Sorry about scary mail but we have to see to spread the word……….

I am not a fan of dolphins.

They are the Christians of the sea.

They chase after sharks, push their beliefs and avoid caffeine.

I don’t trust them.  A face that streamlined could only be designed for evil and sordid acts.  Acts of evil.  And sordidity (what do you mean ’sordidity’ isn’t a word?  It clearly is.  Well, it clearly should be).

How Rude!

But don’t take my word for it, here is a true story which illustrates the depths of the dolphins evil and his desire to destroy the very people who worship him the most (names changed because I can’t remember what they were)…

Shelley loved dolphins.

She loved dolphins big time.  Her home sported hand sculptured dolphin candles, dolphin wind chimes, and a velour bedspread with a massive picture of a dolphin leaping out of the water in front of a sunset.

Shelley felt uncomfortable with the distance between herself and the mighty dolphin.  So she decided to get on a boat and get amongst the action.

Shelley was in her element.  She and her boyfriend were on a boat, in the midst of high frequency dolphin noise pollution- and it was marvellous.  But it wasn’t enough for Shelley.  She lay on the deck, fantasising of getting even closer to the dolphins.  She sang a hauntingly haunting song, summoning the creatures from the deep.

Then her dream came true.

A 300 kg dolphin leapt out of the ocean, and into the boat.

Onto her.

You may laugh (I certainly did), but Shelley suffered massive internal injuries, and nearly died (I stopped laughing here).  It was in hospital that her boyfriend looked at her bloodied, broken, dolphin-smashed body and though ‘this is the woman I want to spend the rest of my life with’.

Who wouldn’t?  Clearly, she’s a catch.

They did get married, and sold their story to the Womans Weekly entitled ‘Dolphin Girl Gets Married.’

The article discussed her feelings towards the dolphin, stating she still loves them as much as ever; and detailed the wedding, which included a massive ICE SCULPTURE OF A DOLPHIN.

Am I the only one who finds this bizarre?

If I got hit by a truck, I would not have a truck-shaped ice sculpture at my wedding.  And if I was forever referred to as ‘Truck Girl’, I would be offended.

You still like dolphins, do you?  Hmmm?  Dolphin girl?  You still think they are beautiful, majestic, intelligent creatures?  Maybe you should re-consider, because dolphins clearly DO NOT like you.

I would think twice before lying on a beach this summer, Dolphin Girl, or you may end up with a whale (the dolphins fat cousin) beaching itself on your head.

The moral of this story is that dolphins do not want to be worshipped.  People like Shelley are ruining their rep, and they will do everything in their power to strike them down.  They find stained glass window hangings in their image tacky and embarassing.  Which gives them a few more points in my book.

But not enough for me to buy ‘dolphin friendly’ tuna.

Virginia Beach Good Outdoor Activity With More Adventure City

Virginia Beach is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean, the Chesapeake Bay and North Carolina, and provides miles of beachfront for activities in the Virginia sun. Fishing, golfing, whale watching, dolphin watching, historic landmarks, and exciting attractions and popular events are part of the beach experience. Virginia Beach is very good travel city in the state of Virginia which is the most popular destination, nightlife, sightseeing, restaurant, cheap hotels and one of the most attraction cities for tourists which are beach, the state parks and Back Bay national wildlife refuge beckon, hiking, kayaking, and biking adventures. To get all the adventure in this city there are many cheap hotels in virginia beach. This city is a good travel city and there also fantastic tourist attraction points include:-

• Cape Henry Lighthouse
• Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center
• Mount Trashmore
• The Old Coast Guard Station
• Atlantic Wildfowl Heritage Museum
• State Parks and National Wildlife Refuge
• Virginia Beach Farmers Market
• Golfing, Surfing, Kayaking and Canoeing
• Running, Fishing, Dolphin and Whale Watching

Dolphin became the default file manager when KDE went to 4.0, so Kubuntu users already know what a great program it is (unless they preferred to stick with the previous default file manager, Konqueror). While Ubuntu’s desktop environment, Gnome, has certainly stepped up of late when it comes to visual effects, screenlets and the like, KDE has always been about “bells and whistles”. And while Gnome can end up looking pretty stunning, the same can’t be said about its default file manager, Nautilus, which is about as plain as they come.

