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The Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System consists of the largest barrier reef in the northern hemisphere, offshore atolls, and several hundred sand cays, mangrove forests, coastal lagoons, and estuaries. The system's seven sites illustrate the evolutionary h
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Charles Darwin's Ocean Upwelling

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Kako Morita: Bridging Art and Science Through Natural History Illustrations

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The siphonophores are an order of marine animals in the phylum Cnidaria (the same phylum containing jellyfish). 
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Prints from Ernst Haeckel

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During what is known as the Golden Age of Piracy, pirates reaped great rewards—and, if they were caught, faced terrible punishments. Here are some of the most legendary pirates of that time.
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Dividing Up the Treasure

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This portrait of William Dampier hangs in London’s National Gallery in recognition of his contribution to natural history.
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William Dampier - The Pirate Who Collected Plants

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A 3D rendering of a man wearing a blue and white fish skin robe, standing on a boat in the ocean.
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3D Render of an Ainu Fisherman in a Fish Skin Robe

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During what is known as the Golden Age of Piracy, pirates reaped great rewards—and, if they were caught, faced terrible punishments. Here are some of the most legendary pirates of that time.
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Pirates of the Golden Age

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Yup'ik Kayak

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a dead whale sits ashore with other dead whales and wood buildings in the background
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Whaling in South Georgia

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An 1874 photo of a squid draped over a bathtub.
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First Giant Squid Photo

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a sculpture os a kayaker
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Kayaking

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Illustration of a giant squid versus a merman.
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Mermen? Sea Monks? Or Giant Squid?

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