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an imagined illustration of an ancient sea turtle ancestor
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An Ancient Turtle

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The beaches of Hawaii are the only place in the world where the Hawaiian Monk seal exists. As if on a tropical vacation, they spend a lot of time napping on the beach. 
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Hawaiian Monk Seals Playing

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a crab next to a coral den
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Crabs Make Coral Castles

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A starfish eating a mussel.
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Starfish Feeding on Mussels

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Fish have certain adaptations, like blood with built-in antifreeze, to survive in the Antarctic.
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Fish Adapt to Icy Water

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Leftwich and her team have spent hours filming captive sea lions at Smithsonian’s National Zoo, trying to get clear video footage of the animals clapping so they can examine the way their flippers move from frame to frame. 
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Leftwich at the Zoo Observing Sea Lions

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Scientists use satellite images of the ocean to estimate chlorophyll concentrations in the water. You can see the yellow swirls of phytoplankton concentrated at the sea surface in this image.
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Satellite Image of Chlorophyll Concentration

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Dredges used to catch king scallops in the U.K. 
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A Scallop Dredge in the UK

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A Hawaiian Lure
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Hawaiian Lure

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The frogfish uses camouflage to hide from predators.
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Three-spot Frogfish

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Puffin in Flight, Pribilof Islands Alaska
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Puffin in Flight

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A frame-by-frame view of a Great White Shark breach- frame 7.
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Breaching Sequence 7

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