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This may look like a mane of hair, but it’s actually baleen from a North Atlantic right whale.
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Baleen Close Up

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A view of the injured fluke belonging to Phoenix’s mother, Stumpy. It is not known what caused this injury. It possibly could have been an entanglement.
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Stumpy’s Tail

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North Atlantic right whales and ocean-going vessels often cross paths.
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Slow Down for Right Whales

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In this painting, a giant squid engages in a struggle for survival with a sperm whale.
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The Mystery of Ambergris

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Dolphins swimming among oily patches in the Gulf of Mexico
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Dolphins Swim in Oily Waters

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Phoenix swimming with her calf.
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Baleen: From Whales to People

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Two Southern Resident killer whales.
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When Killer Whales Hunt the King of Salmon

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Phoenix the right whale diving in North Atlantic.
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A Tale of a Right Whale

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An unidentified earplug from the National Museum of Natural History collection.
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Whale Earwax: What You Can Learn From Strange Collections

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a Bryde's whale surfaces
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Bryde's Whale

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A gray whale spinal column viewed from the top through the vertebrae.
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A Gray Whale Makes its Way to the Smithsonian

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A polar bear and its cub in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska.
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Celebrating Marine Moms

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