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A Trip South to Antarctica’s Ross Sea

The Ross Sea, a 1.9 million square mile (3.6 million square km) stretch of ocean...

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Weddell Seal in Antarctic Water

Weddell seals grind their teeth on holes in the ice to keep them open to their...

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Elephant Seals Laze on the Beach

These southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) may look like beach bums, but when...

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Polar Bear on the Ice

Polar bears have evolved to survive in the Arctic with large, oar-like front paws...

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Wounded North Atlantic Right Whale

A North Atlantic right whale with a deep wound caused by entanglement in fishing...

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Whale Entanglement

This is North Atlantic right whale #3333 who was spotted with fishing gear trailing...

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Whale Rescue

A team from the Center for Coastal Studies works to free a one-year-old right whale...

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Phoenix: Tail Scarring

An early scale model of North Atlantic right whale Phoenix indicates the location...

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How Whales Become Entangled

This illustration shows how fishing lines attached to traps and buoys on the ocean...

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Phoenix: Mouth Scarring

An early scale model of North Atlantic right whale Phoenix that was used to develop...

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Lip Scar Caused By Fishing Gear

A white scar on Phoenix’s lip (at right) was caused by her entanglement with a...

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Beware of Fishing Gear

There were fewer than 450 North Atlantic right whales in 2006. Yet it has been...