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"The ocean is essential to all."
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'Ocean' in Korean Calligraphy

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A life-size, meticulously detailed model of the North Atlantic right whale Phoenix hangs in the Smithsonian’s Sant Ocean Hall in the National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC.
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Model of Phoenix

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Fossil mosasaur skull and partial skeleton sitting in what looks like the dirt it was excavated from.
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If You Build An Ocean, Sea Monsters Will Come

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X-ray image of a slender snipe eel
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X-Ray Image of a Slender Snipe Eel

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Baby shark attached to yolk sac
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Sharks from the Vault

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An artist sketches the preserved bones of a specimen in the Smithsonian's collection.
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Flippers, Jawbones, and Blowholes: Marine Specimens Inspire Artists

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a man with a hard helmet in a cave
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Adaptation in the Extremes: What Scale Worms Teach Us About Evolution

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A variety of jellyfish
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It’s All in the (Jellyfish) Family

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You can explore the Curasub from your computer! Inspect, launch, board and recover to get an idea of what it's like to mann an underwater submersible.
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Take a Virtual Submarine Dive to the Deep

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Colorful underwater animals highlighted with a white background.
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Biocubes: Life In One Cubic Foot

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Aegina, a type of jellyfish, swims through the water.
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The Surprising Elegance of Midwater Sea Life

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A brown and white dragon moray eel with its mouth open.
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Surprising Results Upon Reexamining the Curious Jaw of the Moray Eel

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