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Seaside sparrow chicks beg for food from their nest
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A Nest of Begging Chicks

Seaside sparrow (Ammodramus maritimus) chicks chirp and beg their parents for food...
paleobiology field equipment for excavating a fossil whale in central america
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Equipment for a Fossil Excavation

Paleobiologist Dr. Nicholas Pyenson, Curator of Fossil Marine Mammals for the...
Hedbergella sliteri - this specific specimen is the "holotype" for this species. That means it is the reference point for what all members of the species should look like.
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Hedbergella sliteri

Hedbergella sliteri - this specific specimen is the "holotype" for this species....
A diver clears the bottom of a cargo ship of specimens.
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Collecting Invasive Species on a Boat Hull

Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) ecologist, Ian Davidson, is under...
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