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RUSSIA: ALL SEASONS SWIMMERS
Russian/Nat
Living in Russia means putting up with nearly half a year of bitter cold, snow and ice.
It's a time for hibernating as much as possible.
Warm sunny days and swimming suits belong to a distant dream.
But there are some...
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A marine facility in the Florida Keys is offering college students a unique opportunity to help aging animals. The 36-week program is the only one in the U.S. that teaches hands-on training and care of marine mammals. (Dec. 18)
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NATSOT: Kelly Jayne Rodriguez/Trainer
"I'm going to ask her to come! Good. I'm still talking to her so she knows where I'm at."
Nats: Trainer - "that gives her a clue to open her eyes, which...
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Producers of Macy's Thanksgiving Parade preview new floats
Thanksgiving is a little more than a week away and producers of the 87th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade showed off five new floats and balloons on Tuesday (19 NOV. 2013)
Cirque du Soliel has a float this year in the form of a...
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How crab fishing could bring profit to thousands of people
1. Mwanakombo Mohamed looking at crab she's holding
2. Close up crab in Mwanakombo Mohamed's hands
3. Medium pan down of Mwanakumbi Rashid hammering in sticks around cages
4. Close up stick being hammered in to sand
5. Wide of man...
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"Dragon" pets in demand as the new year approaches
1. Various of Chinese New Year dragon on display
2. Close-up of dragon fish aquarium sign reading: (English) "House of Dragon"
3. Pan down from neon sign to aquarium entrance
4. Various of dragon fish swimming in tank
5. Mid of visitors...
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Giant penguins as tall as 5 feet roamed what is now Peru more than 40 million years ago, much earlier than scientists thought the flightless birds had spread to warmer climes.
HEADLINE: Imagine a 5 foot penguin (prodigious-penguins)
CAPTION: Scientists have found fossils that indicate giant penguins as tall as 5 feet roamed what is now Peru more than 40 million years ago. (June 27)
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JAPAN: ANIMAL BAND REHEARSES (V)
Voice and effects
The big stars of Japan's aqua amusement park are busy putting the last touches to a unique event..
Yokohama Hakkei Jima's Sea Paradise's super stars, a group of walruses and white dolphins, are going to start performing...
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Sustainable seafood from the sea to the table
Fraser River, Richmond, British Columbia - August 23, 2011
1. Mid overhead of fishermen untangling salmon from net on boat
2. Close of salmon on floor of boat
3. Various of fisherman untangling salmon from net
4. Close of salmon on floor...
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Meeting to discuss conservation of bluefin tuna
March 26, 2008
1. Various of delegates at the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) conference
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Fabio Hazin, Chairman of ICCAT:
"ICCAT is at a crossroads right now with its future...
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Scientists find shrimp-like creature under Antarctic ice sheet
Pine Island Glacier Ice Shelf, Antarctica - December 2009
1. Shrimp-like creature swimming around camera cable inside bore hole
Greenbelt, Maryland, USA - 12 March 2010
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Robert Bindschadler, NASA Ice Scientist:...
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CUTS 17/9/80 AMERICAN MARINE BIOLOGIST SYLVIA EARLES SWIMMING WITH WHALES AT WALKER BAY
American marine biologist Dr Sylvia Earle, accompanied by local divers and scientists, has made a dive off Walker Bay to approach the rare "Southern Right" whales. The cows have entered the sheltered bay in order to calve in the...
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Pinning down the source of Europe's second largest river
Europe's second largest river is causing ripples in a German town, where people are fighting over where its true source lies.
There's a dispute over the spring that feeds the famous waterway.
The picturesque Black Forest town of...
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Gray whales arrive off Baja California on yearly migration
1. View from boat heading to site where the Gray Whale mates and spawns at "Ojo de Liebre" lagoon
2. Mid of boat skipper talking to another man
3. Close up of skipper''s hand on steering wheel
4. Close up of dolphin swimming alongside...
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GWT: Military convoy, hardware on the move at night
1. Northern Kuwait security checkpost with sign saying 'Stop Inspection Point'
2. Various of coalition military hardware on the move
3. Military vehicles pass checkpoint
4. Night Vision of Chinook overflying with army ambulance in the...
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USA: PROTEST AGAINST JAPANESE WHALING
Washington DC, USA - 17 August 2000
1. Wide shot inflated whale with banner reading: "Japan Killing Whales Will Kill Trade"
2. Pan from close-up of face of the inflated whale to wide shot of protesters with banners
3. Zoom into man with...
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Scientists at Georgia Tech in Atlanta are trying to set the movements of fish and ants to music. If they're successful, the results could help both humans and animals live richer lives
HEADLINE: Scientists record music composed by fish, ants
CAPTION: Scientists at Georgia Tech in Atlanta are trying to set the movements of fish and ants to music. If they're successful, the results could help both humans and animals live...
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SOUTH AFRICA: PERCY THE PENGUIN RETURNS HOME
English/Nat
After swimming 800km with a satellite tracking device on his back Percy the Penguin is back home on Dassen Island off Cape Town.
On Friday he was freed once again into the wild after having the device taken off his back....
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GALAPAGOS: OIL SPILL: CAPTAIN SUFFERS WITH NERVOUS TENSION
Spanish/Eng/Nat
The captain of a tanker that grounded off the Galapagos islands is being treated for "nervous tension."
Investigators say he's been unable to resume answering questions because of lower back pain and sharp abdominal pains...
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Female penguins form close attachment and build nest together
'Safari' zookeepers at the Ramat Gan Zoo in Tel Aviv were sure they were dealing with yet another penguin couple, but in a routine blood exam they realised that the two penguins were both in fact female.
"After we realised that they are...
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PERU: EL NINO WEATHER PHENOMENON CAUSES TORRENTIAL RAIN
Spanish/Nat
Torrential rain caused by the 'El Nino' weather phenomenon earlier this year has turned miles of desert in Peru into a giant lake.
The massive stretch of water in the north of Peru, which measures 80 kilometres (50 miles)...
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Tropical depression racing toward gulf affects cleaning efforts
Gulf of Mexico - 22 July 2010
1. Wide of ships working at oil spill site
2. Onboard shot of US Coast Guard boat moving towards work site
3. Waves off side of US Coast Guard boat
4. Wide of US Coast Guard ship
Port Fourchon, Louisiana -...
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Seal sanctuary in Cornwall takes care of sick and injured seals
1. Grey seals relaxing next to pool
2. Exterior entrance to National Seal Sanctuary
3. Sign reading "National Seal Sanctuary
4. Various of seals performing
5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Dr Glen Boyle, Curator, National Seal Sanctuary :
"The...
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PERU: EL NINO PHENOMENON AFFECTING SEA LIONS POPULATION
Spanish/Nat
Thousands of sea lions are dying along Peru's Pacific coast as freak El Nino weather pushes away their staple diet of fish and squid.
Scientists estimate that tens of thousands have been affected by this year's phenomenon -...
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Crowds watch annual humpback whale arrivals
1. Tourists waiting for whale-watching boat to arrive
2. Boat patrons pushing boat
3. Tourist whale watching
4. Various of whales jumping at opened sea
5. Tourists on boat
6. More of whales swimming showing their fins
Ecuador's...