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Hundreds of illustrated red crabs gathering on sand with Santa hats.
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Santa Claws is Coming to Town

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A hermit crab looks out from its coral dwelling in the waters of Japan's Ogasawara Islands.
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Coral Hermit Crab

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A photo of a solitary European green crab on a sandy substrate.
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European Green Crab (Carcinus maenas)

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Close-up photograph looking into the gaping mouth of a golden brown sea lion, lying on the sand.
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Galapagos Sea Lion Yawning

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Close-up photograph of the face of a blue footed booby.
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Blue-footed Booby

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A decomposing sea star loses its grip on a rock.
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A Starfish Wasting Away

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Ocean scientists inside the Johnson-Sea-Link submersible travel to deep-sea coral ecosystems up to 3,000 m (9,843 ft) below the ocean’s surface.
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Johnson Sea Link Submersible

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Dampier explored this area of Western Australia and named it Shark Bay because of the "abundance" of sharks in the waters. It is now a World Heritage site.
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Dampier and Shark Bay, Australia

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two plesiosaurs hunt
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Plesiosaur on the Hunt

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arrows represent water movement
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The Ekman Spiral

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The staghorn coral is listed as Threatened under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. It is one of 22 coral species listed.
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Staghorn Coral

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A translucent, female hyperiid surrounded by white young in a barrel-shaped body cavity.
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Phronima Female and Young

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