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Explore the taxonomy of the sea vertebrates including the cetaceans like the whales or the dolphins, the sea birds, the fish, the sharks and the sea turtles !
Kelp goose (Chloephaga hybrida)
Kelp goose
(Chloephaga hybrida)
Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica)
Atlantic puffin
(Fratercula arctica)
Common murre (Uria aalge)
Common murre
(Uria aalge)
Horned puffin (Fratercula corniculata)
Horned puffin
(Fratercula corniculata)
Tufted puffin (Fratercula cirrhata)
Tufted puffin
(Fratercula cirrhata)
Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)
Black-legged kittiwake
(Rissa tridactyla)
Sabine's gull (Xema sabini)
Sabine's gull
(Xema sabini)
Antarctic tern (Sterna vittata)
Antarctic tern
(Sterna vittata)
Black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
Black-crowned night heron
(Nycticorax nycticorax)
Tricolored heron (Egretta tricolor)
Tricolored heron
(Egretta tricolor)
Black-faced Cormorant (Phalacrocorax fuscescens)
Black-faced Cormorant
(Phalacrocorax fuscescens)
Double-crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)
Double-crested cormorant
(Phalacrocorax auritus)
Australasian gannet (Morus serrator)
Australasian gannet
(Morus serrator)
Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii)
Blue-footed booby
(Sula nebouxii)
Red-footed booby (Sula sula)
Red-footed booby
(Sula sula)
Black-browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophris)
Black-browed albatross
(Thalassarche melanophris)

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