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Dusky Shark (Carcharhinus obscurus), with hook in mouth. Also known as Black Whaler and Bronze Whaler. Found in tropical and warm temperate seas throughout the world. Photo taken off Florida, USA.
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Dusky Shark (Carcharhinus obscurus). Also known as Black Whaler and Bronze Whaler. Found in tropical and warm temperate seas throughout the world. Photo taken offshore Jupiter, Florida, USA.
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Dusky Shark (Carcharhinus obscurus). Also known as Black Whaler and Bronze Whaler. Found in tropical and warm temperate seas throughout the world. Photo taken offshore Jupiter, Florida, USA.
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Pacific Eagle Ray (Aetobatus laticeps). A recently described species from the Eastern Pacific. Previously thought to be synonymous with Aetobatus narinari. Malpelo Island, Colombia.
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Pacific Eagle Ray (Aetobatus laticeps). A recently described species from the Eastern Pacific. Previously thought to be synonymous with Aetobatus narinari. Malpelo Island, Colombia.
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Whitespotted Eagle Ray (Aetobatus narinari). Inhabits coastal regions of the tropical eastern and western Atlantic includng the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. Image from Andros Island in the Bahamas.
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Whitespotted Eagle Ray (Aetobatus narinari). Inhabits coastal regions of the tropical eastern and western Atlantic includng the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. Image from Andros Island in the Bahamas.
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California Bat Ray (Myliobatis californica), in a kelp forest (Macrocystis pyrifera). Santa Barbara Island, California, USA, Pacific Ocean.
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Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias). Found throughout the United States and Canada, as well as Mexico and the West Indies. Also South America.
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Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina). South Georgia.
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Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina) and King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus). South Georgia.
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Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina), pup interacting with a wildlife expedition tourist. Antarctica.
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Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina), moulting. Elephant Point, Livingstone Island, Antarctica.
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Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina), moulting. Elephant Point, Livingstone Island, Antarctica.
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Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina), moulting. Elephant Point, Livingstone Island, Antarctica.
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Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina), pup. Elephant Point, Livingstone Island, Antarctica.
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Southern Caracara (Caracara plancus) in the Pantanal in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. This versatile bird of prey is known to both hunt and scavenge, especially by the Transpantaneira, a sand/mud road that cuts the world's largest swamp.
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Southern Caracara (Caracara plancus) in the Pantanal in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. This versatile bird of prey is known to both hunt and scavenge, especially by the Transpantaneira, a sand/mud road that cuts the world's largest swamp.
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False Killer Whale (Pseudorca crassidens), pod underwater. Found throughout temperate and tropical oceanic waters of the world, but not common. Photo taken in Isla Mujeres, Mexico.
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False Killer Whale (Pseudorca crassidens). Found throughout temperate and tropical oceanic waters of the world, but not common. Photo taken in Isla Mujeres, Mexico.
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False Killer Whale (Pseudorca crassidens), pod underwater. Found throughout temperate and tropical oceanic waters of the world, but not common. Photo taken in Isla Mujeres, Mexico.
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False Killer Whale (Pseudorca crassidens). Found throughout temperate and tropical oceanic waters of the world, but not common. Photo taken in Isla Mujeres, Mexico.
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False Killer Whale (Pseudorca crassidens). Found throughout temperate and tropical oceanic waters of the world, but not common. Photo taken in Isla Mujeres, Mexico.
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False Killer Whale (Pseudorca crassidens). Found throughout temperate and tropical oceanic waters of the world, but not common. Photo taken in Isla Mujeres, Mexico.
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False Killer Whale (Pseudorca crassidens). Found throughout temperate and tropical oceanic waters of the world, but not common. Photo taken in Hawaii.
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False Killer Whale (Pseudorca crassidens). Found throughout temperate and tropical oceanic waters of the world, but not common. Photo taken in Hawaii.
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False Killer Whale (Pseudorca crassidens). Found throughout temperate and tropical oceanic waters of the world, but not common. Photo taken in Hawaii.
