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Sperm Whale Fact Sheet

Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus): the largest of the toothed whales. Kingdom: | Animalia Phylum: | Chordata Class: | Mammalia Order: | Artiodactyla Family: | Physeteridae Genus: | Physeter Species: | P. macrocephalus ...

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Golden-Headed Lion Tamarin Fact Sheet

Golden-Headed Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysomelas): a lion tamarin endemic to Brazil. Kingdom: | Animalia Phylum: | Chordata Class: | Mammalia Order: | Primates Family: | Callitrichidae Genus: | Leontopithecus Species: ...

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Peacock Mantis Shrimp Fact Sheet

Peacock mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus): large, colorful mantis shrimp AKA: harlequin or painted mantis shrimp Kingdom: | Animalia Phylum: | Arthropoda Class: | Malacostraca Order: | Stomatopoda Family: | Odontodactylidae ...

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AMA with “Spy in the Ocean” Filmmakers

New animatronic spy creatures explore the seas and capture never-before-seen animal behavior in NATURE’s four-part series Spy in the Ocean. The Spies include a whale calf (the biggest one yet!), shark, dolphin, ...

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