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The whitish spots on this fish are individual parasitic trematode worms.
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Parasitic Worms in a Fish

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A whale shark swims with a diver off the coast of East Africa.
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Whale Shark Off Coast of East Africa

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The Curasub departs for a deep sea dive, up to 1,000 feet off the island of Curaçao, where this sub is located.
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Curasub Sets Off

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Bignose Fish, a mysterious deep sea creature
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Bignose Fish

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Photo of three sea creatures involved in a scientific mystery
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Three Mystery Fish

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The People's Reef--Part of the Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef
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The People's Reef

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A brilliant red octopus photographed at more than 8,800 feet (about 2,700 meters) in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Deep Water Octopus in the Gulf of Mexico

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Map of South America highlighting Juan Fernandez Island off of the west coast, near Chile
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Map of Juan Fernandez Island

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Illustrations of fish and crab from New Guinea
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New Guinea Fish and Crab

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After leaving Australia, Dampier and his men reached the western coast of New Guinea on New Year’s Day 1700. There Dampier observed birds that he had never seen before, like the “stately land-fowl” shown here.
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New Guinea Birds

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Giant tortoise habitat on Galapagos Islands.
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Cerro Azul, Isabela Island, Galapagos Islands

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Captain William Kidd
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Captain Kidd on His Ship

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