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This ivory sculpture from Point Barrow, Alaska, represents Kikámigo, a guardian spirit, holding a whale in each hand.
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Inupiat Guardian Spirit

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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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The rough patches of skin known as callosities occur in unique patterns on all North Atlantic right whales and help researchers identify and track individual whales. This whale is named Phoenix.
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Close Up of Phoenix’s Callosities

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This photograph was snapped as Phoenix swam in the Gulf of Maine in July 2008.
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Phoenix near Maine

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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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This is the first photograph of a live giant squid (Architeuthis) in its natural habitat.
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Giant Squid on Baited Camera

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A giant squid attacks a boat in a painting.
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Giant Squid Myth

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Tuna caught in the Indian Ocean show the huge scale of commercial fishing.
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Tuna Fishing

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Mangrove roots provide an underwater habitat for many marine species.
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Mangrove Roots Above Water

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A Coral Reef Watch satellite monitors the temperature of the world’s oceans.
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Coral Reef Watch Satellite

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