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On coral reefs fish are important links in the food chain that sustains higher-order predators (including humans) and keeps everything in balance.
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Black Axil Chromis on a Coral Reef

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Dive through the zones of the ocean to the deep ocean bottom where many strange species live, and there are many yet to be discovered. Explore them in the Deep Ocean Exploration section.
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ROV Exploring the Deep Ocean

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Satellite view of Earth.
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A Different View of Earth

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Horseshoe Crab in Stage Harbor, Massachusetts
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Horseshoe Crab in Massachusetts

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Coral Head Near Pearl and Hermes Atoll, Hawaii
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Coral Head Near Pearl and Hermes Atoll

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A zoomed-in image of the crown-of-thorns sea star.
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Acanthaster planci

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A collage of the wildlife found in one cubic foot on the reef near Moorea, French Polynesia.
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One Cubic Foot of Reef

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Although in reality an ichthyosaur and plesiosaur would have likely never battled, this widely shared lithograph by artist, geologist and paleontologist Henry De la Beche even inspired author Jules Verne to pen a similar scene in his book, Journey to the C
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Duria Antiquior – A More Ancient Dorset, 1830

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With their brown and yellow markings, seaside sparrows (Ammodramus maritimus) blend in well with marshgrass.
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Seaside Sparrow Perches on Grass

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A manatee swims in Crystal River, Florida.
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Florida Manatee in a Fresh Water Spring

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This bright purple sea star is a new species found by the Census of Coral Reef Ecosystems, a project of the Census of Marine Life.
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Purple Sea Star

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Sound artist Halsey Burgund performs his composition Ocean Voices.
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Sound Artist Halsey Burgund

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