and an estimated 10 pounds under the average birth weight of a healthy Harbor Seal puppy, is none the less, the first …
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San Diego’s Seal Harbor first pup of 2012 – a 2-day old seal puppy
Provided with love and nurturing from his Mommy, premature puppy “Baby Miracle” continues to thrive on the second day after his birth. Born sometime during the night one day ago, Baby Miracle, premature and an estimated 10 pounds under the average birth weight of a healthy Harbor Seal puppy, is none the less, the first …
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Paddle 2 Live – Wednesday Workouts – 4 mile paddle
Have you ever left the shore? Gone beyond the surf into the open ocean? On a 10-foot foam board? To many it’s a Wednesday ritual where they paddle 4 miles out to the RS4 Bell Buoy. For others (like me) it’s a panic attack waiting to happen with images of sharks, storms, barracudas, and 100 …
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The seal looked just like a man
…and it freaked me out! No kidding. I’m sitting in the water and I turn around: there are two human-looking heads staring right at me. Their heads are smooth like slicked back hair. I blink once, twice and then it occurs to me…they’re not human. Yet we are still staring at each other. It’s one …