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Ancient sea cow vertebra found in the Gatun Formation in Central America, Panama
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Ancient Sea Cow Vertebra

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A Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus) poses in the waters off Acadia National Park in Maine. 
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Grey Seal Strikes a Pose

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Polar bears have evolved to survive in the Arctic.
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Polar Bear on the Ice

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The Wadden Sea site in Germany and the Netherlands was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2009. It hosts marine mammals, including the harbor seal Phoca vitulina, pictured here.
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Wadden Sea, Germany & the Netherlands

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A gray seal on the shores of Surtsey, Iceland.
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A Unique World Heritage Site: Surtsey, Iceland

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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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dugong feeds on seagrass in the Red Sea
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Dugong Feeding

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A walrus sits on top of ice.
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One Hundred Names for Sea Ice

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a painting of a ship on a plate of baleen
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The Story of Stashed Whale Baleen

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

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