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Meals of the Mighty Mosasaur

Between 100 and 65 million years ago, at the time when dinosaurs reigned on land,...

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The Official Canoe Launch

At a ceremony on the edge of the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., Douglas Chilton...

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Backbone of Biodiversity at Risk

The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) maintains the...

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Happy Hearts Love Sharks

For many years, shark fin soup has been a popular delicacy at weddings and formal...

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Female Leatherback Turtle Crawls From The Sea To Nest

"Leatherback turtles are the oldest, deepest-diving and widest-ranging of all sea...

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Gyotaku Fish Print

Gyotaku is a traditional form of Japanese art that began as a way for fisherman to...

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Gyotaku Fish Prints

Gyotaku is a traditional form of Japanese art that began as a way for fisherman to...

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Cyprus Shipwreck Discovery

This over 2,000-year-old shipwreck in Mazotas, Cyprus, was discovered in 2007. The...

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The Canoe's Permanent Home

The Raven Spirit canoe is now prominently displayed in the Smithsonian...

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Raven Spirit’s Journey

The Raven Spirit canoe would eventually travel more than 4,828 kilometers (3,000...

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Canoe Figurehead

With the sun in its beak, a raven figurehead points the way for the Raven Spirit...

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Canoe Placed in Potomac River

Tlingit paddlers carefully lift the Raven Spirit canoe into Washington’s Potomac...