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Squalicorax shark fossil from the Smithsonian
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Squalicorax Shark Fossil

During the late Cretaceous period, Kansas was covered by a vast sea. There,...
Instead of creating sculptures like this one, volunteers with Debris Free Bonaire collect and throw out trash. As of May 2014, the group has removed more than 5,650 cubic feet of marine plastic from Bonaire's eastern coastline!
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Cleaning Bonaire's Beaches

Bonaire, a small Caribbean island just north of Venezuela, is routinely ranked as a...
A plastic bag floats at sea.
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Plastic Bag Bans Work

There is a huge amount of plastic trash floating in the ocean, which endangers...
Magellanic penguins on the beach in Punta Tombo, Argentina
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Punta Tombo Penguins

Every breeding season, some 400,000 Magellanic penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus)...
The first known filter feeder is a large shrimp-like creature called Tamisiocaris borealis. The feather-like structures on its head were used to rake plankton from the sea.
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The First Filter Feeder

Today, filter feeders like clams, sponges, krill, baleen whales, fishes, and many...
Curator and Research Scientist Lynne Parenti with student Shao-i Wang on a moped with fish collection gear
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Lynne Parenti NMNH Fishes Curator

Lynne Parenti, Curator and Research Scientist, Smithsonian National Museum of...
Laysan albatross with a chick in a volcano looking nest on the ground made of earth.
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Laysan Albatross with a Chick

The Laysan albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis) breeds mainly in Hawaii and other...
Gentoo penguin mother with her chick in Antarctica.
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Gentoo Penguin Mother and Chick

A gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) mother stands with her chick in Antarctica....
The largest of the Atlantic shearwaters, Cory's Shearwater (Calonectris borealis) can often be spotted by its casual wingbeat and gliding flight.
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Cory's Shearwaters Bicker

The largest of the Atlantic shearwaters, Cory's Shearwater (Calonectris borealis)...
Band-rumped Storm-petrels (Oceanodroma castro) are quite a bit larger and heavier than Wilson's storm petrels, but share their amazing sense of smell, which they use to find food that may be miles away.
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Band-rumped Storm-petrels

Band-rumped Storm-petrels (Oceanodroma castro) are quite a bit larger and heavier...
One of the smallest shearwaters in the Atlantic, Audubon's Shearwater (Puffinus lherminieri) is about the size of an American Robin.
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Audubon's Shearwater

One of the smallest shearwaters in the Atlantic, Audubon's Shearwater (Puffinus...
Red Phalaropes have specialized in feeding in open water by spinning rapidly on the surface to create a small whirlpool, which draws plankton to the surface to eat.
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Red Pharalopes

Red Phalaropes (Phalaropus fulicarius) are a type of sandpiper that have...

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