I Ocean Hall findes ca. 100 havdyr, bevaret i glasskrukker. Hvert eksemplar har sine egne unikke træk, og sammen repræsenterer samlingen den store mangfoldighed af havliv. Her er en hurtig guide til standouts af "Ocean Hall Class of 2008."
Mest sandsynligt at komme foran
Havtasken, hvis hoved udgør 75 procent af sin krop.
Mest sandsynligt at holde det til manden
Kegeskaller. Disse bløddyr injicerer deres intetanende bytte med en hurtigvirkende gift.
Bedste tilbehør
Johnsons sorte fiskerfisk, som lokker bytte ind i munden med et lille fosforescerende lys, der hænger fra panden.
Mest sandsynligt at gå steder
Den lilla bobleflåtsnegl, der trækker på en jolle af selvoprettede bobler.
Mest ned og beskidt
Acorn orme, der graver i sand, sediment og mudder. Nogle er så lange som otte meter.
Mest sandsynligt at stjerne i en rædselfilm
Den gigantiske havspindel, hvis lange mundpart suger vævet ud af det hvirvelløse bytte.
Bedste ferieånd
Juletræormen, der strækker fyrretrælignende huler til at spise og indånde.
Mest farverige karakter
Fladorme. Disse sluglike hvirvelløse dyr kommer i en række strålende nuancer og mønstre.
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Ocean Views, en fotografiudstilling på National Museum of Natural History, belyser havets enorme dyreliv og miljø. Naturens bedste fotografering og museet inviterede fotografer i alle niveauer til at indsende deres fotos af havet. Over 10.000 fotos blev sendt, og Ocean Views viser de allerbedste. Udstillingen supplerer museets Ocean Hall, der åbner 27. september 2008 ... Hawksbill Turtle off the Cay of French Cay, Turks and Caicos Islands (Christopher Guglielmo)
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Gentoo Penguins i Neko Harbor, Antarktis (Cynthia Walpole)
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Goliath Grouper og Cigar Minnows offshore Jupiter, Fla. (Douglas David Seifert)
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Spermhval ved øen Pico, Azorerne, Portugal (Franco Banfi)
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Isbjerge i tåge ud for Quirpon Island, Newfoundland (John Sylvester)
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Tripletail Wrasse i Tulamben, Bali, Indonesien (Keri Wilk)
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California Sea Lion i Monterey Bay, Californien (Kevin Schafer)
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Orca Whales off Vancouver Island, British Columbia (Ralph Lee Hopkins)
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John Hopkins Inlet i Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska (Jon Cornforth)
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Western Clown Anemonefish i Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesien (Takako Uno)
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Hvalross i Cape Lee, Edge Island (Ralph Lee Hopkins)
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Wailau Beach regnbue nær North Shore Molokai, Hawaii (Jon Cornforth)
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Florida Manatees i Three Sisters Spring, Crystal River, Fla. (Todd Essick)
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Spine-cheek Anemonefish i Raja Ampat, Indonesien (Todd Mintz)
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Harbour Seal i LeConte Glacier, Alaska (Tom og Pat Leeson)
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Sea Otter i Prince William Sound, Alaska (Tom og Pat Leeson)
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Kæmper på stranden i øen Hoy, Orknøyene, Skotland (Verena og Georg Popp)
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Moon Jellyfish off Boston Harbor, Boston, Mass. (Wayne J. Dudley)
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Pukkelhval i Silver Bank Marine Pattal Sanctuary, Dominikanske Republik (Wyland)
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Maneter i Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesien (Yeang Ch'ng)