Skip to main content
Smithsonian Institution
Language Search Smithsonian Ocean
Follow us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Flickr Follow us on Tumbr
Donate

Smithsonian Ocean

Main Menu

  • Ocean Life
    • Marine Mammals
    • Sharks & Rays
    • Reptiles
    • Seabirds
    • Fish
    • Invertebrates
    • Plankton
    • Plants & Algae
    • Microbes
  • Ecosystems
    • Coral Reefs
    • Deep Sea
    • Coasts & Shallow Water
    • Poles
    • Census of Marine Life
  • Planet Ocean
    • Tides & Currents
    • Waves, Storms & Tsunamis
    • The Seafloor
    • Temperature & Chemistry
  • Through Time
    • Ancient Seas
    • Extinctions
    • Evolution
    • The Anthropocene
  • Conservation
    • Fishing
    • Pollution
    • Habitat Destruction
    • Invasive Species
    • Acidification
    • Climate Change
    • Gulf Oil Spill
    • Solutions & Success Stories
    • Get Involved
  • Human Connections
    • Books, Film & The Arts
    • Recreation
    • Seafood
    • Exploration
    • History & Cultures
    • Careers
  • At The Museum
  • Educators
Menu

Search

Showing results for "mammal"
Filter

Content type

  • (-) Article (13)
  • (-) Lesson Plan (3)
  • (-) Slideshow (3)
  • Overview (5)
  • Video (1)

Article Type

  • Article (8)
  • Personal Perspectives (2)

Topics

  • Ancient Seas (15)
  • Animal Behavior (6)
  • Beaches (1)
  • Books, Film & The Arts (9)
  • Careers (5)
  • Census of Marine Life (2)
  • Climate Change (6)
  • Conservation (3)
  • Coral Reefs (3)
  • Evolution (10)
  • Exploration (18)
  • Extinctions (9)
  • Extinctions (2)
  • Fish (11)
  • Fishing (6)
  • Food Web (4)
  • Genetics (2)
  • Get Involved (4)
  • Gulf Oil Spill (6)
  • Habitat Destruction (3)
  • History & Cultures (7)
  • Human Connections (3)
  • Ice (4)
  • Invertebrates (8)
  • Mangroves (1)
  • Marine Mammals (42)
  • Microbes (8)
  • Ocean Life (11)
  • Planet Ocean (5)
  • Plankton (2)
  • Plants & Algae (7)
  • Poles (6)
  • Pollution (10)
  • Recreation (1)
  • Reptiles (3)
  • Seabirds (2)
  • Seafood (2)
  • Sea Level (1)
  • Sharks & Rays (9)
  • Sights, Sounds & Games (3)
  • Solutions & Success Stories (11)
  • Temperature & Chemistry (5)
  • The Anthropocene (1)
  • The Seafloor (2)
  • Through Time (2)
  • Tides & Currents (2)
  • Waves, Storms & Tsunamis (2)
  • (-) Coasts & Shallow Water (6)
  • (-) Deep Sea (3)
  • (-) Technology (12)

Tags

  • Adaptations (2)
  • Algae (2)
  • Algae blooms (2)
  • Beaches (3)
  • Deepwater Horizon (2)
  • Feeding (2)
  • Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (3)
  • NOAA (4)
  • Ocean Optimism (2)
  • Oil spills (3)
  • Research vessels (3)
  • Senses (3)
  • Technology (9)
  • Wetlands (2)
  • Whales (6)
Phoenix swimming with her calf.
Article

Scientists Use Bioacoustics to Protect Marine Mammals

Marine mammals such as whales, dolphins, and seals have an amazing ability to hold...
September 2011
A beaked whale at the ocean's surface
Article

Seeing with Sound: Acoustic monitoring of beaked whales

When compared to dolphins and large baleen whales, beaked whales lose a bit of the...
November 2017
The grasses and animals living in marshes help to filter water and stabilize shorelines, along with providing habitat for a variety of mammals, fish, shellfish and amphibians and a haven for migratory waterfowl.
Personal Perspectives

