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A manatee swims in Crystal River, Florida.
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From Mermaids to Manatees: the Myth and the Reality

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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What is a Coral Reef? Middle School

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Dampier explored this area of Western Australia and named it Shark Bay because of the "abundance" of sharks in the waters. It is now a World Heritage site.
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Dampier and Shark Bay, Australia

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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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Three hundred year old pen and ink drawing of a "strange and large" bat.
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New Guinea Bat

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Consequences of Arctic Climate Change

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a seven inch fragment of an Inuit soapstone pot recovered at Hare Harbor in Quebec, Canada
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Inuit Soapstone Pot

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a skin boat with a sail
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Sail Away

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a group of inuit in a large skin boat
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Copper Inuit

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Two of the 38th Voyagers sing on board the Charles W. Morgan as it travels to ports throughout New England.
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Singing Shanties on the Charles W. Morgan

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Pirate William Dampier's shipboard artist carefully recorded the species that Dampier found new and unusual.
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Australian Fish and Cuttlefish

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A researcher takes notes at the site of an ancient shipwreck recently discovered in Mazotas, Cyprus. The ship went down in the 4th century B.C. loaded with expensive and sought-after wine from Greece.
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Cyprus Shipwreck Discovery

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