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Don't Feed Wild Dolphins

A Twelve-Step group for wild animals with people-food addictions? Don’t be...

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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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Baby Beluga

Beluga whales are naturally vocal animals. They are often called “canaries of the...

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A Squalodontid Success

On a beach in Piña, Panama the tide is rolling out. Faint outlines of skeletal...

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The Whale Graveyard Whodunit

One of the ocean's tiniest organisms often does the most harm. Microscopic algae...

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Polar Bear Mother and Cub

The polar bear (Ursus maritimus) is found in the Arctic and classified as a...

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Polar Bear on the Ice

Polar bears have evolved to survive in the Arctic with large, oar-like front paws...

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Harp Seal, Prince Edward Island National Park, Canada

Harp seals are protected in the United States by the Marine Mammal Protection Act....

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Illustration of a New Fossil Whale, Bohaskaia monodontoides

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

Lesson Plan

What is El Nino?

This activity explores the potential for climate variability and change to trigger...

Lesson Plan

Splash – Monitoring Humpback Whales

Students learn the importance of monitoring endangered marine mammals like humpback...

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Tale of a Whale

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