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A geneticist samples shark DNA
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Dr. Mahmood Shivji

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Artistic rendering of an ancient shark, Helicoprion.
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Illustration of Helicoprion

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The right whale Phoenix, and her calf, swimming off the coast of Florida.
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Phoenix and Her Calf Sighted in February 2012

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The Pisces IV submersible sits on a saddle near Kingman Reef in Hawaii.
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Pisces IV Submersible

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A photo of a cave basslet.
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Cave Basslet

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A photo of a tern's silhouette against an orange sky.
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Common Tern Silhouette, Nickerson Beach, Long Island, New York, USA

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Smithsonian zoologist Dr. Steve Cairns named and described this deep-sea coral species, Stephanocyathus paliferus, now preserved at the National Museum of Natural History.
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Corals at the Smithsonian

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A submersible’s robotic arm collects gold coral in the Hawaiian Islands. Similar specimens have been dated at more than 2,700 years old.
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Collecting Gold Coral from the Deep Sea

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Sea star in a tide pool
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Tide Pools and Adaptations

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Pygmy Seahorse Blends Into its Environment
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Eye to Eye With a Pygmy Seahorse

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This is North Atlantic right whale #3333 who was spotted with fishing gear trailing from his mouth during an aerial survey off the coast of Georgia on January 29, 2008.
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Whale Entanglement

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Scientists attached this Crittercam to a sperm whale in an effort to film a giant squid in its natural habitat.
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Crittercam

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