How Hurricanes Shape Wetlands in Southern Louisiana

We all know that hurricanes can have destructive effects on human communities and...
November 2013
Scripps Institution of Oceanography's FLoating Instrument Platform, or FLIP, conducts sea trials off San Diego in May 2009.
Article

Happy 50th Birthday, FLIP – a Mobile Research Island

Ships are well-known for their tiny rooms and tight quarters. But have you heard of...
July 2012
The Peninsula Valdes in Argentina was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1999. The site is home to important breeding populations of the endangered southern right whale (Eubalaena australis), southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina), and southern sea
slideshow

Marine World Heritage Photo Gallery

Marine World Heritage is a prestigious list of 43 marine ecosystems and...
Tue, 11/09/2010 - 11:54
Tiny "flakes" of marine snow.

Marine Snow: A Staple of the Deep

Snow on land can make some people grumpy, but the magical-looking flakes and a...
January 2013
Scripps Institution of Oceanography's FLoating Instrument Platform, or FLIP, conducts sea trials off San Diego in May 2009.

FLIP: The FLoating Instrument Platform

You’re out to sea on a 355 foot platform, and suddenly one end begins to slowly...
July 2012
Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
Lesson Plan

It’s Sedimentary, My Dear Watson

In this introductory activity, students analyze core sample data to identify...
Mon, 03/15/2010 - 14:56
/themes/custom/a_clean_ocean
Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
Lesson Plan

Wreck Detectives

Students utilize a grid system to document the location of artifacts recovered from...
Tue, 12/01/2009 - 12:08
/themes/custom/a_clean_ocean
Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
Lesson Plan

Let’s Make a Tubeworm

Students will be able to describe the process of chemosynthesis in general terms;...
Mon, 11/30/2009 - 18:33
/themes/custom/a_clean_ocean
The Charles W. Morgan tallship
Personal Perspectives

History and Modern Science Collide for the 38th Voyage of the Charles W. Morgan

Traveling aboard the Charles W. Morgan, a 173-year-old whaling ship on its 38th...
July 2014
A newly established black mangrove sits in a field of salt marsh near the northern limit of mangroves in Florida. Mangroves have been expanding near their northern limit in Florida and the expansion is linked to a reduction in the frequency of ex
Article

Finding Mangroves In Unexpected Places

Over the past several decades, Florida’s coastal wetlands have been changing....
February 2014

Pagination

  • Page 1
  • Page 2
  • Next page Next
  • Last page Last
  • Sort By Relevance
  • A-Z
  • Z-A
  • Newest
  • Oldest

Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Ocean
Follow us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Flickr Follow us on Tumbr
Contact Us

Explore

  • Ocean Life
  • Ecosystems
  • Planet Ocean
  • Through Time
  • Conservation
  • Human Connections
  • At The Museum
  • About
  • Media Archive
  • Terms of Use
  • Privacy

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

Donate
  • Ocean Life
    • Marine Mammals
    • Sharks & Rays
    • Reptiles
    • Seabirds
    • Fish
    • Invertebrates
    • Plankton
    • Plants & Algae
    • Microbes
  • Ecosystems
    • Coral Reefs
    • Deep Sea
    • Coasts & Shallow Water
    • Poles
    • Census of Marine Life
  • Planet Ocean
    • Tides & Currents
    • Waves, Storms & Tsunamis
    • The Seafloor
    • Temperature & Chemistry
  • Through Time
    • Ancient Seas
    • Extinctions
    • Evolution
    • The Anthropocene
  • Conservation
    • Fishing
    • Pollution
    • Habitat Destruction
    • Invasive Species
    • Acidification
    • Climate Change
    • Gulf Oil Spill
    • Solutions & Success Stories
    • Get Involved
  • Human Connections
    • Books, Film & The Arts
    • Recreation
    • Seafood
    • Exploration
    • History & Cultures
    • Careers
  • At The Museum
  • Educators

Search Smithsonian Ocean