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Relatively slow moving, juvenile plane-head filefish Monacanthus hispidus (Monacanthidae) travel along with the algae. They pick off and eat small animals as they move around in the rotating sargassum ball. Adult filefish only grow to be about 11
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Juvenile plane-head filefish

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“Upon returning from the reef after a night dive, I swam toward a bright reflection and came eye-to-eye with this beautiful, curious squid.” -- Nature's Best photographer Charles Viggers.Equipment Used to Capture the Shot: Nikon D700; 105mm ƒ/2.8 lens
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Squid at Sunset Reef Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

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A Socotra cormorant dries its wings on the shore at the Socotra Archipelago in Yemen.
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Socotra Archipelago, Yemen

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A scientific diagram containing photos and illustrations of the bones and teeth of fossil whales.
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Bones and Teeth of South America's Oldest Fossil Whales

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A hawksbill turtle in the waters of the Seychelles.
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Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles

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A mosaic of photos from underwater live stream cameras.
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Live Camera Mosaic

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a timeline of the cenozoic era
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The Cenozoic Era

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a tortoiseshell comb
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The Tortoise in the Hair

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a female scientist with orange glasses holds a preserved fish
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Adela Roa-Varon

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a woman with clipboard and two male assistants
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Marie Poland Fish at University of Rhode Island

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A gabled building alongside palm trees
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The Smithsonian Marine Station today

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a harpoon head
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Whale Harpoon

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