Dolphin, on the other hand, has the little niceties one would expect of a KDE file manager, like animated folder icons, and a lot more. There is an easy to access zoom slider for thumbnails, and has some pretty unique “views”. You can customise it in ways you could only dream of in Nautilus or Thunar, like not only add extra panes, but also move them where you like, and resize them to your needs.

If you look at the above pic, you’ll see that you can add a Folders (“tree”) pane and put it above the Information pane on the right (you could put it under Places, of course, but why not save that for shortcuts). Also, you can add a Terminal to the bottom, so whatever folder you’re in, you can just type commands without having to open a terminal in each folder (or continually change paths).

The views are “Icons“ (like the same in Nautilus, but smaller, and just the icon, no preview), “Details“ (your standard row-by-row format with information next to each file), “Columns“ (starts off with 2 columns, and every sub-folder you click on opens another), “Preview“ (turns your icons into thumbnails, and folders will show previews of pics inside), and “Split“ (gives you 2 columns you can browse with).

When you are in “Split“ mode, you can look at the beginning and end of a large folder at the same time, or use the second column to browse another folder or drive. The “Columns“ mode offers another interesting and useful way of browsing, so you certainly have a few choices in ways to browse.

Some things to note are that with Dolphin, like other KDE file managers, the default is to treat a single-click as a double-click. This can confuse Gnome users, as even slowly clicking a file will open it. All you need to do to select a file is click the green + that appears in the top left corner when you hover your cursor, and it will select it. But if you’re selecting a file simply to know the filesize, like you would in Nautilus, then you don’t need to, as that information will appear in the status bar and the Information pane simply by hovering your cursor over the file.

Not only that, but if you are in “Icons“ view, hovering over picture files will show the preview in the Information pane. In “Preview“ mode, another nice feature is that when you hover your mouse cursor over a folder, its preview thumbnail will cycle through other pictures in the folder (which you can see in the second pic, as the selected folder looks different from the preview in the Information pane).

So there are some great reasons to try out Dolphin. There’s a lot more you can do to customise its interface, and if the single-click/double-click issue ends up annoying you, then don’t worry, you can change the setting to what you’re used to. You can change that and other default settings via Settings > Configure Dolphin.

While Dolphin needs certain KDE libraries, etc, to function, any such dependencies will be installed with the program into your Ubuntu/Gnome system. Mark it for installation in Synaptic, or enter in a terminal:

sudo apt-get install dolphin

After a much needed and quite luxuriously uneventful weekend, I woke up to a Monday Writer’s Block. I don’t recall setting our Tivo to record that program.

In an effort to fulfill my promise to keep this blog fresh and sprouting with new ideas, I rewound the last 48 hours in my head looking for inspiration, and recited everything we DID NOT do:

- socialize

- play Bingo, Backgammon, Cranium, or Monopoly; not even Truth Or Dare

- go shark back riding

- stop global warming (instead we added to it with the multiple trips to local coffee shops)

- fly a monkey

- teach Cosmo to roll over, though he was so, so close

- get kidnapped by an Alien

- learn to speak Urdu, or Spanish (a tad more practical in Baja)

- buy a turkey, eat a turkey, nor visited Turkey

- make out with a dolphin

- solve a single math problem

- patch the four holes in our ceiling before the mice that I’m convinced live in the cracks of our building find out about the openings and decide to come visit

- climb Mount Everest, nor any other hill, not even a road hump.

None of that happened this past weekend.

Looking further for topics I could write about, I browsed through the thousands of photos we took over the last year and a half, to finally stop at the images of Jason’s nephews, Conor and Dylon, which I found highly inspiring… to procreate rather than to bluntly tap at a keyboard with two fingers.

It sounds like a whole lot of NOTHING. Let’s get one thing straight: an uneventful weekend does not mean a weekend free of events. (Wait, huh?) I did some squats around the coffee table during meal times in an attempt to tighten that rump. There was some folding and scrubbing going on as well as a whole lot of licking. Cosmo cleaned both of his front paws after a thorough and urgently needed bath (because what do the humans know about a good bath), while Jason licked his wounds after brutal couple of weeks at work.

One task I managed to complete was a Thanksgiving menu, and that was not a trivial accomplishment. I’m Polish, hence for me this holiday represents a day off, empty streets, and limited access to candy shops and movie theaters since everything closes early. Nonetheless, I wanted Jason to experience the same traditions he grew up with despite living away from his family – the turkey with stuffing and mashed potatoes with gravy, with a spoonful of cranberry sauce on a side and a wedge of pumpkin pie.

