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| National Marine Sanctuaries Photo. North Pacific humpback whale, cow/calf. Maui, Hawaii, USA. Image: 00140 -?- Species: Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA Keywords: animal, balaenopteridae, cetacea, cetacean, endangered, endangered / threatened species, hawaii, humpback whale, humpback whale juvenile / calf, humpback whale mother and calf, inspirational, juvenile / calf, marine, marine mammal, maui, megaptera, megaptera novaeangliae, mother / calf nurturing, mysticete, mysticeti, novaeangliae, portfolio, rorqual, subject, technique, underwater, whale, whale behavior, photo, photograph, picture, photos, stock photo, image Categories: Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands, Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, Humpback Whale, Humpback Whale Juvenile / Calf, Humpback Whale Mother and Calf, Inspirational, Juvenile / Calf, Mother / Calf Nurturing, Portfolio, Underwater See Portfolio Related To This Image | National Marine Sanctuaries Photo. North Pacific humpback whale, breach. Maui, Hawaii, USA. Image: 00205 -?- Species: Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA Keywords: animal, balaenopteridae, cetacea, cetacean, endangered, endangered / threatened species, hawaii, humpback whale, humpback whale breaching, inspirational, marine, marine mammal, maui, megaptera, megaptera novaeangliae, mysticete, mysticeti, novaeangliae, portfolio, rorqual, subject, whale, whale behavior, whale breaching, photo, photograph, picture, photos, stock photo, image Categories: Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands, Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, Humpback Whale, Humpback Whale Breaching, Inspirational, Portfolio, Whale Breaching See Portfolio Related To This Image | National Marine Sanctuaries Photo. Humpback whale (male) singing. Maui, Hawaii, USA. Image: 02796 -?- Species: Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA Keywords: animal, balaenopteridae, cetacea, cetacean, endangered, endangered / threatened species, hawaii, humpback whale, marine, marine mammal, maui, megaptera, megaptera novaeangliae, mysticete, mysticeti, novaeangliae, portfolio, rorqual, subject, technique, underwater, whale, whale behavior, whale singing, photo, photograph, picture, photos, stock photo, image Categories: Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands, Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, Humpback Whale, Portfolio, Underwater, Whale Singing |
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| National Marine Sanctuaries Photo. Humpback whale breaching. Maui, Hawaii, USA. Image: 03854 -?- Species: Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA Keywords: animal, balaenopteridae, cetacea, cetacean, endangered, endangered / threatened species, hawaii, humpback whale, humpback whale breaching, marine, marine mammal, maui, megaptera, megaptera novaeangliae, mysticete, mysticeti, novaeangliae, portfolio, rorqual, whale, whale behavior, whale breaching, photo, photograph, picture, photos, stock photo, image Categories: Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands, Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, Humpback Whale, Humpback Whale Breaching, Portfolio, Whale Breaching | National Marine Sanctuaries Photo. Hawaiian spinner dolphin, resting herd swimming along reef. Lanai, Hawaii, USA. Image: 00108 -?- Species: Stenella longirostris Location: Lanai, Hawaii, USA Keywords: animal, cetacea, cetacean, delphinidae, dolphin, dolphin behavior, dolphin socialization, hawaii, hawaiian spinner dolphin, longirostris, marine mammal, odontocete, odontoceti, portfolio, spinner dolphin, stenella, stenella longirostris, subject, technique, underwater, photo, photograph, picture, photos, stock photo, image Categories: Dolphin Socialization, Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands, Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, Hawaiian Spinner Dolphin, Portfolio, Underwater | National Marine Sanctuaries Photo. Bull elephant seal exits the water to retake his position on the beach. He shows considerable scarring on his chest and proboscis from many winters fighting other males for territory and rights to a harem of females. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA. Image: 15458 -?- Species: Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA Keywords: angustirostris, animal, animalia, caniformia, carnivora, carnivore, chordata, elephant seal, elephant seal proboscis, endangered, endangered / threatened species, mammal, mammalia, marine, marine mammal, mirounga, mirounga angustirostris, northern elephant seal, phocid, phocidae, pinniped, pinniped anatomy, pinnipedia, scar / wound, seal, vertebrata, vertebrate, photo, photograph, picture, photos, stock photo, image Categories: Elephant Seal Proboscis, Northern Elephant Seal, Piedras Blancas, Scar / Wound |
