Heap Gallery

Slate pencil sea urchin (Heterocentrotus mammillatus)

Slate pencil sea urchin (Heterocentrotus mammillatus) spines on the sea bed. They are about 10 cm long and act as armour to encase and protect the animal's body. It has long triangular spines that deter predators, and shorter spines underneath to clamp onto the reef. Tahiti, French Polynesia

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The shore at Bellsund littered with the bones of Beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas)

The shore at Bellsund littered with the bones of Beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas). A whaling station was established at Bellsund by the Dutch in 1615 at the mouth of the Schoonhoven. Spitsbergen Island, Svalbard Archipelago, Norwegian Arctic, Norway

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Dragon fruit, also called pitaya, pitahaya, strawberry pear, nanettikaqfruit, thanh long

Dragon fruit, also called pitaya, pitahaya, strawberry pear, nanettikaqfruit, thanh long, is the fruit of several cactus species, particularly Hylocereus and Stenocereus. Luang Prabang, Laos

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