The vast open ocean and deep sea are home to delicate jellyfish, light-producing animals, and other organisms ranging from the beautiful to the bizarre.
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Basking Shark
Cetorhinus maximus
The basking shark is the second largest species of fish in the world. |
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Blue Whale
Balaenoptera musculus
The blue whale is the largest living animal. |
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Bottlenose Dolphin
Tursiops truncatus
The bottlenose dolphin uses echolocation to find its prey. |
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Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis
The brown pelican is the smallest of all pelicans and is the only one that plunges from the air into the water to catch its food. |
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California Sea Lion
Zalophus californianus
Sea lions use their long front flippers to steer and propel themselves through the water. |
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Common Thresher Shark
Alopias vulpinus
The common thresher shark uses its long tail in a whip-like fashion to deliver incapacitating blows to its prey. |
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Cooper of the Sea
Phronima sedentaria
The eyes of this amphipod are so large that they make up nearly a quarter of the entire body. |
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Crystal Jelly
Aequorea victoria
Crystal jellies can expand their mouth to eat prey half their size! |
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Fin Whale
Balaenoptera physalus
The Fin whale is the second largest animal after the blue whale |
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Gray Whale
Eschrichtius robustus
The gray whale is a baleen whale. |
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Great White Shark
Carcharodon carcharias
The great white shark is capable of explosive bursts of speed and has been known to jump 3 meters (10 feet) out of the water. |
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Humpback Whale
Megaptera novaeangliae
The humpback whale has distinct patterns on the tail flukes used to identify individuals. |
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Killer Whale
Orcinus orca
The killer whale, as known as the orca, is the largest dolphin. |
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Krill
Thysanoessa spinifera
Krill are eaten by whales, seals, penguins, squid and fish. |
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Laysan Albatross
Phoebastria immutabilis
The wings of a laysan albatross are adapted to lock open into a wingspan of nearly seven feet. |
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Pacific Hake
Merluccius productus
The Pacific hake can live up to 15 years. |
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Shortfin Mako Shark
Isurus oxyrinchus
The shortfin mako shark is able to elevate its body temperature almost 20°F above the surrounding water. |
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Sperm Whale
Physeter macrocephalus
The sperm whale is the largest of the toothed whales and the largest toothed predator. |
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Western Gull
Larus occidentalis
The Western gull typically lives about 15 years, but can live to at least 25 years. |
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Whale Barnacle
Cryptolepas rhachianecti
Whale barnacles live attached to the skin of whales. |
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