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Only 2,000 individuals of the endangered short-tailed albatross remain after the species was hunted for its feathers in the 1940s.
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Short-tailed Albatross

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This female hyperiid (Phronima sedentaria), a type of marine crustacean, is surrounded by her young inside the hollowed out barrel-shaped body cavity of a salp.
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Extreme Parenting

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A net used to trawl the ocean floor scooped up this large specimen of deep-sea coral.
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Coral Trapped in Trawler Net

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In some reefs, small fishes such as this broad-barred goby protect corals by eating invading seaweeds.
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Coral Goby Cleans Coral

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The squidworm has 10 tentacle-like appendages on its head.
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The Squidworm - A New Species

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Students studying climate change and ocean acidity hold crabs.
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Monterey Bay Aquarium Delegation

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Three cleaning spray bottles
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Clean-up Your Act

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Traditional Native festivities often included ceremonial objects like this bowl.
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Feasting Bowl

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A close up view of Phoenix and the rough patches of skin known as callosities that are found on all North Atlantic right whales.
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Phoenix’s Callosities

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This giant squid washed up on a beach in Norway around 1950.
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Giant Squid on Beach

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Image of two white sea shells with spirals.
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Sanibel Island Shells: One Species at a Time

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Scientist Martha Nizinski examines a sample of the deep-sea coral Lophelia pertusa, collected 600-m (1,969-ft) deep off the coast of the southeastern United States.
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Deep-Sea Coral Sample

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