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Looking through this iceberg's reflection in the Antarctic water, you can see the iceberg below the surface—some 90% of its total volume.
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The Arctic and The Antarctic

Travel to the ends of the earth—literally—and discover the polar ocean basins....
April 2018
Seagrasses are flowering plants that can form dense underwater meadows and are an important shallow water habitat.
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Seagrass and Seagrass Beds

Seagrasses are found in shallow salty and brackish waters in many parts of the...
April 2018
Jaw of the goblin shark
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The Goblin Shark

The goblin shark (Mitsukurina owstoni) is one of the creepier fish out there! It...
Blue-spotted stingrays use the help of cleaner fish to stay clean and healthy.
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Blue-spotted Stingray

The blue-spotted stingray (Taeniura lymma) doesn’t like to be covered in sand...
A thresher shark uses its unusual tail fin for swimming and hunting.
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The Thrashing Thresher Shark

A thresher shark’s long tail fin helps not only its swimming ability, but also...
Great White Shark at sea surface – marvels of evolution.
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Great White Shark at Surface

Great white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) are marvels of evolution, with...
A great white shark gaping its jaws at the surface of the water; gaping is used as a form of communication in sharks
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Gaping Jaws of a Great White Shark

A great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) emerges from the water's surface,...
A frame-by-frame view of a Great White Shark breach- frame 7.
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Breaching Sequence 7

Great White Sharks breach to hunt -- with split-second timing they grab an...
A frame-by-frame view of a Great White Shark breach- frame 5.
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Breaching Sequence 5

Great White Sharks breach to hunt -- with split-second timing they grab an...
A frame-by-frame view of a Great White Shark breach- frame 4.
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Breaching Sequence 4

Great White Sharks breach to hunt -- with split-second timing they grab an...
Great White Sharks breach to hunt -- with split-second timing they grab their prey in one swift snatch. Follow the whole breaching action in this slideshow.
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Breaching Great White Shark on the Hunt

It's hard to imagine a 2000-pound animal launching itself out of the water while...
Two baby olive ridley sea turtles.
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Baby Sea Turtles in Jalisco, Mexico

These baby olive ridleys (Lepidochelys olivacea) will eventually provide a home to...

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