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A brilliant red octopus photographed at more than 8,800 feet (about 2,700 meters) in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Deep Water Octopus in the Gulf of Mexico

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Pirate captain Bartholomew Roberts in his finery.
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Captain Bartholomew Roberts

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Two young visitors look into the coral reef aquarium at the Smithsonian's Sant Ocean Hall
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Young Visitors to the Sant Ocean Hall

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Map of South America highlighting Juan Fernandez Island off of the west coast, near Chile
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Map of Juan Fernandez Island

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When we use fossil fuels to power our cars, homes, and businesses, we put heat-trapping carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
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Tracking Ocean Acidification

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Illustrations of fish and crab from New Guinea
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New Guinea Fish and Crab

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After leaving Australia, Dampier and his men reached the western coast of New Guinea on New Year’s Day 1700. There Dampier observed birds that he had never seen before, like the “stately land-fowl” shown here.
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New Guinea Birds

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Giant tortoise habitat on Galapagos Islands.
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Cerro Azul, Isabela Island, Galapagos Islands

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Major Stede Bonnet on a ship, shown in an engraved print
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Major Stede Bonnet

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Captain William Kidd
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Captain Kidd on His Ship

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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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