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False Killer Whale (Pseudorca crassidens) blowing on the surface. Found throughout temperate and tropical oceanic waters of the world, but not common. Photo taken in Hawaii.
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False Killer Whale (Pseudorca crassidens). Found throughout temperate and tropical oceanic waters of the world, but not common. Photo taken in Hawaii.
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False Killer Whale (Pseudorca crassidens) blowing just under the surface. Found throughout temperate and tropical oceanic waters of the world, but not common. Photo taken in Hawaii.
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False Killer Whale (Pseudorca crassidens) blowing just under the surface. Found throughout temperate and tropical oceanic waters of the world, but not common. Photo taken in Hawaii.
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False Killer Whale (Pseudorca crassidens). Found throughout temperate and tropical oceanic waters of the world, but not common. Photo taken in Hawaii.
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False Killer Whale (Pseudorca crassidens) with a stunned Dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus) being hunted. Found throughout temperate and tropical oceanic waters of the world, but not common. Photo taken in Hawaii.
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False Killer Whales (Pseudorca crassidens) with a stunned Dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus) being hunted. Found throughout temperate and tropical oceanic waters of the world, but not common. Photo taken in Hawaii.
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False Killer Whale (Pseudorca crassidens). Found throughout temperate and tropical oceanic waters of the world, but not common. Photo taken in Hawaii.
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Coral Reef scene showing schooling Porkfish (Anisotremus virginicus) and Cardinalfish sheltering amongst an out-crop covered in a variety of healthy corals and sponges. Palm Beach, Florida, USA
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Reef scene comprising a rich variety of fish and invertebrate marine life, including Cottonwicks (Haemulon melanurum) and a single Rock Beauty (Holacanthus tricolor) sheltering amongst sea sponges. Shark Canyon, Juno Beach, Florida, USA.
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Coral Reef with schooling French Grunts (Haemulon flavolineatum) and other fish species. South Palm Beach, Florida, USA. This reef is threatened by sewage dumping and beach renourishment projects.
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Coral Reef in Palm Beach County, Florida, USA. These reefs are bathed by the strong Gulf Stream current and threatened by runoff, beach renourishment projects and pollution.
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French Grunts (Haemulon flavolineatum), schooling among sponges and corals. Palm Beach County, Florida, USA
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Coral Reef and an assortment of fish species in Palm Beach County, Florida, USA. These reefs are among the richest in the western Atlantic due to proximity of the Gulf Stream current, which brings warm, clear water from Caribbean and many animal species.
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French Grunts (Haemulon flavolineatum), schooling among sponges and corals in the Lake Worth Lagoon, an estuary near the Palm Beach Inlet in Palm Beach County, Florida, USA
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Coral Reef and an assortment of invertebrates and fish species in Palm Beach County, Florida, USA. These reefs are among the richest in the western Atlantic due to proximity of the Gulf Stream current, which brings warm, clear water from the Caribbean.
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Tropical reef scene comprising a rich variety of fish and invertebrate marine life. Photo taken on the Breakers Coral Reef, offshore Palm Beach, Florida, United States.
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Reef scene with Slate Pencil Sea Urchin (Heterocentrotus mammillatus) and Pyramid Butterflyfish (Hemitaurichthys polylepis). Hawaii, Pacific Ocean
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Reef scene with Slate Pencil Sea Urchin (Heterocentrotus mammillatus), corals and a variety of fish species. Photo taken off Hawaii, Pacific Ocean
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Reef scene with Slate Pencil Sea Urchin (Heterocentrotus mammillatus) and Pyramid Butterflyfish (Hemitaurichthys polylepis). Hawaii, Pacific Ocean
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Reef scene with Slate Pencil Sea Urchin (Heterocentrotus mammillatus), Pennantfish (Heniochus diphreutes) and Moorish Idol (Zanclus cornutus). Photo taken off Hawaii, Pacific Ocean
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