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Once common in the West Indies, the Black Capped Petrel (Pterodroma hasitata), which breeds in high Caribbean mountains, is now on the endangered species list.
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Black-Capped Petrel

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Arctic Tern on the Inner Farne Island.
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Arctic Tern

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Two Adélie penguins on Paulet Island, Antarctica
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Penguins

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An 'austral' or southern breeder, Great Shearwaters (Ardenna gravis) migrate from breeding islands far to the south in the Atlantic before traveling to the Northern Atlantic to feed.
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12,000 Miles to Go: Migrating with Shearwaters

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A Hawaiian petrel in flight
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4,000 Years of Marine History through the Eyes of a Seabird

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A puffin with a mouthful of fish.
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Watching for Fish in the Puffin's Beak

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a graphic depicting the four species of puffins
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Know Your Puffins

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A polar bear and its cub in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska.
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Celebrating Marine Moms

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Human activity is increasing in the Arctic marine environment due to climate change. To help the most vulnerable areas, the Global Marine Program of IUCN, along with partners, is convening a series of workshops aimed at enhancing ecosystem-based management and identifying biologically or ecologically important or vulnerable habitats. Burgerbukta, a bay in Svalbard, Norway, is being managed for ecosystem protection.
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The Sant Ocean Hall: Life at the Poles Exhibit

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Magellanic penguin parents typically lay two eggs under a bush or in a burrow, taking turns swimming out to sea to catch food for their chicks.
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Penguin Health Equals Ocean Health

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an illustration of a large penguin coming ashore on a beach surrounded by many smaller penguins
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Kumimanu the Giant Penguin

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A gentoo penguin tongue with keratin bristles
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Penguin Tongue

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