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The 1903 blue whale in the Natural History Museum
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A Century of Whales at the Smithsonian

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Sea lions generate thrust, or forward propulsion, by bringing their fore-flippers together in big sweeping motions called “claps.”  When a sea lion “claps,” it stretches its flippers out to the sides and sweeps them down. Then it tucks its flippe
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How Do Sea Lions Swim?

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A narwhal breaches the surface, its tusk pointed to the sky
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Why a Tusk? The real-life unicorns of the sea and the tusks that make them famous

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Two Southern Resident killer whales.
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There are More Whales out There Than We Thought

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Humpback Whale, Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, Gloucester, MA, USA
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Humpback Whale, Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, USA

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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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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 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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Hawaiian monk seals are among the wildlife found within the Papahānaumokuākea World Heritage Site.
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Endangered Ocean Animals

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Thumbnail of a schematic of an island, boat, and a Right Whale.
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Ocean Optimism Video - Slow Down For Right Whales

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Aerial view of a North Atlantic right whale mother and calf.
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Hope & Despair for the North Atlantic Right Whale Population

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A beaked whale at the ocean's surface
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Seeing with Sound: Acoustic monitoring of beaked whales

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