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As Dampier studied the plants he encountered in Australia, he wrote that they were “for the most part unlike any I had seen elsewhere.” In fact, nearly all the plants Dampier observed were entirely unknown to botanists at that time.
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More Australian Plants

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Narwhals with their long unicorn-like tusks.
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Native Knowledge of the Narwhal

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Black men dredge for oysters in a boat
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The Bay of Opportunity and Hope

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a sketch of a kayak design
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Kayak Sketch

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Four people working aboard the deck of a ship. Two are checking materials and noting observations while the two in the background adjust the canoe's rigging.
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Lehua Kamalu and Fellow Crew Aboard Hōkūleʻa

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A sailing canoe sits in a Tahitian bay, surrounded by crowds of onlookers, and several smaller canoes full of people there to celebrate the occasion.
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Hōkūleʻa is welcomed in Tahiti in 1976

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The canoe traveled more than 4,828 kilometers (3,000 miles) to reach Washington, D.C.
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Raven Spirit’s Journey

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Walter Adey and the NMNH coral reef tank
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The Evolution of a Reef Aquarium

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the covering of a skin boat is broken away revealing the frame
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An Umiaq Frame

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Illustration of The Little Mermaid, mid-19th century.
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The Little Mermaid

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A Chevrolet Mako Corvette
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These Sleek, Sexy Cars Were All Inspired by Fish

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a boat frame and a frame covered in seal skin
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Bearded Seal Skin Frame

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