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“I slowly approached this bird resting on the back of a turtle just under the surface of the water. I got the shot just before the tern flew away.” -- Nature's Best photographer, Nuno Sá.Equipment Used to Capture the Shot: Canon EOS 20D; 70-200mm lens
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Tern and Loggerhead Sea Turtle, São Miguel Island, Azores, Portugal

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A surfer waits for the perfect wave.
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Surfer at Bogue Banks, North Carolina, USA

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“Leatherback turtles are critically endangered, and this young hatchling is a symbol of hope for their future.” -- Nature's Best photographer, Jason Bradley.Equipment Used to Capture the Shot: Nikon D2X; 12-24mm lens; 1/100 sec at ƒ/5.6.
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Leatherback Sea Turtle, Playa Grande, Costa Rica

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“I visited the beach at sunrise after high tide and found this skimmer feeding, providing me with this reflected shot.” -- Nature's Best photographer, James A. Galletto. Equipment Used to Capture the Shot: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III; 500mm lens; 1/1600 sec
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Black Skimmer, Nickerson Beach, Long Island, N.Y., USA

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yarn artwork of coral
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Webcast: Stories from the Reef

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A veined octopus sits inside a vacant bivalve shell, which it uses as a portable shelter, in the Philippines. This is one of the few examples—if not the only example—of tool use in invertebrates.
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Veined Octopus at Anilao Batangas Pier, Philippines

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An ice diver swims beneath the ice-covered surface.
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Upside Down Under the Ice

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An artist sketches the preserved bones of a specimen in the Smithsonian's collection.
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Flippers, Jawbones, and Blowholes: Marine Specimens Inspire Artists

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"Surf Fishing In a Golden State"
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Surf Fishing In a Golden State

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A screenshot from the video "Diver Encounters a Floating Garbage Patch" that shows a view from below of small bits of plastic floating on the surface of the water.
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Diver Encounters a Floating Garbage Patch

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Photo of sockeye salmon spawning.
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Sockeye Salmon, Adams River, British Columbia, Canada

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An underwater photo of a yellow-mouth moray eel.
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Yellow-mouth Moray Eel in the Red Sea (Eilat, Israel)

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