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Bottlenose dolphin pod
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Bottlenose Dolphin Pod

Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) are very social animals, and often travel...
Dolphins swimming among oily patches in the Gulf of Mexico
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Dolphins Swim in Oily Waters

Striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) observed in emulsified oil on April 29,...
A crocodile sits in water at Sundarbans National Park in India.
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Sundarbans National Park, India

The Sundarbans National Park site in India was inscribed on the World Heritage List...
veterinarians hold a dolphin
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Bay Dolphin

Veterinarians assess the heart health of a dolphin in Barataria Bay. ...
a veterinarian listens to a dolphin's heartbeat
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Heart Check Up

Cynthia Smith listens to a free-ranging dolphin's heart. Monitoring a dolphin's...
An illustration of a recently discovered species of Monodontid, Bohaskaia monodontoides, and its beluga and narwhale relatives
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Illustration of a New Fossil Whale, Bohaskaia monodontoides

A reconstruction of a new fossil beluga relative, Bohaskaia monodontoides,...
Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Tale of a Whale

Students exercise their observation skills to do some of the actual work of marine...
Tue, 11/24/2009 - 15:03
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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Wreck Detectives

Students utilize a grid system to document the location of artifacts recovered from...
Tue, 12/01/2009 - 12:08
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