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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Focus on Farmer Fish

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A screenshot from the video showing a giant barrel sponge.
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What Makes Sponges Grow?

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This 1936 blue whale specimen from the Gulf of Alaska (above: preserved in alcohol, below: CT scan) is part of a rare Smithsonian collection of whale fetuses that were collected in association with commercial whaling operations in the early to mid-20th cen
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Blue Whale Specimen

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Coral Adaptations

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In the 19th century, many women wore tight corsets that were stiffened with stays made from baleen.
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Whale Products in Fashion

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
Lesson Plan

Food Chain Hide and Seek

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A bull shark's ability to prey on many different species is helped by its capacity to survive in both freshwater and saltwater.
Article

Smithsonian Stunt Turns Ocean Hall into Living Aquarium

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A map of the early European whaling site at Hare Harbor in Quebec, Canada
Slideshow

Archaeologists Investigate an Early Whaling Community

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A scalloped hammerhead (Sphyrna lewini) at Isla del Coco, Costa Rica.
Article

Do Sharks Smell in Stereo?

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A sea monster attacks a wooden ship
Article

The Enchanting Sea Monsters on Medieval Maps

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Scripps Institution of Oceanography's FLoating Instrument Platform, or FLIP, conducts sea trials off San Diego in May 2009.
Article

FLIP: The FLoating Instrument Platform

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A large ship flushes water from its ballast tanks while at sea
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5 Invasive Species You Should Know

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