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• Saving Tico

  Send us a textA manatee’s odyssey and the role of currents in marine mammal conservation.Written and read by Daniel Hentz.Artwork by Charin Park, © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.Read along by going to https://go.whoi.edu/savingtico

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• Are offshore wind farms harming whales?

  Send us a textWHOI whale biologist Mark Baumgartner weighs in on the impacts of offshore wind development.Written by Alison Pearce Stevens. Narrated by Rowan Quince Buckton.Whale call recordings were taken from the Watkins Marine Mammal Database. They include (in order) the humpback whale and the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale.Read along at https://go.whoi.edu/offshorewindwhale

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• Deep-sea amphipod name inspired by literary masterpiece

  Send us a textThe name of a newly discovered species pays tribute to Cervantes’ Don Quixote, reinforcing themes of sweetness and beauty.Written by Evan Lubofsky. Narrated by Scott Dickson. (Illustration by Felipe Gamonal at Instituto Milenio de Oceanografia)Click the link to read along: https://go.whoi.edu/donquixote

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• The long journey of bottle No.71645

  Send us a textA drift bottle released in 1968 to study ocean currents was found on a Maine beach. What have we learned about these marine highways since this early experiment began?Written by Evan Lubofsky. Narrated by Scott Dickson.Read along: https://go.whoi.edu/bottle71645(Photo by Jan Hahn, © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

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• An Antarctic Bestiary - Part 3. Emperor Penguins

  Send us a textDon't let their awkward waddle fool you. Emperor penguins have evolved ingenious ways to stay warm, feed their young, and forage in deep water, all while living in the world's most inhospitable continent. Find out how these iconic sea birds earned their royal reputation.Written and narrated by Elise Hugus | Artwork by Natalie Renier, © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.Penguin soundbites are from video footage Courtesy of Stephanie Jenouvrier, © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

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