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A Florida manatee swims through a channel into a freshwater spring late in the day.
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Florida Manatee

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A submersible explores the deep reefs off of Curacao in the Caribbean.
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Curasub

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Chrysaora melanaster is a jellyfish found in the Arctic.
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Arctic Sea Jelly

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Positioned in front of a natural oil seep, this video camera is capturing images of the black oil bubbling up from beneath the sea floor. A light mounted to the frame helps see what is happening in the dark on the sea floor.
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Bubble of Oil On The Seafloor

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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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Phoenix swims in George’s Bank, off the coast of New England, on March 13, 2009.
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Phoenix in George's Bank

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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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An adult giant squid battles its only known predator - a sperm whale.
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Battle with a Sperm Whale

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On Moorea, an island in French Polynesia, researchers are striving to complete a biocode—a DNA catalog of every life form big enough to pick up with tweezers.
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The Island of Moorea

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