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  • A Leopard seal showing its teeth in Antarctica. Reaching 12 feet long and 1,000 lbs, they're ong of the Antarctic's top predators.
  • Sea slugs, also know as nudibranchs are timy, slimy and poisonous. Some produce poisons while others absorb poisons from their prey.
  • Octopuses are boneless creatures - soft and squishy. They can stuff themselves into the smallest cracks and holes.
  • A Mantis Shrimp. Their eyes can see infrared, ultraviolet, polarized light and focus with trinocular vision for enhanced depth perception.
  • An Orca breaching the water. They can swim through the water at speeds of up to 30 mph.
  • A Giant Frogfish (Antennarius commerson). It is a type of anglerfish. They can typically be found in tropical and also subtropical regions of the world.

  • Fierce Seal

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    A Leopard seal showing its teeth in Antarctica. Reaching 12 feet long and 1,000 lbs, they're ong of the Antarctic's top predators.

  • Slimy Sea Slug

    Photograph by Getty Images

    Sea slugs, also know as nudibranchs are timy, slimy and poisonous. Some produce poisons while others absorb poisons from their prey.

  • Giant Red Octopus

    Photograph by Getty Images

    Octopuses are boneless creatures - soft and squishy. They can stuff themselves into the smallest cracks and holes.

  • Incredible Vision

    Photograph by Getty Images

    A Mantis Shrimp. Their eyes can see infrared, ultraviolet, polarized light and focus with trinocular vision for enhanced depth perception.

  • Jumping Killer Whale

    Photograph by Getty Images

    An Orca breaching the water. They can swim through the water at speeds of up to 30 mph.

  • Frogfish Sighting

    Photograph by Getty Images

    A Giant Frogfish (Antennarius commerson). It is a type of anglerfish. They can typically be found in tropical and also subtropical regions of the world.

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