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• Invasive Species
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  Pearl

  A pearl is a hard, rounded object produced by certain mollusks, primarily oysters. Pearl is valued as a gemstone and is cultivated or harvested for jewellery. Pearls are formed inside the shell of ... > more
• Dolphins and Whales
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  Whale shark

  The whale shark (Rhincodon typus) is a distinctively-marked member of the subclass Elasmobranchii of the class Chondrichthyes. It is the largest shark and also the largest ... > more
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  Barnacle

  A barnacle is a type of arthropod belonging to infraclass Cirripedia in the subphylum Crustacea. Barnacles often attach themselves to human-made structures, sometimes to the structure's ... > more
• Dinosaurs
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  Cretaceous

  The Cretaceous period is one of the major divisions of the geologic timescale, reaching from the end of the Jurassic period, about 146 million years ago (Ma), to the beginning of the Paleocene epoch ... > more
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  Dolphin

  Dolphins, along with whales and porpoises, are thought to be descendants of terrestrial mammals, most likely of the Artiodactyl order. Modern dolphin skeletons have two small rod shaped pelvic bones ... > more
• Dolphins and Whales
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  Whale song

  Whale song is the sound made by whales to communicate. The word "song" is used in particular to describe the pattern of regular and predictable sounds made by some species of whales (notably the ... > more
• Dinosaurs
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  Evolution
   
  

  Ichthyosaur

  Ichthyosaurs were giant marine reptiles that resemble a dolphin with large teeth. They lived during a large part of the Mesozoic era, and appeared about 250 million years ago (Ma), slightly earlier ... > more
• Fish
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  Coho salmon

  The Coho salmon is a species of anadromous fish in the salmon family. Coho is found in the North Pacific (Alaska, Kamchatka, Kuril Islands). Coho salmon are also known as "silver salmon" or ... > more
• Zoology
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  Eel

  True eels are fish of the order Anguilliformes. Most eels prefer to dwell in shallow waters, hide at the bottom layer of the ocean, sometimes in ... > more
• Fish
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  New Species
   
  

  Shark

  Sharks are a group (superorder Selachimorpha) of fish, with a full cartilaginous skeleton and a streamlined body plan. Sharks have keen olfactory senses, with some species able to detect as little as ... > more

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