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A Pontoh pygmy seahorse
slideshow

10 Things You Never Knew About Seahorses

  By Lindsay Aylesworth, Project Seahorse The day I stepped into my...
Wed, 01/02/2013 - 12:01
A polar bear and its cub in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska.
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Celebrating Marine Moms

The ocean is home to many moms of all shapes and sizes: from charismatic polar...
Wed, 04/24/2013 - 17:29
Cardinalfish dads protect their eggs by gingerly carrying them in their mouths.
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Cardinalfish Dad with a Mouthful of Eggs

Cardinalfish (Cheilodipterus sp.) dads do their part to protect their eggs by...
Photo of sockeye salmon spawning.
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Sockeye Salmon, Adams River, British Columbia, Canada

“Every four years, sockeyes come inland from the Pacific to spawn. The year 2010...
A dusky jawfish protects its eggs by holding them in his mouth.
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A Dusky Jawfish Protecting Its Brood

Much like our friend the seahorse, the males of this fish raise the young. As you...
The corkwing wrasse is able to change color for many reasons.
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The Amazing Color Changing Corkwing Wrasse

The corkwing wrasse, or gilt-head, changes color depending on its age, sex, and...
The weedy sea dragon male can hold around 250 eggs in his pouch.
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The Dragon of the Sea

Just like other seahorse species, male weedy sea dragons are the ones to get...
The Eastern cleaner clingfish cleans parasites off of larger fish.
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The Eastern Cleaner Clingfish

The Eastern cleaner-clingfish (Cochleoceps orientalis) has its job title in its...
A pair of French Angelfish (Pomacanthus paru) swim off the coast of Brazil.
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Pair of Angelfish

A pair of French Angelfish (Pomacanthus paru) swim off the coast of Brazil. This...
A school of mahi mahi.

From Larvae to Adults – Finding Impacts of an Oil Spill on Mahi-Mahi

For a month during the summer of 2016, Lela Schlenker spent several hours in the...
April 2017
An albatross soars over the ocean.

Is It Love? Why Some Ocean Animals (Sort Of) Mate For Life

We often hear stories of animal love—tales of rare monogamy in the animal kingdom...
February 2015
Photo of the head of a leafy seadragon
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Devoted Dads: From Seahorses to Sea Spiders

If youngsters get cared for at all, the mother is usually involved. But in fish and...
June 2011
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