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Elephant seals' eyes are specialized to dim light and, in particular, to light at the wavelength of 485 nm -- which is the same wavelength given off by the bioluminescent lanternfish that are the seals' main prey.
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Elephant Seals Laze on the Beach

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The shell of a sea slug
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A Microscopic Identity Crisis

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Aerial image of Hurricane Bill
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The Ingredients for a Hurricane

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Smithsonian scientist who discovered new species in her laboratory
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Five Questions for Carole Baldwin

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A Mesozoic Ocean scene
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A Mesozoic Ocean

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A screenshot from video showing a sea turtle on the sand.
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Sea Turtles Return to the Sea

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A man reaches for a piece of a gray whale specimen on a table.
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A Gray Whale Specimen

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A gray whale jumping out of the water with mountains in the background.
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Gray Whale Breaching

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a woman holding a coral specimen
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Nancy Knowlton in the coral collections

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A submersible lights up a fish in the water.
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Educational Resources Illustration

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Deep Lights

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Be a Scientist

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