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Pearly nacre of a nautilus shell
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Osmena Pearl

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A cross-section of a nautilus shell is not only beautiful, it also is a great example of the chambered cephalopod shell. The projections splitting each chamber are the siphuncle tubes that allow gas and liquid to be transferred from chamber to chamber. 
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Chambered Shells

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Octopus, squid, cuttlefish, and nautilus all have differently shaped pupils— an octopus has a rectangular pupil.
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Octopus Eyes

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Gulf Coast of Florida tidal flats exposed by an early morning low tide.
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Low Tide on the Gulf Coast

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oysters underwater
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An Oyster Reef

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A slipper lobster
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Slipper Lobster

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In this painting, a giant squid engages in a struggle for survival with a sperm whale.
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The Mystery of Ambergris

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A Bryde's whale catches a meal
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Bryde's Whale

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A baleen plate with a drawing of a ship in paint
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Artful Baleen Plates

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a seal skin kayak
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Yup'ik Kayak

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This coordinated group of gliders were used off the coast of Monterey Bay, CA. Programmed to behave like groups of animals that function together in the wild, the robots can decide where to go and how to move in order to get the best data possible with in
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Coordinated Glider Fleet

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Hundreds of illustrated red crabs gathering on sand with Santa hats.
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Santa Claws is Coming to Town

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