Belize Pool Expedition VS octopus-sucking-seal. Help us win!

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Not so long ago in May 2010, , our expedition team headed into the deep and wet jungle of Belize to a site called Cara Blanca, nestled close to the Guatemalan border. Our diving expedition found some most interesting things underwater, including a massive submerged chamber at the base of the escarpment, paleontological remains, extensive gypsum crystals, and fantastic underwater springs and seeps, although there is hope of finding the sought after archeological remains at 60+m water depth in the future.

Check it out - National Geographic News Item -
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news ... vin-video/

Here is the challenge - It turns out that we have made the Top 10 Videos for National Geographic this year. How cool is that! However even with the 550 000 hits in less than 6 months since the video was posted, we are #2. The coveted #1 spot going to a seal-sucking-on-an-octopus. Yup – you read that right. Apparently a seal eating his dinner is more interesting than caves and karst.... Help us correct this imbalance. Your hits are most welcome, and obviously share the link around!

Thanks a bunch everyone. At the very least, you reinforce to National Geographic that caves are really cool and their ongoing support is very very welcome. (Whatever you do - don't add hits to the competition by watching the seal eating the octopus... unless you really like that kind of thing.)

p.s. If you want more, there is a longer and more details video on Marty O’Farrell You Tube channel at:
Part 1 - http://www.youtube.com/user/martyofarre ... sLlB9ujHhE
Part 2 - http://www.youtube.com/user/martyofarre ... YnDQke9q_8


Expedition Team - Dr. Lisa Lucero (PI) Archeologist at the University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign, Dr. Patricia Beddows – Karst Hydrogeochemistry at Northwestern University, Dr. Andrew Kinkella at Moorpark College, with the invaluable and intensive work of Kim Daviddson, Ed Mallon, Marty O’Farrell, Bil Phillips, Robbie Schmittner, and with a guest appearance by Bob Hemm (thanks Bob!). Of course, we were only able to have the expedition with the generous support of the National Geographic Grant, the Belize Archeological Institute with Jaime Awe, and the Yalbac Forestland Group.