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Life After Whale (On Whale Falls)

When a whale dies, the story has just begun. The massive carcass sinks to the...

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Sea Grapes: A Google Earth Tour

“Sea grapes” may sound like something Poseidon would snack on, and not a killer...

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Seagrass and Seagrass Beds

Seagrasses are found in shallow salty and brackish waters in many parts of the...

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Killer Algae (Caulerpa taxifolia)

A strain of this green seaweed, native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans, escaped...

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Humpback Whale, Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, USA

“This humpback uses its lower jaw to strain fish off the water’s surface as sea...

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Whale Entanglement

This is North Atlantic right whale #3333 who was spotted with fishing gear trailing...

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Fishing Gear Solutions

This whale is entangled in fishing gear. Entangled whales often need human help to...

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Work Site for Building the Model of Phoenix

Scaffolding and supports at the work site hold a life-size model of a North...

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Who’s That Whale?

A drawing of Phoenix from the Right Whale Catalog documents her callosity pattern...

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Riftia Worms: One Species at a Time

In this episode of the Podcast of Life, host Ari Daniel Shapiro dives deep to...

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Red Paper Lantern Jellyfish: One Species at a Time

The Encyclopedia of Life brings us a new installment of the podcast, One...

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5 Invasive Species You Should Know

Regardless of what continent you live on, the waters that surround it are home to...