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Orangutan Crabs from Komodo Island

"While Komodo Island, Indonesia is famous for its giant prehistoric lizard, its...

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Eel, Embedded

"A whitemouth moray eel emerges from the reef following a coral bloom in Honaunau...

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Coral Catshark

Not all sharks are a dull gray: the coral catshark (Atelomycterus marmoratus), for...

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The Bobbit Worm

There aren't any mummies or zombies buried under the seafloor: instead the ocean...

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Blue-spotted Stingray

The blue-spotted stingray (Taeniura lymma) doesn’t like to be covered in sand...

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Australia's 1.2 Million Mile Marine Reserve

In November 2012, Australia began protecting a huge swath of its ocean from...

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Coral Goby Cleans Coral

One of the first signs of a sick coral reef is seaweed creeping across...

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Charles Darwin's Ocean Upwelling

Charles Darwin is so well known he almost needs no introduction. The 19th-century...

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The Big Five of the Ocean: Exploring the Waters of East Africa

When we think "Africa," we think of the "Big Five"—lions, elephants, leopards,...

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A Plague of Sea Stars

Sea stars are important members of marine ecosystems, especially in the tropics. We...