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Submarine Volcanoes and Hydrothermal Vents

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These shrimp-like crustaceans called Gnathophausia are incredibly hardy and only need to eat every few months.
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Intense Fasting

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An illustration of the megalodon shark.
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Ancient Giant Megatooth Shark

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Cystisoma (a type of hyperiid crustacean) has one huge pair of eyes.
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Giant Eyes

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This scientific illustration of a giant squid shows off its two long tentacle and its 8 shorter arms.
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Deep-sea Giant Squid

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A manatee swimming in shallow waters.
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Manatees

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And in Edgewater, Maryland, scientists at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center examine the influences of climate change, excess nutrients, and surrounding habitats on mangroves
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Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

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A researcher leans off of a boat to tag a great white shark.
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Alison Kock tags a shark

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Great White Sharks are powerful swimmers, capable of going 50 kph/35 mph.
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Built for Speed

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A SCUBA diver in taking photographs in the Baltic Sea.
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An Underwater Photographer Battles the Baltic's Cold Waters

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A reddish-orange nudibranch.
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A Baltic Sea Nudibranch

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A red snapper hunts for prey on Kingman’s Reef, a healthy reef in the Line Islands.
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Kingman’s Reef, Line Islands

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