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Smithsonian scientists race the tide the excavate an ancient whale fossil entombed in rock
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Fossil Whale Found, Excavated, Jacketed, and Returned to STRI!

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Walruses use sea ice as platforms on which to nurse their young and launch their dives.
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Walrus: An Arctic Mammal in Peril?

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a wet river otter face
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Fecal Insights: How River Otters Help Us Understand Parasites and Ecosystem Health

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Three Killer whales (Orca) swim along side researchers.
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Listening for Clues About Sonar’s Effects on Marine Mammals

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An adult and juvenile killer whale frolic in the water.
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Menopausal Moms: A Mammal Mystery

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A hippopotamus-like creature swims underwater
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Flippers or Feet? An Extinct Mammal May Have Been Replaced By Today's Sea Cows

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A gray whale spinal column viewed from the top through the vertebrae.
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A Gray Whale Makes its Way to the Smithsonian

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Aerial view of a North Atlantic right whale mother and calf.
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Hope & Despair for the North Atlantic Right Whale Population

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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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Hawaiian monk seals are among the wildlife found within the Papahānaumokuākea World Heritage Site.
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Struggling to Survive, But with a Chance to Thrive

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Two Southern Resident killer whales.
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When Killer Whales Hunt the King of Salmon

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a triceratops skeleton and a blue whale model
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The World's Fair

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