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| National Marine Sanctuaries Photo. Northern fur seal. San Miguel Island, California, USA. Image: 00966 -?- Species: Callorhinus ursinus Location: San Miguel Island, California, USA Keywords: animal, animalia, california, callorhinus, callorhinus ursinus, caniformia, carnivora, carnivore, chordata, eared seal, endangered, endangered / threatened species, fur seal, mammal, mammalia, marine, marine mammal, northern fur seal, otarid, otariid, otariidae, pinniped, pinnipedia, san miguel island, seal, subject, technique, underwater, ursinus, vertebrata, vertebrate, photo, photograph, picture, photos, stock photo, image Categories: Northern Fur Seal, San Miguel Island, Underwater | National Marine Sanctuaries Photo. Polyp of a strawberry anemone (club-tipped anemone, more correctly a corallimorph). San Miguel Island, California, USA. Image: 01039 -?- Species: Corynactis californica Location: San Miguel Island, California, USA Keywords: anemone, animal, california, coral, corallimorphs / false coral, marine invertebrate, marine invertebrate anatomy, polyp, san miguel island, subject, technique, underwater, photo, photograph, picture, photos, stock photo, image Categories: Anemone, Corallimorphs / False Coral, Polyp, San Miguel Island, Underwater | National Marine Sanctuaries Photo. Gray whale, neonate calf. Monterey, California, USA. Image: 01135 -?- Species: Eschrichtius robustus Location: Monterey, California, USA Keywords: animal, california, cetacea, cetacean, endangered, endangered / threatened species, eschrichtiidae, eschrichtius, eschrichtius robustus, gray whale, juvenile / calf, marine, marine mammal, monterey, mysticete, mysticeti, neonatal / embryonic fold, robustus, subject, technique, underwater, whale, whale anatomy, photo, photograph, picture, photos, stock photo, image Categories: Big Sur, Gray Whale, Juvenile / Calf, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, Neonatal / Embryonic Fold, Underwater |
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| National Marine Sanctuaries Photo. North Pacific humpback whale, peduncle throw. Maui, Hawaii, USA. Image: 02153 -?- Species: Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA Keywords: animal, balaenopteridae, cetacea, cetacean, endangered, endangered / threatened species, hawaii, humpback whale, marine, marine mammal, maui, megaptera, megaptera novaeangliae, mysticete, mysticeti, novaeangliae, rorqual, tail lob / peduncle throw, whale, whale behavior, photo, photograph, picture, photos, stock photo, image Categories: Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands, Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, Humpback Whale, Tail Lob / Peduncle Throw | National Marine Sanctuaries Photo. Kelp frond showing pneumatocysts. Santa Barbara Island, California, USA. Image: 02435 -?- Species: Macrocystis pyrifera Location: Santa Barbara Island, California, USA Keywords: frond / stipe / pneumatocyst / detail, giant kelp, habitat, kelp, kelp forest, marine plant, natural world, plant, santa barbara island, subject, technique, underwater, photo, photograph, picture, photos, stock photo, image Categories: Frond / Stipe / Pneumatocyst / Detail, Kelp Forest, Santa Barbara Island, Underwater See Portfolio Related To This Image | National Marine Sanctuaries Photo. North Pacific humpback whale, escort in competitive group makes fast close pass. Maui, Hawaii, USA. Image: 06057 -?- Species: Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA Keywords: animal, balaenopteridae, cetacea, cetacean, competitive / rowdy group, endangered, endangered / threatened species, hawaii, humpback whale, marine, marine mammal, maui, megaptera, megaptera novaeangliae, mysticete, mysticeti, novaeangliae, rorqual, subject, technique, underwater, whale, whale behavior, photo, photograph, picture, photos, stock photo, image Categories: Competitive / Rowdy Group, Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands, Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, Humpback Whale, Underwater |
