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A beaked whale at the ocean's surface
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A Ship-Wary Beaked Whale

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A common bottlenose dolphin swimming.
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Common Bottlenose Dolphin

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a group of female elephant seals on the beach
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Northern Elephant Seals

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Sea lions generate thrust, or forward propulsion, by bringing their fore-flippers together in big sweeping motions called “claps.”  When a sea lion “claps,” it stretches its flippers out to the sides and sweeps them down. Then it tucks its flippe
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How Do Sea Lions Swim?

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A map showing different refuge and conservation areas.
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Vaquita Refuge

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Spinner dolphins in a small inlet off the Kona coast, Hawaii.
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Spinner Dolphins

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Three Killer whales (Orca) swim along side researchers.
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Researchers Studying Killer Whales

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A vaquita swim in the ocean.
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A History Entwined: Vaquita, Totoaba, Fishermen

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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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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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