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A green iridescent hummingbird
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Mangrove Hummingbird

 Mangrove hummingbirds rely on the sweet nectar from the Pacific mangrove. This rare...
A polar bear and its cub in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska.
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Celebrating Marine Moms

 The ocean is home to many moms of all shapes and sizes: from charismatic polar...
Wed, 04/24/2013 - 17:29
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...
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...