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		<title>Walking Catfish?!</title>
		<link>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2008/07/17/walking-catfish/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:34:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>markus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So about 30 fish were spotted &#8220;walking&#8221; through a Florida neighborhood on Tuesday. The walking catfish were spotted in the road near a Pinellas Park subdivision. The fish used their pectoral fins to walk or shuffle around the streets. Apparently the catfish can travel on land as long as they stay moist. Hmmm&#8230; can sharks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Birthday Virgin Birth Shark!</title>
		<link>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2008/01/13/happy-birthday-virgin-birth-shark/</link>
		<comments>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2008/01/13/happy-birthday-virgin-birth-shark/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jan 2008 13:52:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>markus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Hungarian aquarium is celebrating the virgin birth of Ibolya, a shark pup produced by a female shark who had never come into contact with a male shark. Happy Birthday Ibolya! [source]]]></description>
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		<title>Two-Headed Shark Caught!</title>
		<link>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2007/11/04/two-headed-shark-caught/</link>
		<comments>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2007/11/04/two-headed-shark-caught/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Nov 2007 13:18:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>markus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The body of a rare two-headed baby shark was brought to the Two Oceans Aquarium in Cape Town, South Africa after being caught in the Atlantic Ocean. The oddity is being kept in a jar of alcohol at the aquarium. Head of education at the aquarium, Russell Stevens, said the little shark was brought in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Freaky Fish Found&#8230; and Not Near the Ocean</title>
		<link>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2007/07/02/freaky-fish-found-and-not-near-the-ocean/</link>
		<comments>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2007/07/02/freaky-fish-found-and-not-near-the-ocean/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2007 21:10:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>markus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Look what was found 50 miles inland near Frenchtown, PA. No one&#8217;s really sure how it got there but they do know what it is. It&#8217;s a saltwater Wolf eel. They&#8217;re usually found in deep waters off the North Atlantic coast, and apparently, they&#8217;re quite tasty. [source]]]></description>
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		<title>Worm-Like Creature Baffles Scientists!</title>
		<link>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2007/05/03/worm-like-creature-baffles-scientists/</link>
		<comments>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2007/05/03/worm-like-creature-baffles-scientists/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2007 04:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>markus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ew]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Underwater videographer Jay Garbose discovered a strange worm-like creature while on a dive on Juno Ledge, near Juno Beach, Fla. When Garbose first saw the giant worm he thought it could be a sea cucumber. That was until he realized it was 7 to 10 feet long! Scientists who have seen the video have no [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Manatee Killer On The Loose!</title>
		<link>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2006/11/12/manatee-killer-on-the-loose/</link>
		<comments>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2006/11/12/manatee-killer-on-the-loose/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Nov 2006 15:34:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>markus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ew]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[An investigation is underway after a mutilated manatee was found off the shore of Biscayne National Park on Friday with it&#8217;s throat slashed and it&#8217;s fins cut off! Ew. [source]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>9</slash:comments>
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		<title>No Escape For This Guy</title>
		<link>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2006/11/07/no-escape-for-this-guy/</link>
		<comments>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2006/11/07/no-escape-for-this-guy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Nov 2006 15:14:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>markus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Michael Anthony Patrick, a 55-year-old street performer, was charged with negligence Wednesday after his act prompted a massive harbor search. Authorities said the longtime Key West performer regularly escapes from a straitjacket in his act at the nightly “Sunset Celebration” here. Tuesday, though, he jumped into Key West Harbor and disappeared, police said. The stunt [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mystery Fish Attacking Bathers!!</title>
		<link>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2006/11/02/mystery-fish-attacking-bathers/</link>
		<comments>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2006/11/02/mystery-fish-attacking-bathers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Nov 2006 14:43:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>markus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Other Attacks]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bathers off Jebel Ali have reported a series of agonising attacks that have left marine experts scratching their heads. So far, four attacks by the mystery creature have been reported. All the victims suffered profuse bleeding and severe pain lasting up to eight hours. The bathers speculated it might have been a stingray, but marine [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Is That?</title>
		<link>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2006/10/30/what-is-that-3/</link>
		<comments>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2006/10/30/what-is-that-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Oct 2006 13:55:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>markus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A mysterious gelatinous ball has puzzled and fascinated researchers after undersea photographer Rudolf Svensen spotted it while diving at the mouth of the Matre fjord in Hordaland, Norway. Rudolf and his brother Erling were diving when he spotted what looked like a 25&#8243; transparent beach ball with a strange red cord in the middle. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It Went Into His What?</title>
		<link>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2006/10/16/it-went-into-his-what/</link>
		<comments>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2006/10/16/it-went-into-his-what/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Oct 2006 13:22:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>markus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wal-Mart is being sued over a divestick incident. Apparently, some kid slid into a pool and landed right on one and it went into his rectum! The family is suing for millions but Wal-Mart argues that the dive sticks were safe, but that the family misused them. [source]]]></description>
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		<title>Eel Bowling Cancelled</title>
