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Illustration of colorful nudibranchs from Ernst Haeckel.

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Nudibranchs

June 2015

This male dancing fiddler crab (Uca terpsichores) has built a sand “hood” at the entrance to his burrow, which he hopes will attract females to his humble abode—as if that big beautiful claw of his weren't enough!

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The Dancing Fiddler Crab Shows Off

September 2013

Local yarn and craft shops were highly involved in creating the Smithsonian Community Reef—the local community’s accompaniment to the Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef exhibit.

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Crochet Coral Reef Community Window Display

October 2010

This radio device is used to track North Atlantic right whales. Suction cups hold the device to a whale's back, where it records data such as depth, water, temperature, and underwater sounds.

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Whale Tracking Device

September 2013

Vertebrates evolved in the sea and eventually moved onto land. The ancestors of whales later returned to the sea.

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Whales Returned to the Sea

June 2016

North Atlantic right whales migrate seasonally along the eastern coast of the United States.

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North Atlantic Right Whale Territory

January 2010

Jacqueline Peta of Sealaska’s board of directors participates in the tree-cutting ceremony.

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Cutting Down the Tree

January 2010

Elders bless a new canoe with lighted sage, song, and traditional dances.

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Blessing a New Canoe

January 2010

A view of the injured fluke belonging to Phoenix’s mother, Stumpy. It is not known what caused this injury. It possibly could have been an entanglement.

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Stumpy’s Tail

January 2010

A close up view of Phoenix and the rough patches of skin known as callosities that are found on all North Atlantic right whales.

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Phoenix’s Callosities

July 2015

Compare the healthy coral on the left with the bleached coral on the right.

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Bleached Corals, Pacific Ocean

April 2018

The Raven Spirit is now prominently displayed in the Smithsonian’s Sant Ocean Hall.

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The Canoe's Permanent Home

January 2010