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Wooden skeleton of an orca.
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This Whale Sculpture Was Modeled After a Beached Orca

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A shark tooth embedded in a bone
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What the Megalodon Left Behind

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An Atlantic wolffish hiding on Cashes Ledge off the New England coast.
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Exploring a Unique Biodiversity Hotspot In the Gulf of Maine

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Tropical hatchetfish, like the one shown in this X-ray photograph, live in the dark depths of the ocean. Like many other deep-sea fishes, they have large eyes and bioluminescent spots on their bellies.
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X-Ray Image of a Tropical Hatchetfish

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Convict surgeonfish are the roaming sheep of the reef but, instead of noshing on grass, they feed on algae.
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Surgeonfish: Indicators of a Healthy Reef

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The Tubbataha Reefs National Park site in the Philippines was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1993. The site is an example of a pristine coral reef with a spectacular 100 m (330 ft) perpendicular wall, extensive lagoons, and two coral islands - all
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Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park, Philippines

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The Galapagos Islands site in Ecuador was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1978. Located in the equatorial Pacific Ocean nearly 1000 km from South America, the Galapagos Islands and the surrounding marine reserve are a unique "living museum and show
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Sally Lightfood Crab, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador

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Photo collage of six species of invertebrates.
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Invertebrates from the Gulf of Mexico

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Great White Shark at sea surface – marvels of evolution.
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Great White Shark at Surface

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Hurricanes hurt humans and marine life.
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Hurricanes and Marine Life

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The weedy sea dragon male can hold around 250 eggs in his pouch.
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The Dragon of the Sea

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