		<link>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2006/10/12/eel-bowling-cancelled/</link>
		<comments>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2006/10/12/eel-bowling-cancelled/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Oct 2006 11:41:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>markus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 30-year-old traditional festival of eel &#8220;bowling&#8221; in the fishing village of Lyme Regis, England, has been cancelled after complaints from an animal rights activist that it was disrespectful to eels. In the ritual, teams of anglers stand on platforms and swing a giant (but dead) conger eel, attached to the ceiling, to see who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Anchovies Commit Mass Suicide?</title>
		<link>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2006/09/30/anchovies-commit-mass-suicide/</link>
		<comments>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2006/09/30/anchovies-commit-mass-suicide/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Sep 2006 14:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>markus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Millions of anchovies have died in northern Spain after an unexplained mass beaching. More than three tons have been found so far. The guess is they tried to flee from predators (I&#8217;m guessing the toothy kind) and accidentally beached themselves. thanks Shannon [source]]]></description>
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		<title>Irwin Fan Feeds Son&#8217;s Placenta To Pets</title>
		<link>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2006/09/28/irwin-fan-feeds-sons-placenta-to-pets/</link>
		<comments>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2006/09/28/irwin-fan-feeds-sons-placenta-to-pets/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Sep 2006 12:10:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>markus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An Australian man who says &#8220;Crocodile Hunter&#8221; Steve Irwin shaped his love for reptiles said he plans to feed the placenta from the birth of his newborn son to his pet goannas, to bring his family closer to the giant lizards. Wil Kemp, a reptile keeper at the Rockhampton Zoo, said his second son was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meet Maggie, The Painting Sea Lion!</title>
		<link>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2006/09/28/meet-maggie-the-painting-sea-lion/</link>
		<comments>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2006/09/28/meet-maggie-the-painting-sea-lion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Sep 2006 11:59:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>markus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Entertainment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A zoo trainer has been teaching a sea lion to paint since last year. It took three months to get the Maggie to hold a paint brush and touch the bristles to paper. Apparently, she tends to put more paint on the right side of the canvas than the left. [source]]]></description>
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		<title>Pigs Don&#8217;t Fly, But They Do Fish</title>
		<link>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2006/09/26/pigs-dont-fly-but-they-do-fish/</link>
		<comments>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2006/09/26/pigs-dont-fly-but-they-do-fish/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Sep 2006 16:29:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>markus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Travelers who think they have seen it all should head to the island of Tonga for one of the Pacific&#8217;s strangest tourist attractions: &#8220;fishing pigs.&#8221; Hogs on the main island, Tongatapu, have conquered their fear of the ocean and now forage at low tide for crabs, mussels, seaweed, and fish. While piglets snuffle around a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How&#8217;d They Get In There?</title>
		<link>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2006/09/23/howd-they-get-in-there/</link>
		<comments>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2006/09/23/howd-they-get-in-there/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Sep 2006 12:36:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>markus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Biologists at the University of Manchester need help in cracking their &#8220;miracle&#8221; discovery of three fish inside a sealed egg. The group found the duck egg in a small pond on a field trip to the French Alps and noticed something moving inside it. When they cracked open the shell, three live minnows were inside! [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Man Kisses Shark And Gets Bit!</title>
		<link>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2006/09/18/man-kisses-shark-and-gets-bit/</link>
		<comments>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2006/09/18/man-kisses-shark-and-gets-bit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2006 19:37:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>markus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Florida]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shark Attacks]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Florida diver, who enjoys swimming with sharks, ended up hospitalized after he decided to kiss one and the shark kissed him back&#8230; with 500 razor sharp teeth! With his lip hanging like a worm, the snappers even came in for a few bites too. Ew. The &#8220;love bite&#8221; left the diver with a severely [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Another Stingray Attack!</title>
		<link>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2006/09/14/another-stingray-attack/</link>
		<comments>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2006/09/14/another-stingray-attack/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Sep 2006 17:16:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>markus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A turtle is recovering in Gainesville after a stingray attack. The 122-pound loggerhead sea turtle underwent surgery at the University of Florida on Wednesday to remove a piece of stingray barb that broke off and lodged deep into the small of its back. A second surgery patched up the pierced intestines. Doctors said they expect [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ew(e)</title>
		<link>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2006/09/13/ewe/</link>
		<comments>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2006/09/13/ewe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Sep 2006 21:25:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>markus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A little bloating after a meal is normal for pythons. But i think this bit off more than it could chew and found itself stuck in the middle of a road in Malaysia after swallowing a pregnent sheep. Thanks Roger [source]]]></description>
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		<title>Fish Gets A Nip And A Tuck</title>
		<link>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2006/09/13/fish-gets-a-nip-and-a-tuck/</link>
		<comments>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2006/09/13/fish-gets-a-nip-and-a-tuck/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Sep 2006 13:19:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>markus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A goldfish at the Royal Museum of Scotland underwent cosmetic surgery after visitors started complaining that it was too ugly. The fish had an &#8220;unsightly&#8221; growth on its face that prompted a string of complaints. The operation was paid for from the coins people threw into the pond. [source]]]></description>
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