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A crown-of-thorns starfish in the Marianas Islands.
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Mystery Photo: Prickly Puzzler on the Reef

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Crocheted corals from the Smithsonian Community Reef group on Flickr.
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Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Forms

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This photo provides a small glimpse of the amazing variety of whale skulls and skeletons available for study at the Smithsonian.
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Whale Collections

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Members of the Squamish Nation paddle to a 1997 festival celebrating Native canoe arts.
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Celebrating Traditional Canoes

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Workers prepare to hoist the model of Phoenix, a North Atlantic Right Whale, into position above the exhibit hall floor in the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC.
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Preparing to Hoist the Right Whale Model

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Giant squid have eight arms but use their two long feeding tentacles to seize prey.
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Giant Squid Anatomy

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Sea anemones, brittle stars, and sea urchins make a home on mangrove roots.
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Mangrove Roots Up Close

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Corals, sponges, and algae are the major components of most coral reef communities as shown in this picture.
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Coral Reef on Gangga Island, Indonesia

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The Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary encompasses several state parks and wildlife refuges.
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Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary

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These bleached corals in the Gulf of Mexico are the result of increased water temperatures.
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Bleached Corals

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This mangrove island in Belize was cleared and dredged to create sand beaches.
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Mangrove Island Clear-Cut for Tourism

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Cooks Bay in Moorea is one of the places that researchers are scouring in their quest to collect one of every life form big enough to pick up with tweezers.
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Cooks Bay, Moorea

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