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Photo of the Day : Underwater
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Tomato Clownfish
Photo of the Day, March 8, 2010
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A male tomato clownfish (Amphiprion frenatus) tends his field ...
Barracuda, Bismarck Sea
Photo of the Day, February 22, 2010
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A school of barracuda surrounds a naturalist in the Bismarck Sea ...
Leopard Seal
Photo of the Day, February 4, 2010
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Sinuous for its size—up to 12 feet (3.7 meters ...
Saltwater Crocodile
Photo of the Day, January 22, 2010
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A saltwater crocodile lunges for the camera. This photo was taken ...
Lake Ohrid Dock Remains
Photo of the Day, January 15, 2010
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This is part of the old dock of Lake Ohrid, Republic ...
Manatee and Fish
Photo of the Day, January 11, 2010
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A manatee photographed in Florida
This photo and caption were submitted ...
Manta Rays, Hanifaru Bay, Maldives
Photo of the Day, December 30, 2009
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Graceful and efficient, 2,000-pound mantas feed on ...
Penguins Under Water, Antarctica
Photo of the Day, December 21, 2009
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Penguins surface near an air hole in Antarctica ...
Octopus, Hawaii
Photo of the Day, December 16, 2009
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An octopus I came across on a dive ...
Koi Feeding, Texas
Photo of the Day, December 8, 2009
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Blue sky reflects off the surface waves created ...
Tour Boat, Kenya Coast
Photo of the Day, November 20, 2009
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On the 11th of July 2008 I was snorkeling off the ...
Freshwater Dolphin, Amazon
Photo of the Day, September 1, 2009
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Imagined lords of a golden underwater city—the Encante—Amazon ...
Beluga Whales, Canada
Photo of the Day, July 1, 2009
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A pod of beluga whales diving ...
Humpback Whales in Sunlit Water, Tahiti
Photo of the Day, April 20, 2009
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When you swim with humpback whales it's not their ...
Jellyfish Swarm, Palau
Photo of the Day, April 11, 2009
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Waters boil with jellyfish in one of Palau's marine ...
Gray Reef Shark, Kingman Reef
Photo of the Day, April 9, 2009
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Gray reef sharks and red snappers hover above a patch ...
Coconut Island Fish, Hawaii
Photo of the Day, April 3, 2009
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This photo was taken in the lagoon at Coconut Island ...
Tube Anemone, Bali
Photo of the Day, April 2, 2009
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This large tube anemone, photographed in Tulamben, Bali, stood high ...
Shrimp Hiding in Sand, Florida
Photo of the Day, January 11, 2009
Shunning light, a pink shrimp buries itself in aquarium sand except for its feelers and golf-ball eyes. To avoid predators ...
Statue of Christ of the Abyss, Florida
Photo of the Day, January 3, 2009
Softly aglow in sea-washed sunlight, Christ of the Abyss stands 30 feet (9 meters) down in the Atlantic in Florida ...
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