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Small red hyperiid.
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The Hyper Eyes of Hyperiids: How Some Shrimp-Like Creatures See Light in the Deep Sea

Hyperiid amphipods are small crustaceans related to sand fleas and distantly...
Tue, 08/19/2014 - 10:47
a sperm whale
video

Moby Dick's Boom Box: Sound Production in Sperm Whales

Dr. Stefan Huggenberger from the University of Cologne explains sound production in...
Fri, 11/18/2011 - 10:20
Thumbnail of a schematic of an island, boat, and a Right Whale.
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Ocean Optimism Video - Slow Down For Right Whales

Whaling, beginning in the 1600s, killed thousands of North Atlantic right whales...
Fri, 06/02/2017 - 07:25
A school of Hawaiian squirrelfish.
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A School of Hawaiian Squirrelfish

Check out the eyes on these Hawaiian squirrelfish (Sargocentron xantherythrum)!...
Mantis shrimp have built-in polarized vision to help them see underwater—and maybe even communicate.
Photo

Built-in Underwater Polarized Lenses?

Polarized sunglasses have become the norm for humans when they want to filter out...
The eel-like Atlantic hagfish being measured out of water.
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Pacific Hagfish

The Pacific hagfish (Eptatretus stoutii), a fish that looks similar to an eel, has...
Photo of a mantis shrimp
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Mantis Shrimp Carries Eggs

A mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus) holds her clutch of eggs in her clubbed...
A marine mammal scientist listens for bowhead whales using an underwater hydrophone.
Photo

Listening for Bowhead Whales

Hoping to hear bowhead whales, NOAA marine mammal scientist Sue Moore listens to...
Great White Sharks breach to hunt -- with split-second timing they grab their prey in one swift snatch. Follow the whole breaching action in this slideshow.
overview

Great White Shark

Sharks are much older than dinosaurs. Their ancestry dates back more than 400...
April 2018
Spotted Catshark (Scyliorhinus canicula)
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The Cat-Like Eyes of a Catshark

Like other catsharks, the small-spotted catshark (Scyliorhinus canicula) is named...
Jaw of the goblin shark
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The Goblin Shark

The goblin shark (Mitsukurina owstoni) is one of the creepier fish out there! It...
Blue-spotted stingrays use the help of cleaner fish to stay clean and healthy.
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Blue-spotted Stingray

The blue-spotted stingray (Taeniura lymma) doesn’t like to be covered in sand...

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