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An unidentified earplug from the National Museum of Natural History collection.
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Ocean Objects of Wonder

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Phoenix swimming with her calf.
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Scientists Use Bioacoustics to Protect Marine Mammals

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A female manatee and her calf are captured on film foraging in seagrass off the coast of Brazil.
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Female Manatee Foraging with a Calf on Her Back

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Weddell seals grind their teeth on holes in the ice to keep them open to their comings and goings between ocean and air.
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Weddell Seal in Antarctic Water

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Giant drift nets, placed around the world’s oceans to catch commercial fish species, kill non-commercial animals just as efficiently, often taking far more of the latter for every useable species ensnared.
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Sea Lion Drowned in Drift Net

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Juvenile California sea lion
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Acrobats of La Paz, Mexico

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A polar bear lifting his head to smell the scent of humans nearby
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Polar Bear Impacted by Climate Change

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“Moments after its eyes emerged from the water for a ‘spy hop,’ this whale slowly descended in my direction and came as close as six feet before it dove away.” -- Nature's Best photographer, Steffen Binke.Equipment Used to Capture the Shot: Niko
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Dwarf Minke Whale, Great Barrier Reef, Australia

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A bottlenose dolphin carries a sponge, which it uses as a tool to dig up prey from the seafloor.
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Sponge-Wielding Bottlenose Dolphin

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The right whale Phoenix, and her calf, swimming off the coast of Florida.
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Phoenix and Her Calf Sighted in February 2012

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A 3-D reconstruction of the skull of a fin whale fetus.
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3-D Reconstruction Of Fin Whale Skull

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North Atlantic right whales migrate seasonally along the eastern coast of the United States.
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North Atlantic Right Whale Territory

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