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Description: Life flourishes under the surface of the sea, and the plants and animals which live there are often quite remarkable. In underwater images taken around the world, photographer Foster Bam captures dramatic and unusual examples of sea life, which are described by Dr. John McCosker, director emeritus of the California Academy of Sciences Steinhart Aquarium. Sea Life features 24 photos; a major and a minor photo each month. Prepare to dive! Notes: The California Academy of Sciences is the oldest scientific institution in the West; scientists there study and collect plants and animals worldwide in a continuing effort to understand and protect life under the sea. Dr. John McCosker, director emeritus of the Academy's Steinhart Aquarium, wrote the calendar's text. Seacreatures pictured include: saddleback butterflyfish, sea slug, stoplight parrotfish, pink anemonefish, spotted hawkfish, smooth trunkfish, scalefin anthias, lionfish, emperor angelfish, crinoids, songes, filter plankton, queen angelfish, coral hinds, falco hawkfish, yellow goatfish, French angelfish, long-nosed butterflyfish, longfin bannerfish, golden damsel, ear-spot angelfish, sergeant major, schooling goatfish, grunts, snappers, squirrelfish, barred hamlet, and raccoon butterflyfish.