Archive for January, 2012
In Photos: Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium
Location: Okinawa, Japan The Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium is the world’s second largest aquarium and part of the Ocean Expo Park. It has the largest acrylic window in the world, measuring 8.2 meters by 22.5 meters with a thickness of 60 centimeters. The main tank holds 7,500-cubic meters of water.It is credited with breeding whale sharks. [...]
Posted: 25th January 2012 under Uncategorized.
Tags:Japan, largest acrylic window, Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium, Travel, world's second largest aquarium
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In Photos: Dahab’s most famous dive site, The Blue Hole
The Blue Hole is 200m in diameter and plunges deep. It is a dive that needs to be treated seriously many have lost their lives here, disoriented by narcosis. It has been explored to a depth of 195m but is believed to be deeper than 300m in parts. Quite apart from the abyss itself there [...]
Posted: 24th January 2012 under Uncategorized.
Tags:Dahab, Deep cave diving, Egypt, The Blue Hole, Travel
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Jules’ Underwater Lodge-Live Inside An Aquarium!
Last night, did you party hard and get so intoxicated that you were not aware who dropped you home? Did you wake up this morning and peep out of the window, only to find yourself among barracudas or exotic parrotfishes? No, you were not dreaming, because it was an actual experience that you had of [...]
Posted: 24th January 2012 under Uncategorized.
Tags:Ian Koblick, Jules' Underwater Lodge, La Chalupa, Neil Monney, Travel
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The Bushman’s Hole: Deep cave divers deathtrap
Deep-water divers have always been the daredevils of diving, pushing far into the dark labyrinth of water-filled holes and extreme ocean depths. If you are one of them then read on for the perfect destination for extreme cave diving thrills! The Bushman’s Hole in the Northern Cape province of South Africa, provides just this kind [...]
Posted: 23rd January 2012 under Uncategorized.
Tags:Bushman's Hole, Decompression, Deep cave divers, Northern Cape province, South Africa, Travel
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Worlds deadliest sharks -I
The Oceans, full of mystery have always attracted with their plethora of marine life. Recent years have seen an increase in the popularity of deep sea diving and especially scuba diving. Recreational diving gives you a chance to explore the beautiful underwater world. But while in the waters you are in the territory [...]
Posted: 23rd January 2012 under Uncategorized.
Tags:Blue shark, Grey reef shark, Hammerhead sharks, know sharks, lemon shark, Mako, ocean predators, scuba diving dangers, sharks, Travel
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How do Sperm whales predate upon jumbo squid?
Sperm whales have a voracious appetite, at times devouring perhaps 220 billion pounds a year or more, roughly equivalent to the entire annual harvest of all the commercial fisheries on Earth. For the first time deep sea, predators and their prey were electronically tracked simultaneously to understand hunting behavior. The sperm whale remains a challenge [...]
Posted: 23rd January 2012 under Uncategorized.
Tags:Hunting behavior, Jumbo squid, Sperm whales, Travel
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In Photo: Rare Goblin Shark
This one was again caught in Japanese Fishing nets. Thought it was caught alive in Tokyo Bay, it died within days. Mitsukurina owstoni is found in the deep ocean, far below where the sun’s light can reach at depths greater than 200 meters. The color of the sharks body, iswas mostly pink, and it uses [...]
Posted: 22nd January 2012 under Uncategorized.
Tags:living fossil, Rare Goblin Shark, Travel
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Thrills of Cage Diving: Get upclose to the great white sharks!
Would you dare to be submerged in ice-cold waters, waiting for a shark to come and bare its teeth for a mouthful? I don’t expect you to be the bait, rather you will be encased inside a ten-foot-long aluminum cage, dangled off the side of a dive boat. That is the scenario in case you [...]
Posted: 22nd January 2012 under Uncategorized.
Tags:Cage Diving, carcharadon carcharias, Dyer Island, great white sharks, Travel
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A date with walruses, the mesmerizing creature
Walruses are big, bulky semi-aquatic mammals that live in the cold Arctic seas of the Northern Hemisphere. They have heavy frames, long white tusks and beady red eyes. They have thick skins and sheath a thick layer of blubber that keeps them warm in the icy Arctic weather. They are not the most attractive of [...]
Posted: 21st January 2012 under Uncategorized.
Tags:Arctic Animals, Love Songs, Northern Hemisphere, Threat To Walruses, Travel, Walruses
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White Shark,Black tip shark,Tiger shark,Bull shark,Jaws,Dorsal fins,Travel
Finally the top four of these fearsome marine mammals. Sharks are found in all oceans and seas of the world. While many live and feed in the depths of the sea, others hunt near the surface. Their dorsal fins frequently project above the water and bring alive the fears of JAWS. 4) Black Tip Shark: [...]
Posted: 21st January 2012 under Uncategorized.
Tags:World's Deadliest Sharks II
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