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Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) with fully open mouth. Vulnerable (IUCN). The sperm whale is the largest of the toothed whales. Sperm whales are known to dive as deep as 1,000 meters in search of squid to eat. Image has been shot in Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit

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Bigfin reef squid (Sepioteuthis lessoniana), Mayotte

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Under the Hole, the door to the mesophotic zone, under an arch in natural light at a depth of 60 metres. Mayotte

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Blue starfish (Coscinasterias tenuispina). Clear example of regeneration, many stars can regenerate any part of their body, even from a single arm can form a complete individual. Marine invertebrates of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.

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Spotted sea hare, (Aplysia dactylomela) a tropical Atlantic species considered alien in Mediterranean Sea where first seen in 2002 and likely self-established due to increasing temperatures. Puolo Bay, Marine Protected area Punta Campanella, Massa Lubrense, Penisola Sorrentina, Costa Amalfitana, Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea, Mediterranean

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Tube anemone (Cerianthidae sp) catch macro plancton, Mayotte

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White spotted octopus (Octopus macropus) above bottom. Marine invertebrates of the Canary Islands.

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Porbeagle (Lamna nasus) off the coast of Brittany, English Channel, France

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Release of gametes from barrel sponges (Xestospongia testudinaria), Mayotte

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Porbeagle (Lamna nasus) hunting off the coast of Brittany, Channel, France

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Gray whale (Eschrichtius robusuts) Gray whale in very shallow water. BCS Mexico.

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Gray whale (Eshcrichtius robustus) Eye of a whale BCS Mexico

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Imperial shrimp (Periclimenes imperator) on Blue sea cucumber (Actinopyga caerulea), in front of Siladen Island, Bunaken National Park, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

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Tail of Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus brevicauda) is the largest animal ever known to have existed. This may be the pygmy sub-species of blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus. Mirissa, Sri Lanka, Indian Ocean Photo taken under permit

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Blue Dragon (Glaucus atlanticus). Small slug that measures only about 2 cm and is generally associated with the Portuguese man of war (Physalia physalis), although it also usually appears in intertidal pools. Marine invertebrates of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.

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Crowned Jellyfish (Cephea cephea) drifting in open water, Tahiti, French Polynesia

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Pelagic shrimp on a Mauve stinger jellyfish (Pelagia noctiluca) photographed at night above the abyssal bottom. Tahiti French Polynesia

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Juvenile jack taking refuge in a purple jellyfish (Thysanostoma loriferum). Photographed at night over abyssal depths Tahiti, French Polynesia. Award-winning image.

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Blue glaucus (Glaucus atlanticus), Pelagic Nudibranch, Tahiti, French Polynesia

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Common octopus (Octopus vulgaris), in Port-Cros National Park, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

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Mating Common Toads (Bufo bufo), in the Buèges River, Hérault, Occitanie, France.

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Hawksbill Sea Turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, South Male Atoll, Indian Ocean, Maldives

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Polychaete Benthic Bristle Worm (Scoloplos armiger), San Luis Obispo County, California.

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Moon Jellyfish (Aurelia aurita) on black background, Mayotte

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Common Cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) under the surface at dusk, Miseno, Napoli, Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea

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School of fish under the surface at dusk, island Procida, La Corricella, Tyrrhenian Sea, Campania Italy

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Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) swimming at full speed in the lagoon of Mayotte.

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A tiny Benthic Hydromedusa, with a bell size of less than one centimeter, (Ptychogastria polaris), swimming in front of an iceberg, Tasiilaq, East Greenland

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Free diver is swimming over a pod of Sleeping sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) Researchers first saw this unusual sleep behavior in sperm whales in 2008. The scientists in that study found that sperm whales dozed in this upright drifting posture for about 10 to 15 minutes at a time, Vulnerable (IUCN). The sperm whale is the largest of the toothed whales. Sperm whales are known to dive as deep as 1,000 meters in search of squid to eat. Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit n°RP 16-02/32 FIS-5.

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Sub-adult sperm whale try to move away a calf to to mate with a female, (Physeter macrocephalus), Vulnerable (IUCN), The sperm whale is the largest of the toothed whales. Sperm whales are known to dive as deep as 1,000 meters in search of squid to eat. Image has been shot in Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit n°RP 16-02/32 FIS-5.

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Pod of sperm whale, (Physeter macrocephalus), Vulnerable (IUCN), The sperm whale is the largest of the toothed whales. Sperm whales are known to dive as deep as 1,000 meters in search of squid to eat. Image has been shot in Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit n°RP 16-02/32 FIS-5.

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Barrel Jellyfish (Rhizostoma pulmo), Gulf of Naples, Mediterranean Sea

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Detail of a cauliflower jellyfish, Bouéni Pass, Mayotte

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Smaragdia viridis, small mollusc associated with seagrass beds (Caulerpa prolifera). Marine invertebrates of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.

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Slate Pencil Urchin (Heterocentrotus mammilatus) on green coral. South lagoon. New Caledonia.

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Pelagic Shrimp (Funchalia villosa) drifting on a Pyrosome off the Tahiti Reef at night, French Polynesia

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Common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) eating a discarded condom floating in the sea, Miseno, Campania, Italy. Tyrrhenian Sea

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Gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) Baja California Mexico.

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Dramatic fight between an octopus and a moray eel. The moray makes a knot on itself that runs over the body and frees it from the tantacles of the octopus. Portugal

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Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) juvenile under surface, Fakarava, French Polynesia

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Green turtle (Chelonia mydas), Tahiti, French Polynesia

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Portuguese Man O'war (Physalia physalis) in front of a reef, Tahiti, French Polynesia

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Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) under the surface at sunset, Mayotte

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Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) eating a seven-arm octopus (Haliphron atlanticus) under the surface, Azores, North Atlantic

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Portuguese man o' war (Physalia physalis), Tenerife, Canary Islands.

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Sperm whale breast-feeds her newborn - Indian Ocean

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Green turtle (Chelonia mydas), Indian Ocean, Reunion

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Green sea turtle (Cheloia mydas) swimming, in the Indian Ocean, Réunion, France

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Octopus (Octopus sp) in the lagoon, Mayotte, Indian Ocean.

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Common dolphin - Short-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus delphis). Group feeding on snipe fish (Macroramphosus scolopax). Tenerife, Canary Islands.