Therefore, I’ll be cooking up a storm and making him a Thanksgiving meal that will take him back the memory lane: pork loin with honey-mustard sauce and wrapped in bacon, mashed rutabaga with cauliflower and caramelized onions, blanched green beans with roasted garlic, and chocolate and orange brownie pie. I’ll be sure to snap a photo of each and every dish, and report back to you with recipes and about five extra pounds hung around my hips. I wish they would settle in my boobs instead. Sigh.

In the meantime, let’s keep it light and healthy. I’ll be BAHK with a fresh salad idea before the Turkey Bell rings.

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AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC TERRITORY

stamp: 45 cents

year: 1995

mammal: dolphin

The amount of wild animals caught or eaten each year is close to or possibly even exceeding the species’ maximum yield levels. One day, they’ll be driven to extinction due to human intervention. The extinction of these animals will cause us losing our rich biological system forever. Read more here.

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Amongst all the world efforts to protect out wild life, and particularly dolphins, a strange ritual is still being followed. And this results in the loss of life of many dolphins each year. This happens in, according to Forbes survey from 2006-2008 the happiest place in the world, and the second most peaceful country in the world as per the global peace index, Denmark!!

This happens because a youth entering in to adulthood has to prove his manhood. How about these youth trying to create a breeding ground for dolphins for a change, just to prove their manhood, and their love towards nature?

Such acts of barbarism have always been carried by mankind throughout the times. But these, during modern times where environmental protection is said to precede personal ambitions!!

A petition  is being run through the internet, against the same act carried out in Japan. Animal lovers should sign the petition to do their bit in the protection of these human friendly creatures.

Hey all,

With the introduction of Glory of the Empire you’ll meet some Monster NPC’s too! Notice how some of them look like ancient extinct creatures!

Murloc
They are the legendary “Fish Men” old sailor would tell tales about. Don’t confuse them with mermaids, there’s nothing beautiful about these guys. Rumor has it that these are not creatures natural to the Earth, but actually visitors from the stars that got stuck on our planet. No matter what they are, you must be wary around these sly creatures.

Sand worm
The sand worms were once peaceful creatures that kept to themselves and lived far underground and out of sight, but after centuries of pollution these worms have mutated and become huge. They’ve started attacking people, so watch out!

Moa
These are rather fast moving flightless birds that have a powerful attack! One draw back to these animals is that once they get scared, they run away – and they run fast. Moa are known for not stopping for anything. So be on guard.

Frilled Lizard
This is a reptile native to Australia. It can take on larger animals due to its large fangs and quick attacks. Don’t let your guard down around these little guys.

Philippine Tarsier
The Philippine Tarsier is a tiny animal that usually hangs out in tropical areas. It’s one of the smallest primate animals on Earth. Don’t blow these little guys off just because of their size, when dozens of them descend on you in animalistic fury you’ll be dead in no time.

Bi-heads Snake
It’s a snake. They are dangerous. This one has two heads. Do the math.

Duck
Baby ducks waddle around all the time, and sometimes fall down storm drains. Please leave them alone. These cute baby ducks are soooo fluffy and innocent….

Dolphin
Dolphins are very smart and love to play! They get along with players just fine, but if you make them angry they have very, very sharp teeth.

Trilobite
Dont bite the trilobite, they have really hard shells. Trilobites live in the ocean and are quiet creatures of the depths. They move quickly through the water and can some times get as big as a horse!

Platypus
The platypus is a semi-aquatic mammal native to eastern Australia. They like building their nests near the water. It’s a bit weird looking but that’s no reason to ignore its poisonous claws.

I am looking forward to this new version very much! Have fun everyone!

Just for fun!

When your about to take a picture of your friends, instead of saying “cheese” switch it with the word “whales”, you’ll make them laugh, I guarantee it.

Pilot Whales socializing off the shores of Cape Breton Island

Pilot whales are very social, and are often found in groups of 20 to 90 pods. They swim, breed and eat as a group. Some pilot whales show off and spy hop. They basically stick half of their bodies out of the water, vertically, almost like break dancing. Can you spy hop? Many animals spy hop, not just this big guy. Wolves all need to do this, so they can see their surroundings.

