Pics of the Ocean

Daily pictures of the most amazing place in the world.

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The Piglet Squid

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Polychaetes can survive the extreme pressures of 1,000 meters below the ocean's surface.

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A Beluga Whale says hello!

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Instead of red blood cells, the blood of an Antarctic Young Icefish is filled with anti-freeze.

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A Sea Anemone Shrimp

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An Elephant Seal in kelp

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Emperor Shrimp are often called the "Hitchhikers of the Sea", they ride around on top of sea cucumbers & nudibranchs.

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In 2007, Surfer Todd Endris was being attacked by a Great White Shark when a pod of dolphins circled him as a defense

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Scientist have named and classified about 1.5 million species in the ocean, it's estimated that there are as many as 50 million more...

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The Janolus Sea Slug

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Sperm Whales "drift diving", scientists believe that this is a form of slumber.

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The Paddle-Flap Scorpionfish

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Nautiluses are often described as "living fossils" because they have remained unchanged for over 265 million years.

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A Boxer Crab holds on to Sea Anemones like pom-poms and uses them to fend off predators.

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Spotted Gobies and Hard-Nosed Shelled Shrimp are ocean roommates, the shrimp will dig the hole & the goby protects it

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An illustration on how a deep-sea shrimp will eject bioluminescence to distract a Viper Fish so the shrimp may escape

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Two Blacktip Reef Sharks

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One of the most poisonous snakes in the world, a Banded Sea Krait

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Tiger Sharks are regarded as the trash cans of the sea. All of these items were found in the stomachs of Tiger Sharks

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NASA's animation of the surface currents of the oceans, it looks a lot like a certain Van Gogh.