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Colorful gorgonians and reef-building corals grow in shallow water near the famous Blue Hole in Belize. This part of Central America is well known for its clear waters and beautiful coral reefs.

Vibrant soft coral colonies grow on a reef dropoff in Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. This area is known for its spectacular marine biodiversity.

A beautiful starfish (Linckia laevigata) lays on a thriving reef in Indonesia. This tropical region, within the Coral Triangle, is home to an incredible variety of marine life.

Fast-growing corals (Acropora sp.) are being grown by scientists in the Caribbean Sea. Once they reach a certain size they will be planted on a reef that has been previously damaged.

An ornate ghost pipefish (Solenostomus paradoxus) hovers above a coral reef in Raja Ampat, Indonesia. This remote, tropical region is home to extraordinary marine biodiversity.

A hermit crab crawls across a reef in Raja Ampat, Indonesia. This remote, tropical region is home to extraordinary marine biodiversity.

A tiny shrimp (Periclimenes soror) lives on a pin-cushion starfish in Raja Ampat, Indonesia. This remote, tropical region is home to extraordinary marine biodiversity.

Colorful reef fish, mainly Scalefin anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis), swim above a beautiful set of corals growing near Alor in the Lesser Sunda Islands of Indonesia.

Colorful reef fish, mainly Scalefin anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis), swim above a healthy reef in the Lesser Sunda Islands of Indonesia.

A shortfin lionfish (Dendrochirus brachypterus) waits for prey on the seafloor of Lembeh Strait, Indonesia.

A beautiful nudibranch (Glossodoris cincta) crawls on the black sand seafloor in Lembeh Strait, Indonesia.

A beautiful nudibranch (Halgerda batangas) crawls across the black sand seafloor in Lembeh Strait, Indonesia.

A beautiful nudibranch (Glossodoris rufomarginata) crawls across the black sand seafloor in Lembeh Strait, Indonesia.

A coconut octopus (Amphioctopus marginatus) clings to shells on the seafloor in Lembeh Strait, Indonesia.

A young painted frogfish (Antennarius pictus) sits on the volcanic seafloor of Lembeh Strait, Indonesia.

A coconut octopus (Amphioctopus marginatus) clings to shells on the seafloor in Lembeh Strait, Indonesia.

A juvenile many-spotted sweetlips (Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides) feeds on a small fish near the seafloor in Lembeh Strait, Indonesia.

Vibrant tunicates, sponges, hydroids, and echinoderms grow on a coral reef among the remote, tropical islands of Raja Ampat, Indonesia.

A beautiful coral reef, dominated by colorful gorgonians, grows along the edge of the Blue Hole in Lighthouse Reef in the Caribbean Sea. This reef is part of the massive Mesoamerican Reef System, the second largest barrier reef on Earth.

A beautiful coral reef, dominated by colorful gorgonians, grows along the edge of Turneffe Atoll in the Caribbean Sea. This reef is part of the massive Mesoamerican Reef System, the second largest barrier reef on Earth.

A crown-of-thorns sea star (Acanthaster planci) feeds on a living coral colony among the remote, tropical islands of Raja Ampat, Indonesia.

A pair of vibrant nudibranchs, Nembrotha kubaryana, mate on a coral reef in the remote, tropical islands of Raja Ampat, Indonesia.

A vibrant nudibranch, Phyllidia sp., feeds on sponges on a coral reef in the remote, tropical islands of Raja Ampat, Indonesia.

A well-camouflaged reef stonefish, Synanceia verrucosa, waits to ambush prey in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.

A beautiful soft coral colony, Dendronephthya sp., grows amid the remote, tropical islands of Raja Ampat, Indonesia.

Vibrant sea cucumbers, tunicates, hydroids, and other invertebrates cling to a reef in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.

A false clownfish, Amphiprion ocellaris, swims among the tentacles of its host anemone in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.

Healthy corals thrive along the edge of a mangrove forest in a remote part of Raja Ampat, Indonesia.

A beautiful coral reef thrives in Komodo National Park, Indonesia. This tropical area in the Lesser Sunda Islands is known for both its amazing marine biodiversity as well its infamous dragons.

A beautiful coral reef thrives in Komodo National Park, Indonesia. This tropical area in the Lesser Sunda Islands is known for both its amazing marine biodiversity as well its infamous dragons.

A Wonderpus, Wunderpus photogenicus, hunts for prey on the sandy seafloor in Lembeh Strait, Indonesia.

A school of blue-green damselfish, Chromis viridis, hovers amid the tropical islands of Raja Ampat, Indonesia.

A juvenile painted spiny lobster, Panulirus versicolor, crawls out of a reef crevice amid the islands of Raja Ampat, Indonesia.

A thick school of yellow-striped scad swims below a jetty amid the tropical islands of Raja Ampat, Indonesia.

A cute red-spotted blenny, Blenniella chrysospilos, looks out from its protective home on a coral reef in Indonesia. This combtooth blenny feeds on algae.

Detail of a reef-building coral colony, Favia sp., growing on a healthy reef in Komodo National Park, Indonesia.

Detail of a reef-building coral colony, Favia sp., growing on a healthy reef in Komodo National Park, Indonesia.

A black manta ray, Mobula alfredi, visits a cleaning station on a reef in Komodo National Park, Indonesia.

A black-banded sea krait, Laticauda semifasciata, swims over beautiful corals off the remote island of Manuk in the Banda Sea, Indonesia. This volcanic island is known as the island of the snakes.

Marbled grouper from the French Polynesian Islands gather in the South Pass of Fakarava to spawn just once a year, French Polynesia.

Adult austral thrush (Turdus falklandii falklandii), with cleanly broken right leg on Carcass Island in the Falkland Islands, South America

Several pink anemones cluster on top of a coral outcropping providing homes for several anemone fish, Maldives.

Adult male Magellan goose (upland goose) (Chloephaga picta), on New Island in the Falkland Islands, South Atlantic Ocean, South America

Adult Peale's Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus australis), bow-riding near New Island in the Falkland Islands, South America

Adult king penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) returning from sea to the nesting colony at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Polar Regions

Adult Subantarctic Skua (Catharacta antarctica lonnbergi) cleaning itself in glacier run off at Stromness Bay, South Georgia, Polar Regions

Macaroni penguins (Eudyptes chrysolophus) scrambling up steep cliffs at Hercules Bay on South Georgia Island, Polar Regions

Remnants of the abandoned Norwegian whaling station at Ocean Harbour, South Georgia Island, Polar Regions

Views of the abandoned whaling station in Stromness Bay on South Georgia in the Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Brown capuchin monkey (Cebus apella) (Sapajus apella) on tree, Tambopata National Reserve, Puerto Maldonado, Tambopata Province, Madre de Dios, Peru, South America

Brown capuchin monkey (Cebus apella) (Sapajus apella) on tree, Tambopata National Reserve, Puerto Maldonado, Tambopata Province, Madre de Dios, Peru, South America

Brown capuchin monkey (Cebus apella) (Sapajus apella) on tree, Tambopata National Reserve, Puerto Maldonado, Tambopata Province, Madre de Dios, Peru, South America

Close-up of Collared treerunner (Plica plica) on tree, Tambopata National Reserve, Puerto Maldonado, Tambopata Province, Madre de Dios, Peru, South America

Lake Sandoval and Aguaje palms, Tambopata National Reserve, Puerto Maldonado, Madre de Dios, Peru, South America

Young challenger bull southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) fleeing from beachmaster bull, South Georgia Island, Polar Regions

Views of the abandoned whaling station in Stromness Bay on South Georgia in the Southern Ocean, Polar Regions