Pilot whales look like black dolphins with a white or light grey anchor-shaped patch on its bottom surface. They have rounded heads with a very small beak. The male’s head may protrude up to 4 inches over the lower jaw! Its body is long, allowing the whale to swim with ease, but very stocky and muscular. They look cute, but they can hold their ground.

Pilot Whale Spy Hopping

Pilot whales are generally found in both the northern and southern hemisphere or in tropical water throughout the world. Short-finned pilot whales tend to chill out in the warmer water.

Did you know?

• Pilot whales eat squid!
• One captive pilot whale named “Morgan” was trained by Navy scientists to retrieve beeper-attached objects from the ocean floor at depths of over 1,600 feet—Pretty incredible!

If you’re ever visiting Nova Scotia, check out the whale watching adventure tours! You’ll get a chance to get up close and personal with these loveable sea creatures. Here’s a video from my last trip to Cape Breton Island, enjoy! Click here for whales

Dead Dolphin Direct was climbed on 9th October 2009 by Nigel (seconded by james!). The route takes a direct line to the route climbed by Pete and James about 4 years ago. The original line climbed the overhanging corner up the slab and belayed from a ut key and mud bollard! The new line takes the impressive overhang following the obvious line of holds onto the slab above. The Slab was as impressively loose as the first ascent and Nigel did well to find a handful of throwaway placement to keep the rope running in a nice line!

Graded at HVS 5a the grading was given for the start which was a great boulder problem…. the HVS for the loose rock above. Nigel has his first tick and although not a 3 star classic a new route has been claimed.

well done Nigel

25cm x 25 cm pen drawing on the paper.

Da qualche giorno è disponibile per il download (è possibile scegliere tra le diverse tipologie la più adatta al proprio sistema ed alle proprie esigenze, io ho scaricato il Live CD KDE4) la nuova release di OpenSUSE, la 11.2. Potete leggere l’annuncio ufficiale di rilascio, le caratteristiche salienti di questa nuova release. E’ disponibile un set di screenshot che vi accompagnerà alla scoperta ed ai primi approcci con questa bella distribuzione linux.

OpenSUSE forse è stata la prima distribuzione GNU Linux veramente “amichevole”, in grado di configurare tutto a “colpi” di click e, soprattutto, la migliore quanto a riconoscimento hardware. Rimane tuttora tra le più adatte a chi si avvicina a GNU Linux per la prima volta.

L’ambiente desktop è KDE 4.3.1 ed il kernel è 2.6.31.5-0.1-default.

OpenSUSE non include driver proprietari e nemmeno i principali codecs audio e video che dovranno perciò essere installati in seguito.

Avviando da CD, vengono riconosciute e montate le eventuali partizioni windows presenti (queste ed altre informazioni sul sistema in uso sono accessibili semplicemente cliccando su My Computer) sulle quali è possibile scrivere.

Il filmato che vi propongo non è indicativo del reale tempo di avvio, perché testato su macchina virtuale e poi editato per tagliare i “tempi morti”, è però utile per dare una breve rassegna dei software inclusi con un occhio di riguardo a quelli di uso più comune:

• navigazione web: Konqueror e Firefox 3.5 (plugin flash non incluso ma scaricabile dopo l’installazione)
• posta elettronica: KMail
• chat: Kopete, Konversation
• torrent: KTorrent
• ufficio: OpenOffice.org
• grafica: Gwenview (viewer), Gimp (editor), digiKam, showFoto
• audio: Amarok
• video: Kaffeine
• navigazione file: Dolphin

Interessante la scelta di proporre Marble.

Da quanto vi ho appena descritto, è chiaro che un intervento, seppur minimo, dell’utente è richiesto perché il sistema si adatti alle nostre esigenze.

