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A manatee swimming in shallow waters.
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Manatees

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A humpback whale breaching in Antarctic waters.
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Humpback Whale in Antarctic Waters

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An illustration of a recently discovered species of Monodontid, Bohaskaia monodontoides, and its beluga and narwhale relatives
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Smithsonian Scientists Describe a 'New' Fossil Whale

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Male northern elephant seals face off for the best beach territory for mating season.
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Elephant Seals Tussle for Territory

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This may look like a mane of hair, but it’s actually baleen from a North Atlantic right whale.
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Baleen Close Up

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a gray whale pokes its head above the sea surface
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Atlantic Gray Whales: Past, Present, and Future

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A beluga whale
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Baby Beluga

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“The southern elephant seal is a truly restrained behemoth. Males can grow to be five times larger than females, up to 5,000 pounds. This elephant seal may look fierce, but he was simply yawning over and over in the wave-wash. This allowed me to try mult
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Southern Elephant Seal, Gold Harbour, South Georgia

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Aerial view of two bowhead whales swimming in the ocean.
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Bowhead Whale: One Species at a Time

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

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Nick Pyenson points to a skull and skeleton of a fossil whale.
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Excavating a "toothed" baleen whale from Vancouver Island

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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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