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| National Marine Sanctuaries Photo. California sea lions, socializing/resting, Webster Point rookery, Santa Barbara Island, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Santa Barbara Island, California, USA. Image: 06284 -?- Species: Zalophus californianus Location: Santa Barbara Island, California, USA Keywords: animal, animalia, california sea lion, californianus, caniformia, carnivora, carnivore, chordata, eared seal, mammal, mammalia, marine mammal, otarid, otariid, otariidae, pinniped, pinnipedia, santa barbara island, sea lion, sealion, subject, technique, underwater, vertebrata, vertebrate, zalophus, zalophus californianus, photo, photograph, picture, photos, stock photo, image Categories: California Sea Lion, Santa Barbara Island, Underwater | National Marine Sanctuaries Photo. Male elephant seals (bulls) rear up on their foreflippers and fight in the surf for access for mating females that are in estrous. Such fighting among elephant seals can take place on the beach or in the water. They bite and tear at each other on the neck and shoulders, drawing blood and creating scars on the tough hides. Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA. Image: 20369 -?- Species: Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA Keywords: angustirostris, animal, animalia, caniformia, carnivora, carnivore, chordata, elephant seal, endangered, endangered / threatened species, fighting elephant seals, mammal, mammalia, marine, marine mammal, mirounga, mirounga angustirostris, northern elephant seal, phocid, phocidae, pinniped, pinniped behavior, pinnipedia, seal, territorial dispute, vertebrata, vertebrate, photo, photograph, picture, photos, stock photo, image Categories: Fighting Elephant Seals, Northern Elephant Seal, Piedras Blancas, Territorial Dispute | National Marine Sanctuaries Photo. North Pacific humpback whale, peduncle throw. Maui, Hawaii, USA. Image: 00443 -?- Species: Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA Keywords: animal, balaenopteridae, cetacea, cetacean, endangered, endangered / threatened species, hawaii, humpback whale, marine, marine mammal, maui, megaptera, megaptera novaeangliae, mysticete, mysticeti, novaeangliae, rorqual, tail lob / peduncle throw, whale, whale behavior, photo, photograph, picture, photos, stock photo, image Categories: Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands, Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, Humpback Whale, Tail Lob / Peduncle Throw |
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| National Marine Sanctuaries Photo. Pacific bottlenose dolphin. Maui, Hawaii, USA. Image: 04564 -?- Species: Tursiops truncatus Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA Keywords: animal, bottlenose dolphin, cetacea, cetacean, delphinidae, dolphin, hawaii, marine mammal, maui, odontocete, odontoceti, truncatus, tursiops, tursiops truncatus, photo, photograph, picture, photos, stock photo, image Categories: Bottlenose Dolphin, Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands, Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary | National Marine Sanctuaries Photo. North Pacific humpback whale. Maui, Hawaii, USA. Image: 06006 -?- Species: Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA Keywords: animal, balaenopteridae, cetacea, cetacean, endangered, endangered / threatened species, hawaii, humpback whale, marine, marine mammal, maui, megaptera, megaptera novaeangliae, mysticete, mysticeti, novaeangliae, rorqual, subject, technique, underwater, whale, photo, photograph, picture, photos, stock photo, image Categories: Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands, Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, Humpback Whale, Underwater | National Marine Sanctuaries Photo. Male elephant seals (bulls) rear up on their foreflippers and fight for territory and harems of females. Bull elephant seals will haul out and fight from December through March, nearly fasting the entire time as they maintain their territory and harem. They bite and tear at each other on the neck and shoulders, drawing blood and creating scars on the tough hides. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA. Image: 15394 -?- Species: Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA Keywords: angustirostris, animal, animalia, caniformia, carnivora, carnivore, chordata, elephant seal, endangered, endangered / threatened species, fighting elephant seals, mammal, mammalia, marine, marine mammal, mirounga, mirounga angustirostris, northern elephant seal, phocid, phocidae, pinniped, pinniped behavior, pinnipedia, seal, territorial dispute, vertebrata, vertebrate, photo, photograph, picture, photos, stock photo, image Categories: Fighting Elephant Seals, Northern Elephant Seal, Piedras Blancas, Territorial Dispute |
