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Digital Orca
Vancouver, British Columbia

Digital Orca

A pixel art killer whale is frozen mid-leap in this Vancouver square.
Jellyfish Lake
Koror, Palau

Jellyfish Lake

An isolated dive site teeming with cnidarians.
Shark Ray Alley
Ambergris Caye, Belize

Shark Ray Alley

This portion of a lovely Belize beach is infested with (harmless) sharks and rays.
Namerikawa, Japan

The Firefly Squid of Toyama Bay

Bioluminescent firefly squid light up this Japanese fishing port.
Gothenburg, Sweden

Malm Whale

One of the world's few mounted blue whales, its jaws are hinged open allowing visitors to descend into a lounge.
animals

Photographing a Superpod of Sperm Whales

It's a two-day party for these underwater giants.
BioGraphic July 22, 2016
Brazil

Snake Island (Ilha da Queimada Grande)

Off-limits and full of venomous pit vipers, Brazil’s Snake Island has a frighteningly apt nickname.
This guy's stinking up the joint and he has no idea.
animals

Most Whales Don't Know How Bad They Smell

And other fragrant underwater tales.
Cara Giaimo July 20, 2016
science

Mystery of Why Turtles Have Shells Solved After 8-Year-Old Finds Fossil

They weren't, initially, for protection.
Erik Shilling July 19, 2016
Wally heads reluctantly out to sea once more.
animals

The Same Dead Whale Keeps Washing Up In California

Get a hint, Wally.
Cara Giaimo July 18, 2016
cemeteries

Found: More Dog Skeletons at a 2,000-Year-Old Canine Graveyard

People both depended on dogs and ate them.
Sarah Laskow July 18, 2016
Backyard Terror's Dinosaur Park.
Bluff City, Tennessee

Backyard Terror's Dinosaur Park

A delightful park featuring homemade scale replicas of dinosaurs, tucked away in the Tennessee mountains.
A seagull, unimpressed with human ingenuity.
animals

Humans Are Losing The One-Sided War Against Seagulls

Our many technological failures inspire the question—should we even fight?
Cara Giaimo July 13, 2016
animals

Found: A Drone That Looks Like a Bird Crash-Landed in Somalia

Presumably, it's a spy drone.
Sarah Laskow July 12, 2016
The Chief Mouser
animals

Everything We Know About the Cat Living at 10 Downing Street

Meet Larry.
Atlas Obscura July 12, 2016
animals

Why Did American Cats Get Blamed for So Many Divorces?

A century of couples pinning their marital woes on felines.
Natalie Zarrelli July 12, 2016
animals

Found: 57 Dead Sharks on an Alabama Beach

How they died is a mystery.
Sarah Laskow July 11, 2016
animals

Why It's So Hard to Find, Let Alone Save, the World's Cutest Porpoise

The tiny mammal is facing imminent extinction after only being discovered in 1987.
Dan Nosowitz July 6, 2016