At my grandma’s:

Razvan mi-a sugerat acum ceva vreme sa incerc Dolphinul, free social-network. Astazi mi-am luat inima in dinti si m-am confruntat cu el. Primele impresii: usor de administrat, usor de modificat, instalare de dificultate medie (partial automatizata, necesita interventia utilizatorului si mai ales, capacitatea lui de a citi si intelege documentatie). Inca mai am cateva probleme si nelamuriri, dar pana aici pare a fi ok. Bugurile nu lipsesc, unele sunt fatale instalarii. Am instalat totul de doua ori

Iata pe scurt, odiseea punerii pe server

Pasul 1: downloadul fisierelor de pe site-ul oficial. Am luat versiunea 6.1.6
Pasul 2: unzip local, intr-un director curat
Pasul 3: upload ftp pe serverul destinatie (linux, gazduire Aruba.it)
Pasul 4: prima eroare la incercarea de a lansa instalarea

register_globals is On (warning, you should have this param in Off state, or your site will unsafe)
Please go to the
Dolphin Troubleshooter
and solve the problem.
Pasul 5: rezolvarea erorii s-a produs dupa 45 de minute de documentare si citit tot soiul de solutii, unele mai complexe, altele care pur si simplu dezactiveaza indiscriminat functii ale serverului.  Am comentat (cu #) linia 26 din ./install/index.php
Pasul 6: initierea propriu-zisa a instalarii, urmarind cu atentie instructiunile si citind (acolo unde a fost cazul) documentatia sugerata pe site-ul oficial al dezvoltatorului.
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Iata o explicatie suplimentara despre drepturi explicata pe intelesul meu de Costica (zis Coco), omul care rezolva problemele sau daca nu le rezolva macar te determina sa le rezolvi):

drepturile de scriere sunt compuse din 3 grupuri (owner | group | others) si pentru fiecare sunt 3 tipuri (read | write | execute) de drepturi
0 — no permission
1 –x execute
2 -w- write
4 r—read
-    asadar, chmod 750 semnifica: prima cifra 7 este dreptul pentru owner, 5 drepturi ptr grupul din care ownerul face parte, 0 all others (printre care si appache / php care acceseaza fisierul)
-    7 inseamna ca e 1 (read) + 2 (write) + 4 (execute) = 7 , adica toate drepturile pentru userul owner
-     5 inseamna : 1 (read) + 4 (execute) = 5 , adica drepturi de citire si executie pentru userii din acelasi grup cu ownerul
-    0 – nici un drept pentru ceilalti useri printre care si php
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Am folosit chmod 644 pentru a elimina drepturile de scriere pentru directoarele specificate de installer
-    ! Problema cu ray/modules/global/inc/header.inc.php care nu vrea sa se transforme in non-writable. Am cautat circa 10 minute o solutie dupa care am decis sa ii dau skip. Moment in care m-a aruncat la inceputul instalarii…
-    Dau din nou permisiuni de scriere pentru inc si periodic (cu 777). La periodic a trebuit sa ma chinui un pic, dar a luat-o pana la urma. Cred ca tine de host, nu de installer.
-    Retrag, din nou, permisiunile de scriere celor doua directoare si fisierului specificat. Cu ray… iarasi sunt probleme… am rezolvat cu 555, dar m-a aruncat, din nou, la inceputul instalarii
-    … din nou si din nou… caut o solutie
-    … dupa 20 de minute de documentare am reluat instalarea. De data aceasta folosesc pentru permisions Cpanelul pus la dispozitie de host. Am dus pana la capat instalarea insa imi da eroarea initiala, legata de global_register ON!!
-    Am rezolvat prin plasarea unui fisier php.ini, care contine linia register_globals off, in directoarele: root, admin, orca si ray.
-    Am eliminat directorul install si dat un refresh site-ului… functioneaza. Doar ca problema initiala, din cauza careia mi-am iesit din fire, n-am mai suportat si l-am sters complet pentru a il reinstala, s-a pastrat: nu se vad imaginile de profil, logo-ul si bannerele.

!!! UPDATE: Costi mi-a rezolvat si ultima problema cu afisarea imaginilor: am comentat prima linie din htaccess pentru media si images. MULTUMESC DIN NOU MAESTRULUI!

Bibliografie optional:

http://www.dialme.com/articles.php?action=viewarticle&articleID=25

http://www.howtotuts.com/2008/01/12/how-to-install-dolphin-and-start-your-own-social-community-site/

With all its beaches, it will come as no surprise that water sports are high on the agenda. Bali is a surfer’s paradise, with the best surfing for experts in Uluwatu and Canggu and in Kuta for beginners. Scuba diving is another popular choice, as the water in Bali is warm all year long. The best diving spots are in the east in Amed and Tulamben where you can take PADI certified diving courses. You can also snorkel here, or head to the west to Menjangan (Deer) Island, which supposedly has the best variety of fish and coral.

