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Like snails, clams, and even slugs, giant squids are all mollusks, with soft, fleshy bodies.
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Squid Relatives

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A scientists examines a sponge specimen collected in the Caribbean.
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Cancer-Fighting Sponges?

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Three dancers dependent on one another, as in the food web.
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The Food Web, Through Dance

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

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An adult and child visitor participate in an activity at the Natural History Museum
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World Ocean Day Events 2018

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a rip current along a beach with a pier
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A Rip Current On the Shore

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The Eastern cleaner clingfish cleans parasites off of larger fish.
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The Eastern Cleaner Clingfish

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The Gulf of Porto: Calanche of Piana, Gulf of Girolata, Scandola Reserve site in France was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1983. The site's vegetation is an outstanding example of scrubland. Seagulls, cormorants, and sea eagles can be found here, while the clear waters, with their islets and inaccessible caves, host a rich and diverse marine life.
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Gulf of Porto: Calanche of Piana, Gulf of Girolata, Scandola Reserve, France

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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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This deep-sea coral specimen shows the bands that help marine scientists learn how ocean conditions changed over time.
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Deep-Sea Coral Bands

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Students pose in the mouth of a giant model of a shark.
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Texas State Aquarium Delegation

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Millions of sharks are caught each year for their dorsal fins, which are prized for shark fin soup. Top predators like sharks are important to maintaining biodiversity, and their removal can have ripple effects through an ecosystem.
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Finned Sharks in South Africa

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