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An 1874 photo of a squid draped over a bathtub.
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First Giant Squid Photo

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In 1874 Reverend Moses Harvey of Newfoundland displayed the giant squid he bought on the side of his barn, much to the dismay of Mrs. Harvey.
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Rev. Harvey’s Giant Squid on Display

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In 1874, Reverend Moses Harvey of Newfoundland bought a dead giant squid caught by fishermen.
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Rev. Harvey Buys a Giant Squid

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An adult giant squid battles its only known predator - a sperm whale.
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Battle with a Sperm Whale

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A tongue-like organ called the radula rams food down the giant squid's throat.
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Giant Squid Beak and Radula

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White muscle surrounds the dark brown beak of a giant squid.
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Giant Squid Beak

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Japanese scientists videotaped this female giant squid, alive, at the water's surface
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Caught on Video: Giant Squid

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Flower-like clusters of pink polyps make up this coral colony.
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Coral Colony

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What is coral? The answer is coral is an animal. This cutaway diagram of a coral polyp shows the location of its photosynthetic algae, or zooxanthellae, which coral needs to survive.
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What Is Coral? A Coral Polyp and Zooxanthellae

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Mangrove roots provide support for filter-feeders like mussels, oysters, and barnacles.
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Mangrove Roots Flush with Life

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A male mudflat fiddler crab (Uca rapax) waves its huge claw to impress females and threaten competitors.
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The Mudflat Fiddler Crab

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Salps are tube-shaped, soft, transparent animals that swim through the ocean, straining out plant food as they go.
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Antarctic Salps

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