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How do plants respond to rising CO2 levels? To find out, plant physiologist Bert Drake monitors plants used in his CO2 study at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) near the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland.
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CO2 Marsh Study

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Harbor seal in a kelp forest near Cortes Bank, near San Diego California.
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Harbor Seal in a Kelp Forest

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Once common in the West Indies, the Black Capped Petrel (Pterodroma hasitata), which breeds in high Caribbean mountains, is now on the endangered species list.
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Black-Capped Petrel

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Pomarine Jaegers (Stercorarius pomarinus) are predatory and pirate-like seabirds that will often steal prey from other birds.
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Pomarine Jaeger Skims the Surface

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A strange looking frilled shark smiles at the camera.
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Frilled Shark

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The corkwing wrasse is able to change color for many reasons.
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The Amazing Color Changing Corkwing Wrasse

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Every year as the sun disappears for the winter, the surface waters around Antarctica freeze into a slab of ice 10-feet thick, which effectively doubles the size of the continent.
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Antarctic Pack Ice

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A school of Hawaiian squirrelfish.
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A School of Hawaiian Squirrelfish

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Striped eel catfish are the only species of catfish found in coral reefs.
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Striped Eel Catfish

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Cardinalfish dads protect their eggs by gingerly carrying them in their mouths.
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Cardinalfish Dad with a Mouthful of Eggs

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Seabirds on a rocky outcrop.
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A Gathering of Seabirds and Seals

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Yolanda Villacampa, Museum Specialist - Invertebrate Zoology, Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History
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NMNH Invertebrate Zoology Museum Specialist Yolanda Villacampa

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