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Researchers Studying Killer Whales

Researchers from the SOCAL-10 research partnership study the behavior of orcas...

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Listening for Bowhead Whales

Hoping to hear bowhead whales, NOAA marine mammal scientist Sue Moore listens to...

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Cookie Cutter

This cookie-cutter shark (Isistius brasilienses) has a unique bite mark that they...

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A Blind Shark Baby

The blind shark (Brachaelurus waddi) is lecithotrophic viviparous— the eggs are...

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Illustration of a New Fossil Whale, Bohaskaia monodontoides

A reconstruction of a new fossil beluga relative, Bohaskaia monodontoides,...

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Tale of a Whale

Students exercise their observation skills to do some of the actual work of marine...

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Wreck Detectives

Students utilize a grid system to document the location of artifacts recovered from...

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WebQuest: Sensory Biology and the Plight of the Right Whales

This lesson introduces high school students (grades 9-12) to the topic of sensory...