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Turtle swimming by coral reef.
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Ashmore Reef highlights

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Illustration from video showing a hydrothermal vent.
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The Adventures of Zack and Molly: Part 4

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A screenshot from the video "Diver Encounters a Floating Garbage Patch" that shows a view from below of small bits of plastic floating on the surface of the water.
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Diver Encounters a Floating Garbage Patch

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Every year, at the same place and time, thousands of female Kemp's ridley sea turtles come ashore to nest and lay their eggs on the beach. This mass nesting event is known as an arribada, meaning “arrival by sea” in Spanish.
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Kemp's Ridley Nesting "Arribada"

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A wave curls near the shore.
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The Importance of a Wave

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Nuclear bomb in Bikini Atoll
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Nuclear Bombs on the Coral Reef

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Polar bear siblings in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area near Hudson Bay spar playfully during migration.
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In this photo of a shallow coral reef in the Pacific there are three species of forams. Their colors come from the symbiotic algae that live inside the foram shells.
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Shallow Coral Reef Foraminifers

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Anemone shrimp in Puerto Galera, Philippines.
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Anemone Shrimp

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A blenny fish against both a white and black backdrop, where you can see its beautiful color pattern.
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A New Fish DROP-ping In

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A photo of a sea walnut, a ctenophore.
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Sea Walnut (Mnemiopsis leidyi)

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