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| National Marine Sanctuaries Photo. A bull elephant seal forceably mates (copulates) with a much smaller female, often biting her into submission and using his weight to keep her from fleeing. Males may up to 5000 lbs, triple the size of females. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA. Image: 20388 -?- Species: Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA Keywords: angustirostris, animal, animalia, caniformia, carnivora, carnivore, chordata, elephant seal, endangered, endangered / threatened species, mammal, mammalia, marine, marine mammal, mating / courtship, mirounga, mirounga angustirostris, northern elephant seal, phocid, phocidae, pinniped, pinniped anatomy, pinniped behavior, pinnipedia, seal, sexual dimorphism / male - female difference, vertebrata, vertebrate, photo, photograph, picture, photos, stock photo, image Categories: Mating / Courtship, Northern Elephant Seal, Piedras Blancas, Sexual Dimorphism / Male - Female Difference | National Marine Sanctuaries Photo. Bull elephant seal, adult male, bellowing. Its huge proboscis is characteristic of male elephant seals. Scarring from combat with other males. Central California. Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA. Image: 15387 -?- Species: Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA Keywords: angustirostris, animal, animalia, bellowing, caniformia, carnivora, carnivore, chordata, elephant seal, elephant seal bellowing, elephant seal proboscis, endangered, endangered / threatened species, mammal, mammalia, marine, marine mammal, mirounga, mirounga angustirostris, northern elephant seal, phocid, phocidae, pinniped, pinniped anatomy, pinniped behavior, pinnipedia, scar / wound, seal, vertebrata, vertebrate, photo, photograph, picture, photos, stock photo, image Categories: Elephant Seal Bellowing, Elephant Seal Proboscis, Northern Elephant Seal, Piedras Blancas, Scar / Wound | National Marine Sanctuaries Photo. This bull elephant seal, an old adult male, shows extreme scarring on his chest and proboscis from many winters fighting other males for territory and rights to a harem of females. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA. Image: 15388 -?- Species: Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA Keywords: angustirostris, animal, animalia, caniformia, carnivora, carnivore, chordata, elephant seal, elephant seal proboscis, endangered, endangered / threatened species, mammal, mammalia, marine, marine mammal, mirounga, mirounga angustirostris, northern elephant seal, phocid, phocidae, pinniped, pinniped anatomy, pinnipedia, scar / wound, seal, vertebrata, vertebrate, photo, photograph, picture, photos, stock photo, image Categories: Elephant Seal Proboscis, Northern Elephant Seal, Piedras Blancas, Scar / Wound |
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| National Marine Sanctuaries Photo. A bull elephant seal forceably mates (copulates) with a much smaller female, often biting her into submission and using his weight to keep her from fleeing. Males may up to 5000 lbs, triple the size of females. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA. Image: 15408 -?- Species: Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA Keywords: angustirostris, animal, animalia, caniformia, carnivora, carnivore, chordata, elephant seal, endangered, endangered / threatened species, mammal, mammalia, marine, marine mammal, mating / courtship, mirounga, mirounga angustirostris, northern elephant seal, phocid, phocidae, pinniped, pinniped anatomy, pinniped behavior, pinnipedia, seal, sexual dimorphism / male - female difference, vertebrata, vertebrate, photo, photograph, picture, photos, stock photo, image Categories: Mating / Courtship, Northern Elephant Seal, Piedras Blancas, Sexual Dimorphism / Male - Female Difference | National Marine Sanctuaries Photo. Male elephant seal rears up on its foreflippers and bellows to intimidate other males and to survey its beach territory. Winter, Central California. Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA. Image: 15521 -?- Species: Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA Keywords: angustirostris, animal, animalia, bellowing, caniformia, carnivora, carnivore, chordata, elephant seal, elephant seal bellowing, endangered, endangered / threatened species, mammal, mammalia, marine, marine mammal, mirounga, mirounga angustirostris, northern elephant seal, phocid, phocidae, pinniped, pinniped behavior, pinnipedia, seal, vertebrata, vertebrate, photo, photograph, picture, photos, stock photo, image Categories: Elephant Seal Bellowing, Northern Elephant Seal, Piedras Blancas | National Marine Sanctuaries Photo. Male elephant seals (bulls) rear up on their foreflippers and fight in the surf for access for mating females that are in estrous. Such fighting among elephant seals can take place on the beach or in the water. They bite and tear at each other on the neck and shoulders, drawing blood and creating scars on the tough hides. Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA. Image: 20370 -?- Species: Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA Keywords: angustirostris, animal, animalia, caniformia, carnivora, carnivore, chordata, elephant seal, endangered, endangered / threatened species, fighting elephant seals, mammal, mammalia, marine, marine mammal, mirounga, mirounga angustirostris, northern elephant seal, phocid, phocidae, pinniped, pinniped behavior, pinnipedia, seal, territorial dispute, vertebrata, vertebrate, photo, photograph, picture, photos, stock photo, image Categories: Fighting Elephant Seals, Northern Elephant Seal, Piedras Blancas, Territorial Dispute |
