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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
Colorful fishes throng a reef in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
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Bizarre and Beautiful Coral Reef Animals

From parrotfish that cover themselves in a blanket of their own mucus to tiny pygmy...
Fri, 12/04/2009 - 14:05
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
Coral Sand
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Coral Sand Under a Microscope

Coral sand is aptly named: it's sand made up of tiny bits of coral and other ocean...
“As an underwater nature photographer, I struggled for a new way to bring back visions of fish and fauna. Soon I discovered that taking water out of the picture, rendering it invisible while it is still evident that it surrounds the subject, is a powerfu
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Green Turtle, Armeñime, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain

“As an underwater nature photographer, I struggled for a new way to bring back...
Green Sea Turtle, Armeñime, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
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Green Sea Turtle in the Canary Islands, Spain

I have been to this location many times, but no other photo has come out like this...
“I slowly approached this bird resting on the back of a turtle just under the surface of the water. I got the shot just before the tern flew away.” -- Nature's Best photographer, Nuno Sá.Equipment Used to Capture the Shot: Canon EOS 20D; 70-200mm lens
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Tern and Loggerhead Sea Turtle, São Miguel Island, Azores, Portugal

“I slowly approached this bird resting on the back of a turtle just under the...
A surfer waits for the perfect wave.
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Surfer at Bogue Banks, North Carolina, USA

“As I set up for a sunset shot—one last, solitary surfer exited the water and I...
Giant tortoise habitat on Galapagos Islands.
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Cerro Azul, Isabela Island, Galapagos Islands

A giant tortoise subspecies (Geochelone nigra vicina) lives on Isabela Island in...
A Galapagos tortoise munches on some greens.
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Galapagos Tortoise

On the Galapagos Islands, William Dampier wrote excitedly of the giant tortoises he...
Sea Turtle
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Green Sea Turtle

A diet of algae and seagrasses gives this turtle (Chelonia mydas) greenish colored...
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