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Captain William Kidd at Gardiner's Island
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Captain William Kidd

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This map shows the route of Dampier’s first voyage around the world.
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Dampier’s First World Voyage

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Pirates capture the imagination of dreamers of all ages.
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Pirate reflection in mirror

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Workers contracted by BP load oily waste onto a trailer on Elmer's Island, just west of Grand Isle, La., May 21, 2010.
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Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Workers

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Two new species of sea stars were discovered in the deep sea: Paulasterias tyleri (on the left) in a North Pacific hydrothermal vent community, and Paulasterias mcclaini (on the right) in the deep sea off the coast of Antarctica.
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Two New Sea Stars

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This queen parrotfish scrapes algae from Caribbean reefs with its parrot-like beak.
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Queen Parrotfish

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A skate is among the many bycatch species caught in this shrimp trawl net.
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Bycatch in Shrimp Net

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Dr. Carole Baldwin is Curator of Fishes at the National Museum of Natural History.
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Dr. Carole Baldwin

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You can explore the Curasub from your computer! Inspect, launch, board and recover to get an idea of what it's like to mann an underwater submersible.
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Tour the Curasub!

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During whale hunts, this carved whale box stored harpoon blades like the three shown beside it.
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Inupiat Harpoon Box

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Scaffolding and supports support a life-size model of a right whale in the national Museum of Natural History.
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Work Site for Building the Model of Phoenix

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Researchers have identified five areas of high North Atlantic right whale concentration between Canada and Florida.
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Finding Phoenix

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