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| National Marine Sanctuaries Photo. Male elephant seals (bulls) rear up on their foreflippers and fight for territory and harems of females. Bull elephant seals will haul out and fight from December through March, nearly fasting the entire time as they maintain their territory and harem. They bite and tear at each other on the neck and shoulders, drawing blood and creating scars on the tough hides. Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA. Image: 20371 -?- Species: Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA Keywords: angustirostris, animal, animalia, caniformia, carnivora, carnivore, chordata, elephant seal, endangered, endangered / threatened species, fighting elephant seals, mammal, mammalia, marine, marine mammal, mirounga, mirounga angustirostris, northern elephant seal, phocid, phocidae, pinniped, pinniped behavior, pinnipedia, seal, territorial dispute, vertebrata, vertebrate, photo, photograph, picture, photos, stock photo, image Categories: Fighting Elephant Seals, Northern Elephant Seal, Piedras Blancas, Territorial Dispute | National Marine Sanctuaries Photo. North Pacific humpback whale. Maui, Hawaii, USA. Image: 00167 -?- Species: Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA Keywords: animal, balaenopteridae, cetacea, cetacean, endangered, endangered / threatened species, hawaii, humpback whale, marine, marine mammal, maui, megaptera, megaptera novaeangliae, mysticete, mysticeti, novaeangliae, rorqual, subject, technique, underwater, whale, photo, photograph, picture, photos, stock photo, image Categories: Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands, Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, Humpback Whale, Underwater | National Marine Sanctuaries Photo. Aggregating anemone detail. San Miguel Island, California, USA. Image: 00290 -?- Species: Anthopleura elegantissima Location: San Miguel Island, California, USA Keywords: anemone, animal, california, marine invertebrate, marine invertebrate anatomy, mouth, san miguel island, subject, technique, underwater, photo, photograph, picture, photos, stock photo, image Categories: Anemone, Mouth, San Miguel Island, Underwater |
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| National Marine Sanctuaries Photo. North Pacific humpback whale, mother and calf, research divers. Maui, Hawaii, USA. Image: 00543 -?- Species: Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA Keywords: animal, balaenopteridae, cetacea, cetacean, endangered, endangered / threatened species, hawaii, humpback whale, humpback whale juvenile / calf, humpback whale mother and calf, juvenile / calf, marine, marine mammal, maui, megaptera, megaptera novaeangliae, mother / calf nurturing, mysticete, mysticeti, novaeangliae, people, rorqual, subject, technique, underwater, whale, whale behavior, photo, photograph, picture, photos, stock photo, image Categories: Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands, Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, Humpback Whale, Humpback Whale Juvenile / Calf, Humpback Whale Mother and Calf, Juvenile / Calf, Mother / Calf Nurturing, Underwater | National Marine Sanctuaries Photo. California sea lion, juveniles at play in kelp forest. Santa Barbara Island, California, USA. Image: 00619 -?- Species: Zalophus californianus Location: Santa Barbara Island, California, USA Keywords: animal, animalia, california sea lion, californianus, caniformia, carnivora, carnivore, chordata, eared seal, mammal, mammalia, marine mammal, otarid, otariid, otariidae, pinniped, pinnipedia, santa barbara island, sea lion, sealion, subject, technique, underwater, vertebrata, vertebrate, zalophus, zalophus californianus, photo, photograph, picture, photos, stock photo, image Categories: California Sea Lion, Santa Barbara Island, Underwater | National Marine Sanctuaries Photo. Northern elephant seal, mother and neonate pup, gulls eating placenta. Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA. Image: 00945 -?- Species: Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA Keywords: angustirostris, animal, animalia, bird, california, caniformia, carnivora, carnivore, chordata, elephant seal, endangered, endangered / threatened species, gull (laridae), juvenile / pup, mammal, mammalia, marine, marine mammal, mirounga, mirounga angustirostris, northern elephant seal, phocid, phocidae, pinniped, pinnipedia, seal, vertebrata, vertebrate, photo, photograph, picture, photos, stock photo, image Categories: Big Sur, Gull, Juvenile / Pup, Northern Elephant Seal, Piedras Blancas |
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