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A fossil imprint of Haplophrentis carinatus with two oar-like appendages.
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Haplophrentis carinatus

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a closeup of a phage virus
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Cyanophage

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a hammerhead shark
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Shark Fin Genetics

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Two killer whales.
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Killer Whales from Above

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This tentacle was left behind by the first giant squid caught on film.
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Squid Tentacle

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Ari Friedlaender, a research scientist at the Duke University Marine Lab, tags a blue whale.
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Acrobatic Blue Whales Do the Twist While Feeding

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The "Lower Invertebrates" exhibit in Smithsonian Institution Building in 1901 included models of a giant squid and an octopus.
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Still Blue After a Century of Ocean Science and Exploration

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Wooden painted fish on a school fence.
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Chinook Salmon: One Species at a Time

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Staghorn Coral
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Staghorn Coral in a Hurricane

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Wandering albatross soars over the ocean
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Saving Albatross Lives with Bird Scaring Lines

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an oyster shell on a beach
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How to Survive an Oil Spill: Oyster Edition

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The loco (Concholepas concholepas, often called the Chilean abalone, although it isn’t actually an abalone) is found along the entire coast of Chile.
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The Loco of Chile

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