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If You Build An Ocean, Sea Monsters Will Come

Building a productive ocean is complicated. The process is long (on the order of...

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Moby Dick's Boom Box: Sound Production in Sperm Whales

Dr. Stefan Huggenberger from the University of Cologne explains sound production in...

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Evolution of Whales Animation

Whales have existed for millions of years. Watch this animation, from the Sant...

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A Squalodontid Success

On a beach in Piña, Panama the tide is rolling out. Faint outlines of skeletal...

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The First Filter Feeder

Today, filter feeders like clams, sponges, krill, baleen whales, fishes, and many...

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Ancient Entoproct Community

For a long time, scientists thought that some small tentacled fossils were early...

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Polar Bear Mother and Cub

The polar bear (Ursus maritimus) is found in the Arctic and classified as a...

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Ancient Sea Cow Vertebra

A fossil vertebra that a Smithsonian researcher's mother found while prospecting in...

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Early Whale with Webbed Feet

This early whale was well suited to life at sea. But it also may have spent time on...

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Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale Activity Book

This book is filled with activities about the humpback whales of the Hawaiian...

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Collision Course

Students analyze maps of shipping lanes and whale sightings to devise a new...

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Tale of a Whale

Students exercise their observation skills to do some of the actual work of marine...