Other water activities include white water rafting in Sayan, west of Ubud; kayaking on some of the quieter rivers and on Lake Tamblingan; canoeing at Lake Batur; and dolphin watching by sunset in Lovina in the north.

In Nusa Dua, Sanur and other coastal resorts, wind surfing, parasailing, jet skiing, and other water related fun such as banana boat, flying fish, etc. can be found in abundance.

Hiking through the rice paddies is a good way to explore the inland and small villages of Bali. And so is mountain biking. Bike-Baik or Banyantree tours organize downhill cycling tours with visits to farms and plantations. Both activities can take you up the volcanoes, which are definitely worth a visit, and overall not too strenuous.

If you decide to stay in a resort, you can make use of the golf courses, tennis courts and swimming pools. You can also go fishing, bungee jumping, or sailing to one of the smaller nearby islands. If you go sailing, you can either rent a luxury yacht for the day, or hire a local perahu for an hour or so.

Not being an athletic person myself, I have undoubtedly missed a few sports, but we did go parasailing in Sanur, which was great fun.

Next: Shopping

Related posts:

About Bali

Quick guide to local customs and culture

10 Things not to miss

Cultural highlights

for G

when you whisper in my other ear
and the ocean’s roar is all I hear,

I’m afraid 
you may just be enough



when your undertow destroys me
so effortlessly

I’m afraid

it’s too late to call this off

and when your silver tendrils

lock around my helm

and port and starboard
and everything in between

glitter fingers
rainbow kisses
and kelp-heavy treasure chests spilling 

Wonder Wheel wishes,

I’m afraid

we may just be making history—
and knowing the moment while making it is such luxury

even if all that matters
tonight
is that
I am happy



I told you that sometimes

memories take time to rise,

so you took my hand,

led me out on the sand
and we just walked along the tide

oh it’s strange,

this art of making waves—

how conscious and divine,

to feel my cells shifting
to welcome your drifting

from the country of yours
to the island of mine

and when the horizon lights 

disappear and salt spray battens 

your picture windows, I’m still here—
I am the sand you’ll write your name on with your toes

and the ocean who swallows you whole.
You are the dolphin with secret teeth,

belly upturned at low tide
who flips, presenting dorsal fin. I ride. you.
Who knows—in a thousand years

when you put your ear to a shell

you may still remember me 
the day I fell
asleep by your side

under tiny blue lights

in your moon-quilted ashram by the sea.



© Sarah Noack 2008

Credit: AdventureStart

Phew ! Got excused from night duty today and that allowed to curl up a bit in front of the TV to watch some good ol’ Discovery.  Man, I think the next three posts will probably be about Discovery only (Vh1 is really beginning to suck or I’m getting old, whatever). Anyways, saw this AMAZING show on the Sardine Run.

Sardine Run is the path followed by huge shoals of sardine (around May-July, 2009 during their spawning season) along the coast of South Africa from the south of well,  South Africa along it’s east coast. This sets the scene for a huge feeding frenzy since sardines are the preferred food of choice for a variety of dolphins, whales, sharks and even birds such as Cape Gannets.

Besides just the awe-inspiring photography from the BBC Discovery team (My god ! The underwater scenes are just beyond sexy;  the actual feeding frenzy as the narrator mentions is a “beautiful but macabre ballet”), it’s also a mind-blowing macabre dance between the predators and the meal, as well as among the sardines themselves. The synchronization among the sardines itself is incredible, as if they were parts of a much larger organism. Especially, when the dolphines in their attempts to manage to section off a part of the shoal into “bait balls”(Around 1:14 into the video below) and they take a run through it, the way that the sardines move away is a masterpiece in movement. Jesus, managed to get hold of one part of the video below:

I also loved the part where they show the gannets torpedo through the surface of the water and grab these sardines. It’s remarkable how these birds can dive upto 30 feet based on just the velocity of the dive and then literally swim another 30 feet to grab the sardine. Especially the dive ( Check that out around 3:17) where they literally fold their wings to reduce the drag as they hit the water. They’re like missiles man ! Crazy !

I also loved another part of the first video, where the narrator mentions “The predators ignore each other. Here there is only one victim” which doesn’t really make animals any different from humans.

I love the Discovery channel.