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A bird sits atop an outcrop of rocks surrounded by turbulent water.
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Offshore Rock Island

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The next time you use any of the following words, think of William Dampier. They are just a few of the more than 1,000 words Dampier contributed to the English language: Avocado, Barbeque, Breadfruit, Cashew, Chopsticks, Posse, Tortilla.
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Dampier in the dictionary

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an ammonite fossil with a carved snake head
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Snakestones

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This is North Atlantic right whale #3333 who was spotted with fishing gear trailing from his mouth during an aerial survey off the coast of Georgia on January 29, 2008.
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Whale Entanglement

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Members of the Tlingit Nation celebrate the opening of the Smithsonian’s Sant Ocean Hall.
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Celebrating in Washington

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This whale is entangled in fishing gear. The inset shows how special fishing lines allow whales to escape such accidental entrapments.
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Fishing Gear Solutions

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A drawing of Phoenix from the North Atlantic Right Whale Catalog documents her callosity pattern and other identifying marks.
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Who’s That Whale?

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a sea turtle
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Find Your Blue at the Smithsonian Ocean Portal

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Green lights seen from the ISS
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Green Glow from Space

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A still from the animated movie showing a skeleton holding a graph that charts rising rising carbon dioxide for a school of fish to see.
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Carbon Dioxide Up

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Each year, thousands of local teachers join us for Smithsonian Teachers’ Night.
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Teacher's Night Logo

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A Hawaiian Lure
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Hawaiian Lure

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