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You know, amazing stories about people who’vesurvived a plane crash are also extremelyrare. But what if I tell you that one man not onlystayed alive after his plane dropped intothe ocean, but also managed to fend off hungrysharks for a whopping 15 hours until he wasrescued?Doesn’t sound like much fun now, does it?. It happened in 1986, and this man’s name wasWalter Wyatt, Jr. The thirty-seven-year-old flight engineerwas flying from Nassau, the capital of theBahamas, to Miami on a rainy December day. He was the only person on board his…

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The Only Way to Survive When You See a Shark

October 5, 2020September 27, 2020 TaathThe Only Way to Survive When You See a Shark0 comment

Sing it with me now…“Duuun-Dun. Duuun-Dun…”Do I still need to tell you what I’ll betalking about today?Yup. SHARKS. They’re the reason you couldn’t get meinto any body of water larger than a bathtubuntil I was a teenager. And even then, the possibility is never farfrom my mind. So believe me when I tell you, before anytrip to the beach I always take some timeto review what I should do if I happen toencounter one. Admittedly, I’ve been swimming in the oceanfor years, and I’ve never actually gottena glimpse of that…

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Caught On Camera: Man Wrestles 10ft Alligator

October 3, 2020September 27, 2020 TaathCaught On Camera: Man Wrestles 10ft Alligator0 comment

00:06MAN: This is the biggest gator we have evercaught. 00:08COMM: Most people wouldn’t voluntarily getthis close to an alligator but this is JasonMcDonalds view every weekend and whether heis catching them by hand or by rope he hasto keep his wits about him. 00:36COMM: 34 year old Jason from Colorado hasbeen catching alligators for 10 years andvolunteers at weekends teaching gator wrestlingclasses, the classes are both entertainingand educational for the crowds and catchingthe gators give Jason the chance to checkthem for injury. 00:57JASON: See look see where she’s had the…

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How To Survive An Alligator Attack

October 1, 2020September 27, 2020 TaathHow To Survive An Alligator Attack0 comment

– For years, Hollywood movieshave shown humans at war with alligators. And their crocodilian cousins. Either they’re attackingus, or we’re attacking them. – You’re luggage. – Gimme the ball alligator. – Alligatorsdon’t often attack humans. But it does happen,and if one attacks you,what should you do?And perhaps more importantly,what shouldn’t you do?American alligators have been aroundfor over 150 million years,since the age of the dinosaurs. But alligators stuck around. There are nearly five million alligatorsin the United States. They live throughout the southeast,from Texas to North Carolina. But most of…

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Surviving a Cage of Death!

September 29, 2020September 27, 2020 TaathSurviving a Cage of Death!0 comment

– Alright guys, todaywe are in Darwin, Australiagetting ready to visit Crocosaurus Cove. Crocosaurus Cove is actually a placeI’ve been following onInstagram for a number of years,I’ve always wanted to come hereto get into this giant cylinder,where you’re in thewater with the crocodile. The most feared animal in all of Australiais without question thesaltwater crocodile,yet fear often comes as a resultof that which we don’t understand. Since 2008, CrocosaurusCove has been on a missionto educate the public byeasing the bad reputationthese prehistoric reptiles carry. It seems extreme,but sometimes the bestway…

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How To ACTUALLY Survive a Crocodile Attack

September 27, 2020September 27, 2020 TaathHow To ACTUALLY Survive a Crocodile Attack0 comment

Odds are that you’ve seen the movie Jaws,and now every time you get into the wateryou can’t help but feel a bit nervous aboutwhat may be lurking unseen around you. You push these fears out of your mind, tryto have fun and enjoy the waves, but you can’thelp yourself from looking around once ina while for a tell-tale shark fin. Yet, it turns out that while you’re worriedabout being attacked by a shark, the sneakycrocodile you were never expecting is alreadyon his way to eat you. Every year about five…

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ALLIGATOR VS CROCODILE – Who would win a fight?

September 27, 2020September 27, 2020 TaathALLIGATOR VS CROCODILE - Who would win a fight?0 comment

What’s the DifferenceBetween Alligators and Crocodiles?Many people are unaware that there’s a differencebetween alligators and crocodilesand use both terms interchangeably to describeany large water-dwelling lizard with big teeth. What they don’t realize is that,despite some similarities,the two reptiles don’t look or behave the same. They also belong to different biological familiesDifferences in Physical characteristicsAlligators have a wide “U”-shaped,rounded snout like a shovel,whereas crocodiles tend to have longerand more pointed “V”-shaped noses. In alligators, the upper jaw is wider than the lower jawand completely overlaps it. Therefore, the teeth in the…

Food

7 Days Hunt in the Wilderness ASMR (Silent) | Catch and Cook Wild Birds

September 21, 2020September 15, 2020 TaathCatch and Cook Wild Birds0 comment

Welcome to Northern Ontario, Canada. This is a roughed grouse. She is aggressively protecting her young. She has them cached in the woods. This is spring, so the hunting season is not yet open. She is calling to her young to re-assemble. Now, in the fall, the young disperse and the hunting season is open. I need to wait until the grouse clears the front of the canoe. If I shoot now, I’ll put a big hole in it. Grouse far up North, are not very pressured and will ‘sit’…

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Pellet power & performance – hunting feral pigeons in the farmyard

September 19, 2020September 15, 2020 TaathPellet power & performance - hunting feral pigeons in the farmyard0 comment

You don’t have to be a game chef like MarkGilchrist to appreciate that no-one wantspigeon poo in their sandwiches. But when theskies start to darken thanks to bird numbersaround wheat storage barns it’s time to sendsome of them to the big grain store in thesky. So you have got a few pigeons here. Got a lot of pigeons, a lot of ferals nowbuilt up over a long time now. What sort of problems do they cause you?We are in various schemes that we are notreally allowed to have any sort…

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Airgun Hunting: Bird Shooting in South Africa with the Air Arms Galahad

September 17, 2020September 15, 2020 TaathBird Shooting in South Africa with the Air Arms Galahad0 comment

In this episode of Air Arms TV, I’m outhunting disease-carrying birds in theEastern Cape coastal belt of SouthAfrica. Luckily I also managed to take a few game birds for the pot. This time on Air Arms TV, I’m out on thecoastal belt of the Eastern Cape huntingjust outside the city of Port Elizabethon a horse farm with the main target being disease-spreading birds. The farmer gave me a call and told me he’s having abig problem with geese, guinea fowl andother birds in the area. Not only all thebirds putting…