ireland Kayakers get a close encounter with a basking shark Rusty Blazenhoff

kayak Xyla Foxlin makes a clear kayak with LED lights Jason Weisberger

tiki Distressed kayaker saved by priests on a floating tiki bar Andrea James

sports Watch these kayakers pass through extremely narrow rapids in Chile Andrea James

video Watch the first-ever kayak race on one of the world's hardest rapids Andrea James

video WATCH: Intense High Atlas Kayaking in Morocco Andrea James

politics Trump Arch in D.C. to be tremendously large and golden Rob Beschizza

worse things happen at sea Adult great white sharks quietly using SoCal beaches as a highway Jason Weisberger

animals The adorable reason sea otters hold hands while they sleep Popkin

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adorable creatures Nothing's cuter than Mr. Chow the otter, post-bath, wrapped in a towel burrito Jennifer Sandlin

JD Vance JD Vance had Army Corps adjust river levels for personal boat ride Ellsworth Toohey

Science Leopard seals woo mates with nursery rhymes Gail Sherman

accidents Two kayakers die in same Texas lake just 10 days apart Carla Sinclair

only in florida Kayaker in Florida finds himself stuck — on the back of an alligator (video) Carla Sinclair

wildlife River otters break out their zoo to play in the snow Gail Sherman

delightful creatures Kayaker saved baby otter, then released her — but 1-1/2 years later she hasn't forgotten (video) Carla Sinclair

Science Xyla Foxlin explains why humans don't spontaneously combust (video) Jason Weisberger

stunning videos Did a whale really "swallow" a kayaker, as AP and other news outlets claim? (video) Carla Sinclair