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WCWRU graduate student, Eric Erdmann, takes measures the culmen of a Southern Giant Petrel chick on Humble Island, Antarctica.

Five orange blossoms against a backdrop of citrus leaves and a mature orange produced by the previous year's blossoms. One blossom has already been pollinated and has lost its surrounding petals leaving the pistil isolated. Photograph taken March 15-16, 2008.

Anhinga beside Silver River. The water in the background was underground (in the Floridian aquifer) just two or three days earlier.

A fossilized Trilobite, Phacops rana africana, an extinct marine invertebrate. Item originally from Alnif, Morocco.

Fossilized Jiang Hanichthys, an extinct fish that lived from the Cretaceaous to 100 million years ago. Item originally from Hubai Province, China.

A fossilized Horn coral (Heliophyllum Halli) of Devonian origin. Item originally from Arkona, Ontario, Canada.

A fossilized Horn coral (Heliophyllum Halli) of Devonian origin. Item originally from Arkona, Ontario, Canada.

Fossilized Jiang Hanichthys, an extinct fish that lived from the Cretaceaous to 100 million years ago. Item originally from Hubai Province, China.

Fossilized Jiang Hanichthys, an extinct fish that lived from the Cretaceaous to 100 million years ago. Item originally from Hubai Province, China.

Fossilized Jiang Hanichthys, an extinct fish that lived from the Cretaceaous to 100 million years ago. Item originally from Hubai Province, China.

A fossilized Trilobite, Phacops rana africana, an extinct marine invertebrate. Item originally from Alnif, Morocco.

Fossilized Jiang Hanichthys, an extinct fish that lived from the Cretaceaous to 100 million years ago. Item originally from Hubai Province, China.

Trilobite fossil, an extinct marine invertebrate. Item originally from Alnif, Morocco.

Trilobite fossil, an extinct marine invertebrate. Item originally from Alnif, Morocco.

Fossilized Jiang Hanichthys, an extinct fish that lived from the Cretaceaous to 100 million years ago. Item originally from Hubai Province, China.

A fossilized Trilobite, Phacops rana africana, an extinct marine invertebrate. Item originally from Alnif, Morocco.

Fossilized Jiang Hanichthys, an extinct fish that lived from the Cretaceaous to 100 million years ago. Item originally from Hubai Province, China.

Fossilized Jiang Hanichthys, an extinct fish that lived fromthe Cretaceaous to 100 million years ago. Item originally from Hubai Province, China.

Cormorant preening its feathers and feet.

Great horned owl perched. Species identification tentative.

Cormorant drying its wings above the clear green waters.