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Arctic seals have weird bones in their noses that help them stay warm

Maze-like bones in the noses of Arctic seals turn out to be an adaptation for keeping warm in chilly conditions

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A bearded seal on the ice in Svalbard

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Shipwrecks are havens for wildlife in areas threatened by fishing

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Sea cucumbers surprise scientists with spectacular light show

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Orca and fishing boats in the Straits of Gibraltar, Europe

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Orcas sink another sailboat as a bewildering wave of attacks continues

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Adult patiria starfish

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Starfish don't have a body - they're just a big squished head

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Ash from wildfires may fuel the growth of plankton in the ocean

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Most mammals go through the menopause - if they live long enough

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Planet Earth III book - page 11 The sharks, though, are in for a surprise because the adult seals mob them instead of fleeing (opposite bottom).

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See a mob of seals save their pups from a shark in Planet Earth III

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A volunteer from the North Atlantic Salmon Fund with one of the escapee salmon

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On the hunt for thousands of salmon that escaped Icelandic fish farm

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Warm seas blamed for the disappearance of 10 billion snow crabs

The population of snow crabs in the Bering Sea has crashed since 2018, probably due to starvation as a result of a marine heatwave

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Sea life in the Ordovician period

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Ocean life surged 500 million years ago due to cooler sea temperatures

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Jellyfish can learn from experience even though they lack a brain

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Invasive blue crabs are poised to devastate the global clam supply

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The delightfully bizarre creatures that live near deep-sea vents

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