Search

Showing results for

Content type

Topics

Tags

In 1996, at age nine, Phoenix has her first calf (North Atlantic right whale #2605) off the southeast coast of Florida.
Photo

Phoenix and First Calf

View Image
This rarely seen smalleyed rabbitfish, belongs to the order Chimaera. Chimaeras are related to sharks and are cartilaginous animals—they have no real bones.
Photo

Chimaera from the Deep

View Image
Crocheted corals from the Smithsonian Community Reef group on Flickr.
Photo

Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Forms

View Image
Hundreds to thousands of tiny crustaceans live on each right whale, eating algae that settles on their skin.
Photo

Whale Lice

View Image
Fish spears and traps placed in rivers are traditional ways of catching salmon.
Photo

Catching Salmon

View Image
Crafted from the skins of salmon, these mittens are naturally waterproof.
Photo

Salmon Skin Mittens

View Image
Close-up of a 17th century painting shows how whales were brought ashore for processing and their blubber rendered into marketable oil.
Photo

Basque Whalers

View Image
Dr. Clyde Roper lies next to a giant squid specimen.
Photo

Giant Squid and Squid Expert

View Image
Photograph of a many-armed sea star with maroon and white feathery-looking arms, with a deep red sea fan in the background.
Photo

Feather Star

View Image
Close-up photograph of a large red cuttlefish.
Photo

Australian Giant Cuttlefish

View Image
Shallow water coral reefs straddle the equator worldwide.
Photo

Global Distribution of Shallow Coral Reef Ecosystems

View Image
Dr. Karen L. McKee collects a peat core in a mangrove forest in Belize.
Photo

Dr. Karen L. McKee Studies Mangroves

View Image