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Buccaneers divide their treasure under the watchful eye of Captain Morgan.
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Buccaneers from "Pirates of Panama, or the Buccaneers of America"

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Algae growing on underwater rock
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Heroes of Herbivory

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a colored shakemap from the M5.8 Virginia Earthquake depicts the shake range and epicenter of the earthquake
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Map of the Magnitude 5.8 Virginia Earthquake of 2011

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"Ocean sunfish" by Mark Harris
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Chasing a Basking Shark

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Calling All Explorers

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Siphonophore

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A close-up image of a fossil shark jaw with teeth.
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Shark Teeth Tell Great White Shark Evolution Story

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Caribbean reef sharks swim over a coral reef in the Bahamas.
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Swimming With Sharks

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data of sea ice coverage in the Arctic
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Arctic Sea Ice: A New Low?

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A Honduran small-scale fisherman on a boat setting out to fish.
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Clever Measures Track Fishing Pressures

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Sea lions generate thrust, or forward propulsion, by bringing their fore-flippers together in big sweeping motions called “claps.”  When a sea lion “claps,” it stretches its flippers out to the sides and sweeps them down. Then it tucks its flippe
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Aquatic Locomotion of a Sea Lion

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A preserved cookie cutter shark, in a jar.
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Cookie Monster of the Sea

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