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Ungainly on shore,
the sea lion moves in the sea
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with the ease
of a circus performer...
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both acrobat and clown.
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Like its meadows, Alaska's seas
bloom with fertility
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under the lengthening daylight.
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So rich are the waters
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humpback whales swim nearly
4,000 miles from Hawaii
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to revel in Alaska's
season of abundance.
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Humpbacks fast for eight months
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in the relatively sparse waters
of the tropics
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where they breed and give birth.
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For survival, they depend
almost entirely upon the krill