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....ALRIGHT we just spoke with all the other narwhals and they would like to send ALL THEIR LOVE to this special specimen because he is PERFECT in EVERY WAY 🦄 Hang in there lil' land pupper, the sea unicorns are cheering for you! 🌊🐶💙
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Today, we want to give a HUGE shoutout to #BTSARMY for the wonderful donation made in Kim Seokjin's name! 🌊 @BTS_twt, your fans are SO inspired by you and are making waves of change for our ocean. 🌊 THANK YOU! 🌊
After a long back and forth and difficulties moving money, I can now happily confirm that $6,471 has been donated in Kim Seokjin's name to @OurOcean (cont. reading...)
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Nothing to see here, just 2 frogfish going for a stroll... Video by: Natalie Bondarenko
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In case you’ve never seen a piglet squid before....@EVNautilus has your back 🌊🐷🦑
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Just a couple of frogfish walking along the ocean floor... ow.ly/UDhI309fHgg via @boredpanda
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Replying to @LilNasX
🌊🌊🌊 WE LOVE YOU 🌊🌊🌊
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Ocean lovers, #Peakers, #Outlander fans! We're so proud to partner with the one and only @SamHeughan and @MyPeakChallenge for #MPC2023. 👏Join us for an Instagram Live convo with our own @NickMallos and Sam: Monday, Jan. 9 at 4:00 PM (ET.)👏
Proud to announce @MyPeakChallenge amazing new charity partner for #MPC2023... The Ocean Conservancy 🌊    @OurOcean is a nonprofit organization working to protect the ocean.    Instagram Live this coming MONDAY, January 9th at 1pm PST, 4pm EST (9pm UK) to hear more! X
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Tiny. Baby. Octopus. That’s it. That’s the tweet. 🐙 bit.ly/2SfDFQP
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Life is always better with a friend 🐢 ow.ly/zyms50BVN2i
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Just keep swimming
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Tiny. Baby. Octopus. That’s it. That’s the tweet. 🐙 ow.ly/3af450F6Efa

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No matter what happens, just keep your head up 🐢
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Oh hello...can I kelp you? 🌿
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🐙IT'S WORLD OCTOPUS DAY!!! 🐙Do you have a favorite species of octopus? #WorldOctopusDay
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Everybody needs their mom sometimes. #SeabirdSaturday
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"There's no such thing as a perfectly-timed photogr—" ow.ly/1YYW50DVj4B
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"There's no such thing as a perfectly-timed photogr—" ow.ly/1YYW50DVj4B
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We were THRILLED to join #Outlander's own #SamHeughan and @MyPeakChallenge on Monday for an inspiring convo about how every one of us can take action to protect our ocean! 🌊 Miss the Insta livestream? No worries—we've got you covered! 🤙 WATCH NOW ➡️ bit.ly/3vWrKuN
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Curioser and curioser ... 🐢 ow.ly/Nzaq50E9tdX
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Shine bright like a bobtail squid 💎🐙💎 bit.ly/2WMHZdD
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This man buys turtles from a food market and takes them straight to sea. ocean.ly/1XZQV5k via @dodo
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Here’s a seal pup in honor of #NationalPuppyDay! #puppyofthesea
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I'm sure you're already aware, but just in case... #PenguinAwarenessDay 🐧
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Just a quick ray to brighten your Sunday 🌞 ow.ly/9iVB50wdzBO
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Curioser and curioser ... 🐢 ow.ly/Nzaq50E9tdX
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Everybody loves a sea lion snooze 💤 ow.ly/6vz850Fqswk
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A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
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Don’t be blue, friend ... blue dragon sea slugs (Glaucus atlanticus) have that covered! 🌀 ow.ly/ys7R50qLG5D
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Curioser and curioser ... 🐢 ow.ly/Nzaq50E9tdX
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Can we all just take a moment to appreciate what giant Pacific octopuses look like as babies? 🐙 ow.ly/bQRh50vY7XZ
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Sometimes referred to as a sea cow, I can grow to be up to 10 feet long and weigh up to 1,200 pounds. #ManateeAppreciationDay!
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Oh hello ... can I kelp you? 🌱 ow.ly/CCOU50DVjD4
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Your speed doesn’t matter. Forward is forward. ✨ ow.ly/IFba50xfiDg
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Just a quick ray to brighten your day 🌞 ow.ly/9iVB50wdzBO
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"With every drop of water you drink, every breath you take, you're connected to the sea. No matter where on Earth you live." -Sylvia Earle 🌊
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This #ArborDay, let’s celebrate forests under the sea.
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It's #SharkSunday so don't you DARE keep on scrolling without givin' that little heart a boop to say hi to Bruce! 👋 ow.ly/X2DP50zIdrb
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Shine bright like a bobtail squid ✨🐙✨ bit.ly/2WMHZdD
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Take a deep breath 🌊
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Life is always better with a friend!  🐢 ow.ly/zyms50BVN2i
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Everybody needs their mom sometimes. #SeabirdSaturday
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#OceanOddity of the day: Meet the piglet squid! 🐷 Video ➡️ @EVNautilus 🌊⛴🌊
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We didn't really think this tiny little octopus needed an introduction or a caption...so, here you go. She hopes you have a great day! 🐙
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WAIT! ⚠️ Stop scrolling! 🛑 ...This baby octopus has returned to wave hello to you 🥰 Can you wave back? It’s only polite. That is all, proceed. 🐙 ow.ly/BhWl50BDI1N

