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a veterinarian listens to a dolphin's heartbeat
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The Musical Hearts of Dolphins

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A right whale breaches, lifting its huge body out of the water.
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North Atlantic Right Whale

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an animated dolphin in an arm chair
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Don't Feed Wild Dolphins

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The Shark Bay site in Australia was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1991. The site is home to the world's richest and largest sea-grass beds; five species of endangered marine mammals, including dugongs (Dugong dugon), which feed on the grass; and
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Shark Bay, Australia

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The Wadden Sea site in Germany and the Netherlands was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2009. It hosts marine mammals, including the harbor seal Phoca vitulina, pictured here.
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Wadden Sea, Germany & the Netherlands

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A crocodile sits in water at Sundarbans National Park in India.
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Sundarbans National Park, India

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Aerial view of a North Atlantic right whale mother and calf.
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Hope & Despair for the North Atlantic Right Whale Population

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A school of blue-striped snapper gathers at Coiba National Park and its Special Zone of Marine Protection site in Panama.
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Coiba National Park and its Special Zone of Marine Protection, Panama

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An unidentified earplug from the National Museum of Natural History collection.
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Whale Earwax: What You Can Learn From Strange Collections

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The Gough and Inaccessible Islands site in the United Kingdom was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1995. The site, located in the south Atlantic, is one of the least-disrupted island and marine ecosystems in the cool temperate zone. The spectacular
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Gough and Inaccessible Islands, United Kingdom

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Hawaiian monk seal comes ashore
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Red Listed: Study Finds One-Fifth of World's Vertebrates Are at Risk

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A large black grouper swims amidst coral.
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Protecting the Most Vulnerable Fish After an Oil Spill

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