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A vaquita swims at the the water's surface.
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The Vanishing Vaquita

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The Natural System of Wrangel Island Reserve site in Russia was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2004. Located well above the Arctic Circle, the site includes the mountainous Wrangel Island, Herald Island, and surrounding waters. The reserve has exc
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Natural System of Wrangel Island Reserve, Russian Federation

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An artist sketches the preserved bones of a specimen in the Smithsonian's collection.
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Flippers, Jawbones, and Blowholes: Marine Specimens Inspire Artists

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Smithsonian researchers eat a meal in preparation for a fossil excavation
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At STRI, No Whales Yet, But There Are Fossil Sea Cows...

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an elephant seal with a tracker
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Citizens of the High Seas

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Smithsonian researchers eat a meal in preparation for a fossil excavation
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A Squalodontid Success

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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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Gabor Szathmary secures one of the plaster jackets containing a fossil "toothed" mysticete that was excavated on Vancouver Island.
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Whale fossils on the mainland, and into a CT scanner

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Giant Pacific Manta Ray, Roca Partida Sea Mount, Revillagigedos Islands, Mexico
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Tagging and Tracking Animals Underwater

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Collision Course

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Polar bears are threatened by a lack of sea ice.
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Climate Change at the Poles

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Fossil Whale Digsite at Cerro Ballena, Chile
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The Whale Graveyard Whodunit

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