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Jeff from underwatertimes.com reports that a Chinese magician has outraged animal rights activists for performing a magic trick that involved goldfish swimming in synchronized patterns.

After swallowing a woman’s cell phone, a crocodile in an Ukranian aquarium began ringing shortly after….

Jeff Dudas from Underwatertimes.com reports that scientists from the Australian Antarctic Division, based in Hobart, have been testing the hypothesis that enormous amounts of iron excreted by whales is similar to liquid manure.

Jeff Dudas from underwatertimes.com reports that the filter-feeding strategy of blue whales, the largest animals on Earth, may explain their enormous size, according to a study that determined a single mouthful of food can contain 457,000 calories, or 240 times as much energy as they burn when grabbing that mouthful.

Jeff Dudas from underwatertimes.com reports on a dog that had to be rescued after chasing a sea lion more than four kilometres out to sea in South Australia. Plus a peculiar behaviour in some fish, which has long puzzled divers and scientists, has been explained by new Australian research.

Jeff Dudas from underwatertimes.com reports that Carlos Coste has created a new Guinness world record for freediving, after swimming 150 metres through a
cave using no apparatus and the amazing photos that Sydney scuba diver Peter Trayhurn thought he would never see again have been found.

Jeff Dudas from Underwatertimes.com reports that Electrolux has unveiled five vacuum cleaners made from plastic waste collected from the world’s oceans. The launch of the unique vacuums marks the next chapter and continuation of the “Vac from the Sea” initiative that aims to raise awareness around ocean plastic waste and inspire consumers and industry to more recycling.