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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
Anemone porcelain crabs can avoid predators by not only living in anemones but by willing loosing appendages to avoid infection.
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The Porcelain Crab

Anemone porcelain crabs may look delicate but they have their own sort of armor: a...
The velvet crab's aggressive nature has earned it the nickname devil's crab.
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The Velvet Swimming Crab

Necora puber, also known as the velvet swimming crab, may not be as soft as the...
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...
grains of sand collected from Orient Point, Long Island, NY
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Sand from Orient Point, Long Island, New York

There are different types of beaches and multiple factors that influence the...
The grasses and animals living in marshes help to filter water and stabilize shorelines, along with providing habitat for a variety of mammals, fish, shellfish and amphibians and a haven for migratory waterfowl.
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Wetlands to the Horizon

The grasses and animals living in marshes help to filter water and stabilize...
10 grains of star shaped sand collected from southern Japan
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Star Sand Grains Collected from Southern Japan

These star-shaped grains of sand, collected from southern Japan, look like...
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