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The Ekman Spiral

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This small sea star, little more than an inch across, is orange on top and whitish underneath.
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Little Sea Star

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This bait ball shows how small fish can react when larger predators are near, gathering tightly together in a ball-like formation that exposes the least number of fish.
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Bait Ball

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Two of the worlds largest jellyfish, the lions mane jellyfish, float together.
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Extreme Jellyfish

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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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A bamboo shark grows in a thick egg case. Even within the egg case, the embryonic sharks can sense predators nearby and, in response, stop all gill movement and hold still to slip under the radar.
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Shark Embryo

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Regulated fish waste dump sites can attract predators, such as these seagulls, fish, and even small sharks, which feed on the scraps.
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Seagulls at a Seafood Waste Site

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Auster gets ready to study fish predators at Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary off the coast of Georgia.
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Auster Prepares to Dive

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Auster gets ready to study fish predators at Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary off the coast of Georgia.
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Auster Dives on a Rock Face

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The frogfish uses camouflage to hide from predators.
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Three-spot Frogfish

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This day octopus (Octopus cyanea) has shaped itself like seagrass or some coral so hide from predators or stalk prey.
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Camouflaged Octopus Blends In

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two plesiosaurs hunt
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Plesiosaur on the Hunt

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