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Melissa Frey, Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) Rubenstein Fellow, examines a Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) on a chilly day in Sidney, British Columbia. In addition to holding an EOL Fellowship, Melissa is a Research Associate at the Royal BC Museum, where she continues to engage in taxonomic studies.
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Taxonomic studies

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a baby coelacanth fish
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A Coelacanth Pup

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a graphic with every penguin species
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How Big Do Penguins Get?

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Mangrove roots are a complex habitat that function as a protective nursery for juvenile fish.
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Underwater Mangrove Roots

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Musician Sam Lardner and friends created the 14-song CD Oceans Are Talking to inspire kids and adults to help save the ocean and the creatures living in it.
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Sam Lardner Sings for the Ocean

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baby turtles emerge from nest
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Baby Turtles

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a skeleton of a button coral that looks like a snow flake
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Button Coral

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Despite its fearsome look, the Atlantic wolffish (or sea wolf) isn't a danger to humans, largely preying on whelks, crabs, and sea urchins.
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The Toothy Sea Wolf

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A close-up of Lidia the Seal—like the view you'd get if you approach the sculpture in real life—shows the gory details of the everyday objects that wash up on the beach.
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Lidia the Seal Detail

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A wrought iron butterflyfish being cleaned by a small wrasse in the waters of Japan's Ogasawara Islands.
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Butterflyfish and Wrasse

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On coral reefs fish are important links in the food chain that sustains higher-order predators (including humans) and keeps everything in balance.
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Black Axil Chromis on a Coral Reef

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An adult and juvenile killer whale frolic in the water.
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Killer Whales Swimming

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