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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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The Moon Made Me Do It!

Much like rising and setting sun has an impact on life on Earth, the cycle of the...
Tue, 07/10/2018 - 13:03
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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Ups and Downs

The rise and fall of the ocean tides is a predictable phenomenon influenced by the...
Tue, 07/10/2018 - 12:51
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A Pholas dactylus clam illustration.
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The Borer of Holes

These clams (Pholas dactylus) are dazzling to see.  From their encased homes,...
King Manuel of Portugal rides a sea creature
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Political Props

Long before they disappeared from maps, sea monsters were repurposed for politics....
a mermaid illustration on an old map
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A Mermaid's Vanity

A siren admires herself in a mirror—a sign of her vanity—amongst ships in the...
A lobster like beat on an old map
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The Many Footed Beast

Polypus (meaning “many-footed”) was used to describe many animals, from the...
Two whales attack a ship on a map
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Whales of the Carta Marina

Two whales attack a ship as sailors try to scare them away by tossing barrels and...
A sea pig illustration on an old map
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Sea Swine

This sea pig, which was compared to heretics that distorted truth and lived like...
a part human, part horse, part fish on an early atlas
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Mythical Creatures on Maps

An ichthyocentaur (parts human, horse and fish) plays a viol on a map of...
A sea monster attacks a wooden ship
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Sea Monsters of an Early Atlas

Jonah is cast overboard to a sea monster in an image from the earliest known atlas,...
The loco (Concholepas concholepas, often called the Chilean abalone, although it isn’t actually an abalone) is found along the entire coast of Chile.
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The Loco of Chile

The loco (Concholepas concholepas, often called the Chilean abalone, although it...
Juvenile Clam with Tentacles
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Spaceship Mollusk

No, this is not an alien spaceship from another world—it is a baby file clam...

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