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This map shows the route of Dampier’s first voyage around the world.
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Dampier’s First World Voyage

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Workers contracted by BP load oily waste onto a trailer on Elmer's Island, just west of Grand Isle, La., May 21, 2010.
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Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Workers

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Phoenix was photographed swimming off the coast of Canada in the Bay of Fundy in August 2007.
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Phoenix in Bay of Fundy

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Phoenix is seen skim feeding off the coast of Maine in August 2004.
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Phoenix Feeding

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Detail of The Smithsonian Community Crochet Reef
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Detail of The Smithsonian Community Reef

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As these models show, traditional canoes came in a variety of shapes and designs.
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Varieties of Canoes

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Researchers have identified five areas of high North Atlantic right whale concentration between Canada and Florida.
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Finding Phoenix

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The rough patches of skin known as callosities occur in unique patterns on all North Atlantic right whales and help researchers identify and track individual whales. This whale is named Phoenix.
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Close Up of Phoenix’s Callosities

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Photograph of many tiny transparent larval squid surrounding the head of a dissecting pin.
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Squid Babies

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This tentacle was left behind by the first giant squid caught on film.
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Squid Tentacle

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This is the first photograph of a live giant squid (Architeuthis) in its natural habitat.
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Giant Squid on Baited Camera

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A giant squid attacks a boat in a painting.
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Giant Squid Myth

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