Word: reefs
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...This morning, at 11am Australian time, things finally came unglued for the 44-year-old as he was shooting a documentary segment on stingrays. Snorkeling on Batt Reef , a stretch of the Great Barrier Reef about 15km from Port Douglas in North Queensland, Irwin happened to swim over a large ray which, startled, whipped its barbed tail upwards into his chest. He died instantly. Veteran marine wildlife documentary maker Ben Cropp, who has spent hundreds of hours filming on Batt Reef, says Irwin had come too close to a bull ray. Citing a colleague who saw footage of the attack...
...News. Franken?s radio show was originally called The O?Franken Factor, with the simple aim of annoying O?Reilly and provoking a lawsuit from him. It?s a pleasant irony that, for all his importance in lowering the level of TV?s political discourse to barrier reef depths, O?Reilly?s lasting legacy may be that he diverted the careers of two men: one (Al Franken) who could become a U.S. Senator, and another (Stephen Colbert) whose parody of The Factor has earned him a huge fan base and, after his fearless speech of the White House Press Corps...
...person. The Island Sky is a small expedition ship that departs from Mauritius, taking 100 passengers on 12-day-long cruises on these turquoise waters. Wading ashore on Aldabra, home to the world's largest population of giant tortoises, the welcome party is a shoal of blacktip reef sharks patrolling the shallows. The depths are even more spectacular, with a marine metropolis of coral and tropical fish. Onboard marine biologists lead passengers on snorkeling expeditions that set off from the beach and reef walls close to shore. Cousteau described Aldabra as "the last unprofaned sanctuary on earth," but it wasn...
...treatments in a minimalist setting A Starflyer Is Born In-flight comfort with an internet connection in every seat Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder on Aldabra, home to the world's largest population of giant tortoises, the welcome party is a shoal of blacktip reef sharks patrolling the shallows. The depths are even more spectacular, with a marine metropolis of coral and tropical fish...
...Onboard marine biologists lead passengers on snorkeling expeditions that set off from the beach and reef walls close to shore. Cousteau described Aldabra as "the last unprofaned sanctuary on earth," but it wasn't always so. In the 1960s, Britain and the U.S. wanted Aldabra for a nuclear test site, but environmental pressure groups thwarted their plans. It's now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and only 1,500 human visitors are allowed per year. But be warned: there's still crime. Frigate birds, the pirates of the skies, steal their fish from red-footed boobies. Catch this high-flying...