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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 manatee swims in Crystal River, Florida.
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From Mermaids to Manatees: the Myth and the Reality

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

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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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A humpback whale
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A Humpback Calf

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Phoenix was photographed swimming off the coast of Canada in the Bay of Fundy in August 2007.
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Phoenix in Bay of Fundy

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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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an elephant seal with a tracker
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Citizens of the High Seas

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A right whale breaches, lifting its huge body out of the water.
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North Atlantic Right Whale

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a small hut on the shore is surrounded by thousands of walruses
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Walruses For Miles

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