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The World’s Aquarium- September 15, 2008
- Biodiversity and the Gulf of California
- The Gulf of California is home to a diverse assemblage of wildlife. This diversity is a reflection of the Gulf's distinctive geography. Impacts to wildlife from a variety of sources threaten many of the rare and endangered species that make the Gulf their home.
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- The Scalpel’s Edge
- September 05, 2008
- The sharp-tailed surgeonfish.
- Surgeonfish are colorful members of coral reef communities throughout the tropical Pacific Ocean, popular with divers and aquarists. Their brilliant colors are a warning to potential predators of their sharp defenses.
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- Back to School
- August 28, 2008
- What purpose does a school serve?
- As kids head back to classes this September, they aren't the only ones in school. Most species of fish form large aggregations called "schools" as well. The reasons why range from safety in numbers to finding food more easily to saving energy while swimming.
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- A Good Egg
- August 22, 2008
- Eggs-cellent adaptations protect cliff-dwelling seabird eggs
- Seabirds nest in remote rookeries, often on high cliffs. Their eggs are adapted to survive the sometimes harsh, highly vertical environment where the birds nest.
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- Midnight Sun
- July 15, 2008
- Adapting to long summer days at high latitudes.
- During the summer months above the Arctic Circle, the sun may stay above the horizon for up to weeks or months. Wildlife at these latitudes adapt to the absence of night.
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