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A polar bear and its cub in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska.
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Polar Bear Mother and Cub

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The Smithsonian Marine Mammal team moves into action after a dead sperm whale is spotted floating off Cape Hatteras, N.C.
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Sperm Whale Post-Mortem

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New England Aquarium researchers Dr. Moira Brown and Yan Guilbault conducting aerial surveys for North Atlantic right whales over the Roseway Basin, Canada.
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Right Whale Aerial Survey

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A Bryde's whale catches a meal
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Bryde's Whale

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Walruses use sea ice as platforms on which to nurse their young and launch their dives.
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Walrus Rests on Ice

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A North Atlantic right whale with a deep wound caused by entanglement in fishing gear floats at the surface in the Bay of Fundy.
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Wounded North Atlantic Right Whale

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A close up view of Phoenix and the rough patches of skin known as callosities that are found on all North Atlantic right whales.
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Phoenix’s Callosities

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Photo of a Hawaiian monk seal on the beach, with the ocean in the background.
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The Endangered Hawaiian Monk Seal

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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The Best Hope for Northern Right Whales

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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 humpback whale breaching.
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Bacteria on Whale Skin Tell a Tale of Health and Sickness

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Hawaiian monk seals are among the wildlife found within the Papahānaumokuākea World Heritage Site.
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Backbone of Biodiversity at Risk

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