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We hope this adorable baby penguin will INSTANTLY brighten your day! 🐧✨
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A fish? A ray? Nope—that’s an OCTOPUS! 🐙 When it comes to trickery, no one beats these cephalopods. ow.ly/x9mY50vOxNT
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Turns out fairies do exist, and they go by pteropoda! 🧚‍♀️ ow.ly/kwxA50E9SxM

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Peace. ✌️ Love. 💚 And #TURTLETUESDAYS. ✨🐢✨ ow.ly/bl1t50IGRo4
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Today on tiny cephalopods that you absolutely NEED to see: 🐙 bit.ly/3vLp1D3

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Cheer up, friend—pom pom crabs exist and they are HERE to cheer you on this #Monday afternoon! 📣 ow.ly/V6wf50EJuLM

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You’re not just gonna keep scrolling and not say hi, are you?! 🌊
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✨ STOP SCROLLING ✨ It’s time for your weekly adorable baby pinniped timeline cleanse! 🥰 That is all, you may now proceed 🌊 ow.ly/3af450F6Efa
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Nevermind me... I'm just going to move this over here... ow.ly/sjIO50H1bPA

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Not all stars belong in the sky 🌟 ow.ly/oPbS50qMiOM
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But first, let me take a shell-fie 🌊📸🐢 ow.ly/wFPk50C5B3D
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Float on, friends 🐢 ow.ly/WBgc50Faeqm
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When a moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie... ...that's a MORAY! 🥰 ow.ly/EQG450E9wuv
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Smiling into the weekend ✨ bit.ly/3j63Ggb
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"If you truly love nature, you will find beauty everywhere." ✨ -Vincent Van Gogh ow.ly/DcHZ50BVJTy
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Everybody loves a sea lion snooze 💤 ow.ly/6vz850Fqswk
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hi friends 🙃 ow.ly/YXGE50FMhck

ALT Deep Sea Octopus GIF by Monterey Bay Aquarium

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PUFFINS! That's it. That's the tweet.
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Never forget that the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step 🐢 ow.ly/IrFf50yAC2j
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The longer you watch, the more magical it gets... 🐬 ow.ly/dCJc50EJuHg
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Rainbow fish, is that you?! 🌈 ow.ly/XgLU50zKpth
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Fun fact for your Saturday: Sea otters have the densest fur in the animal kingdom, with up to one million hairs per square inch of their body! 🦦 ow.ly/iOdc50AIXaH

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Everybody needs their mom sometimes. #SeabirdSaturday
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Keep your head up, friend 🐢 ow.ly/g1LK50xWwC1
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Just a very tiny lil’ octopus friend wishing you a very good weekend!
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IT'S OFFICIAL: @OurOcean is proud to announce our partnership with @teamseas! 🌊 bit.ly/3EJim0b
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Oh hello...can I kelp you? 🌿 ow.ly/klFp50HeYo9
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I get by with a little help from my friends...
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The only thing we love more than a mobula ray? 🤔 A jaw-dropping MOB of Mobula rays! 🤩 ow.ly/7iXu50uGthl
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HUGE moment of gratitude for the dedicated volunteers on South Padre Island who stopped what they were doing to rescue THOUSANDS of cold-stunned sea turtles during this winter storm—it's because of your commitment that these turtles have a better shot at survival. THANK YOU! 💙
KEEPING WARM: Thousands of cold-stunned sea turtles are inside the South Padre Island Convention Centre after volunteers rescued more than 3,500 of them from freezing temperatures amid a record-breaking winter storm. abcn.ws/37qyZ2p
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Smol cephalopod squish boi is waving at you. 👋 Don't be rude. WAVE BACK. 🥰 ow.ly/RucJ50FtlU3

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We see you Popcorn!! 🍿🐋
A baby Humpback Whale, named ‘Popcorn’, breached over 100 times just last weekend in Newport Beach, California. 🎥: @NewportWhales
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2 words: #MondayMood. 🦀 Video via Clark Little. 📽
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"There's no such thing as a perfectly-timed photogr—" ow.ly/1YYW50DVj4B
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Every day they're pufflin' 🕺🏻 ow.ly/DBn350FtlNW
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Feelin’ cute, mite delete l8tr tho idk 🤠 #SharkWeek ow.ly/X2DP50zIdrb
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The only thing better than a puffin? 🤔 TWO PUFFINS! 😍 ow.ly/87rI50IGRGy
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5 more minutes, please! 🐙 ow.ly/pzgu50EJuyM
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Don’t fear sharks—fear a world without them. 🌊 #SharkSunday
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"Sharks are beautiful animals, and if you're lucky enough to see lots of them, that means that you're in a healthy ocean. You should be afraid if you are in the ocean and don't see sharks." ~ @SylviaEarle
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On a scale of 1 to jumping rays in Oaxaca, how excited are you that it's the weekend?! 🌟 ow.ly/NFYs50BVLXA
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No matter where you go in life, remember: it's who's by your side that matters. 🐢🐢 📸 = @BocaRatonPhoto ow.ly/196F50H5AcJ
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Don't be crabby ... we're halfway through the week! 🦀 ow.ly/Oq4a50C5AZj
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Oh hello ... can I kelp you? 🌱 ow.ly/S44V50FaePj
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Good morning, world! 🌞 ow.ly/QJAY50EjDjS
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❤️️ It's a #WorldOtterDay cuddle break. ❤️️
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Some sea breezes and serenity for your Sunday, brought to you by the amazing @jaimenhudson 🐬
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Shine bright like a bobtail squid 💎🐙💎 bit.ly/2WMHZdD
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