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Tiger Shark Steals Diver’s Camera (Video)

By Jaymi Heimbuch, TreeHugger Tiger sharks are known for eating all kinds of weird stuff -- some of what's been recorded includes "a roll of tar paper, a tom-tom, a chicken coop, and unexploded…

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Seal Rescued After Getting Its Head Stuck in a G-String

Photo Credit: Our Far South By Stephen Messenger, TreeHugger For any plump sea-faring animal, the ocean is a scary and foreboding place full of sharp-toothed predators looking for a tasty meal --…

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Polar Bear Mom Rescues Cub From Sea

By Brook Bolen, Ecorazzi The necessity of environmental protection has arguably never been more apparent, but at least the sobering warning comes with a warm fuzzy. During a recent scientific ex…

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Cute Animation Explains Coral Reefs (Video)

By Jaymi Heimbuch, TreeHugger World Resources Institute has created a great short video that explains what coral reefs are, why they're so important, and the threats we're posing to their health. …

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Entire Country to Be Marine Sanctuary

By Jennifer Mishler, Ecorazzi The ever-increasing threats to the survival of oceans are putting all life on this planet at risk. As Leonardo DiCaprio recently asked in his call to save the seas, “W…

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New Ship for Sea Shepherd

By Michael d'Estries, Ecorazzi While Matt Groening and James Brooks are the two names most associated with the success of The Simpsons (the longest-running American primetime, scripted television s…

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8 Strange Deep-Sea Creatures (Slideshow)

  Even the most inhospitable places on earth are teeming with a diverse array of life. Take a look at some of the most fascinating, strange, and yes, creepy, creatures in the deep waters of th…

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Nature’s Most Overlooked Benefit: Reefs Breaking Waves

By Mike Beck, The Nature Conservancy "Reefs break waves every day": I know you're thinking that's an obvious statement. But there's more to it than meets the eye. Reefs break waves — waves that wou…

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“Lost World” Uncovered on Ocean Floor

After more than a year of analysis and interpretation, British scientists say they have discovered an exciting "lost world" full of previously undiscovered marine species on the seabed of the Southern…

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We Are Both Local and Nonlocal

In the vastness of the ocean, there is no ego. Seen from a great distance, from the moon or a satellite, the ocean looks calm and inanimate, a large swath of blue girdling the earth. But as we get…

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