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Take a look at strange deep-sea creatures rarely seen before.
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Interactive Ocean Dive

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Leopard Sea Slugs Crawl Together on Colorful Coral
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Leopard Sea Slugs Crawl Together

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Spider conch near China
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Spider Conch from China

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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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Stede Bonnet at his hanging in Charleston, North Carolina
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Stede Bonnett’s Fate

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Blackbeard's head suspended from the end of a bowsprit.
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Blackbeard’s Head

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The next time you use any of the following words, think of William Dampier. They are just a few of the more than 1,000 words Dampier contributed to the English language: Avocado, Barbeque, Breadfruit, Cashew, Chopsticks, Posse, Tortilla.
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Dampier in the dictionary

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Pirate Stede Bonnett flew this flag. 
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Pirate Flag of Stede Bonnett

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Pirates divide up the riches they plundered.
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Sharing the Booty

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Oil leaks from cars and other vehicles contribute to ocean pollution.
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Oil Leak on Roadway

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A placard warns residents that water—and anything else—that goes own this storm drain makes its way into the Potomac River and, eventually the ocean.
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Marked Storm Drain

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A beautiful larval (baby) octopus collected during a research cruise near Florida.
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Larval Octopus

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