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When The Sea Reveals Its Secrets: 17 Startling Images

The ocean can feel peaceful one moment and unsettling the next. It covers most of our planet, yet so much of it remains unexplored. For all our technology and research, there are still miles of the sea floor and marine mysteries we've barely touched. That mystery is part of what draws us in—and what makes certain ocean moments so eerie.
 
These strange sightings and curious captures remind us just how little control we have over nature. Some may send a chill down your spine. Others might leave you wondering what else is hiding beneath the waves. Either way, they’re hard to forget.
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1. Blue lobsters are one in two million

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2. A 398-year-old Greenland shark has been wandering the Arctic Ocean since 1627

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3. This baby dolphin got a ride on his mother's back

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4. Hanging out with a sleeping sperm whale

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5. This is called a cross sea, which refers to a sea state characterized by two wave systems traveling at oblique angles

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6. Lighthouse in Mouro Island in Santander, Spain

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7. Poseidon in Bretagne, by Photographer Mathieu Rivrin

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8. The wunderpus octopus is a small, striking cephalopod found in Indo-Pacific waters. Known for its vivid orange-brown color and white bands, it mimics predators and changes shape to evade threats.

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9. The color and structure of this wave is mind-boggling

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10. Indonesian seascape

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11. Heavy seas in Iceland - photo by Arnar Kristjansson

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12. Port side

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13. A porcelain crab in Malapascua

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14. A whale shark with a shoal of remora fish inside its mouth

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15. Female sperm whales secrete milk into the water to feed their calves, as their mouth's structure doesn't support traditional breastfeeding

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16. Leopard seal just a moment before swallowing a penguin

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17. Wreck of sailing ship Arden Craig, 1911 - photo by Francis James F. J. Mortimer

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All images: Izismile
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