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Hawaiian monk seals are among the wildlife found within the Papahānaumokuākea World Heritage Site.
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Backbone of Biodiversity at Risk

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An illustration of multispecies communities of dugongs from India, Mexico and Florida
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The Discovery of Multispecies Communities of Seacows

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Offshore Peru, during the Eocene (~56-34 million years ago), showing two archaeocetes (ancient whales): Ocucajea picklingi and Supayacetus muizon.
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New Archaeocetes from Peru Are the Oldest Fossil Whales from South America

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A humpback whale breaching in Antarctic waters.
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Humpback Whales in Antarctica: What Are the Whales Doing?

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The head of one bottlenose dolphin and the fin of another are visible above turquoise water in the Potomac River
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A Dive into Dolphin Data: The History of Bottlenose Dolphins in the Potomac River

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An unidentified earplug from the National Museum of Natural History collection.
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Ocean Objects of Wonder

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Spinner dolphins in a small inlet off the Kona coast, Hawaii.
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Solidifying the Dolphin Family Tree

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Polar bears are threatened by a lack of sea ice.
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Climate Change at the Poles

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Whales are identifiable by their distinct pattern of callosities.
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Whale Callosities

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This illustration shows whalers of the early 1800s with their highly profitable catch.
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Whalers in the early 1800s

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In December 2003, researchers spot Phoenix off the coast of Florida with her second calf.
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Phoenix and Second Calf

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In 1996, at age nine, Phoenix has her first calf (North Atlantic right whale #2605) off the southeast coast of Florida.
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Phoenix and First Calf

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