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Photo: An endangered Galapagos sea lion, Zalophus wollebaeki, on the beach at Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park.

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An endangered Galapagos sea lion, Zalophus wollebaeki, on the beach at Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: An endangered Galapagos sea lion, Zalophus wollebaeki, on the beach at Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park.

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An endangered Galapagos sea lion, Zalophus wollebaeki, on the beach at Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: Endangered Galapagos sea lions, Zalophus wollebaeki, on the beach at Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park.

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Endangered Galapagos sea lions, Zalophus wollebaeki, on the beach at Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: Tourist walk among the Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) on Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park.

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Tourist walk among the Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) on Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: Endangered Galapagos sea lions, Zalophus wollebaeki, on the beach at Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park.

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Endangered Galapagos sea lions, Zalophus wollebaeki, on the beach at Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: Tourist walk among the Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) on Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park.

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Tourist walk among the Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) on Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: Endangered Galapagos sea lions, Zalophus wollebaeki, on the beach at Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park.

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Endangered Galapagos sea lions, Zalophus wollebaeki, on the beach at Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: Endangered Galapagos sea lions, Zalophus wollebaeki, on the beach at Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park.

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Endangered Galapagos sea lions, Zalophus wollebaeki, on the beach at Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: An endangered Galapagos sea lion, Zalophus wollebaeki, on the beach at Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park.

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An endangered Galapagos sea lion, Zalophus wollebaeki, on the beach at Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: Endangered Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) on Fernandina Island in Galapagos National Park.

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Endangered Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) on Fernandina Island in Galapagos National Park.

Three king penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) on South Georgia Island.

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Three king penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) on South Georgia Island.

A king penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) rookery from South Georgia Island's St. Andrews Bay. Shown is one of the largest king penguin colonies in the world at 100,000 nesting pairs.

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A king penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) rookery from South Georgia Island’s St. Andrews Bay. Shown is one of the largest king penguin colonies in the world at 100,000 nesting pairs.

Photo: Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) on Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park.

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Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) on Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: Photo opportunities are found amongst the Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) on Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park.

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Photo opportunities are found amongst the Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) on Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) on Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park.

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Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) on Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) on Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park.

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Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) on Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) on Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park.

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Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) on Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) on Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park.

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Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) on Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) on Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park.

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Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) on Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) on Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park.

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Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) on Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) on Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park.

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Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) on Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) soak up the sun on Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park.

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Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) soak up the sun on Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) on Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park.

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Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) on Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: A tourist photographs Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) on Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park.

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A tourist photographs Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) on Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: Two photographers search for photo opportunities among the Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) on Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park.

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Two photographers search for photo opportunities among the Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) on Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: Tourist walk among the Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) on Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park.

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Tourist walk among the Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) on Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) on Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park.

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Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) on Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: Galapagos fur seal (Arctocephalus galapagoensis) on Isabella Island in Galapagos National Park.

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Galapagos fur seal (Arctocephalus galapagoensis) on Isabella Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: Galapagos fur seal (Arctocephalus galapagoensis) on Isabella Island in Galapagos National Park.

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Galapagos fur seal (Arctocephalus galapagoensis) on Isabella Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: Galapagos fur seal (Arctocephalus galapagoensis) on Isabella Island in Galapagos National Park.

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Galapagos fur seal (Arctocephalus galapagoensis) on Isabella Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: Oil booms were deployed to defend Cat Island, Louisiana (an important bird rookery) from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

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Oil booms were deployed to defend Cat Island, Louisiana (an important bird rookery) from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. They proved largely ineffective.

An oiled white ibis (Eudocimus albus) lifts off from a rookery on a barrier island in Barataria Bay, Louisiana.

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An oiled white ibis (Eudocimus albus) lifts off from a rookery on a barrier island in Barataria Bay, Louisiana.

Photo: Aerial view of the oil booms deployed around Queen Bess Island in an attempt to protect it from the Deepwater Horizon spill.

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Aerial view of the oil booms deployed around Queen Bess Island in an attempt to protect it from the Deepwater Horizon spill. They proved largely ineffective in keeping this important bird rookery safe from oil.

Photo: Oil booms ring Cat island to protect it from the Deepwater Horizon spill.

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Oil booms ring Cat island to protect it from the Deepwater Horizon spill. The island is an important bird rookery, in Barataria Bay, Louisiana.

Photo: Northern fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus) at a rookery on St. Paul Island (Pribilofs), part of the Alaska Maritime NWR.

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Northern fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus) at a rookery on St. Paul Island (Pribilofs), part of the Alaska Maritime NWR.

Photo: Northern fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus) at a rookery on St. Paul Island (Pribilofs), part of the Alaska Maritime NWR.

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Northern fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus) at a rookery on St. Paul Island (Pribilofs), part of the Alaska Maritime NWR.

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