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The Peninsula Valdes in Argentina was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1999. The site is home to important breeding populations of the endangered southern right whale (Eubalaena australis), southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina), and southern sea
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Marine World Heritage Photo Gallery

Marine World Heritage is a prestigious list of 43 marine ecosystems and...
Tue, 11/09/2010 - 11:54
Close-up photograph of translucent coral polyps, showing the symbiotic algae living inside.
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Zooxanthellae and Coral Bleaching

Tiny plant-like organisms called zooxanthellae live in the tissues of many animals,...
Thu, 12/03/2009 - 12:14
This new species of lobster (Dinochelus ausubeli) is blind and has bizarre claws. It was discovered about 300 meters (984 feet) deep in the Philippine Sea by a Census of Marine Life expedition.
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Deep Ocean Diversity Slideshow

Deep sea animals have to live in a very cold, dark, and high-pressure environment...
Tue, 12/08/2009 - 15:08
Small red hyperiid.
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The Hyper Eyes of Hyperiids: How Some Shrimp-Like Creatures See Light in the Deep Sea

Hyperiid amphipods are small crustaceans related to sand fleas and distantly...
Tue, 08/19/2014 - 10:47
Intense volcanic CO2 vents in Ili Ili Bua Bua, Normanby Island, Papua New Guinea.
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Will Coral Reefs Survive Acidification?

Nestled among the beautiful coral reefs of Papua New Guinea (PNG) is a place that...
Thu, 08/02/2012 - 15:34
A bright-green sea slug with a black background.
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Sea Slugs: One Species at a Time

Come one, come all! See the amazing, the astonishing, half-animal, half-plant!...
Mon, 07/11/2011 - 14:12
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