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1036-103 - Killer whale (Orcinus orca) spy hopping Tysfjord, Norway
1036-113 - Grey whale (Eschrichtius robustus). Penis showing during courtship. San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja, Mexico
1036-117 - Grey whale (Eschrichtius robustus). Erect penis during courtship. San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja, California.
1036-136 - Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) showing the chevron markings on its flanks. Bay of Biscay, SW Europe. (RR)
1036-137 - Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) with water vapour from blow and blow hole visible. Bay of Biscay, SW Europe. (RR)
1036-138 - Fin whale fluke print, or 'foot print', caused by the powerful up stroke of a whale's tail while it is still near the surface (Balaenoptera physalus) . Bay of Biscay, SW (RR)
1036-139 - Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) showing throat grooves during a feeding lunge at the surface. Cape Cod, USA.
1036-177 - Fishermen displaying Tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) jaw in the fish market. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
1036-188 - Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) - hatchling returning to the sea only hours old. Bird Island, Seychelles, Indian Ocean (RR)
1036-214 - Camerman Peter Scoones filming Grey whale (Eschrichtius robustus) underwater with remote camera, San Ignacio lagoon, Baja California, Mexico
1036-236 - Illegal trading of turtle shells in fish market. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
1036-292 - Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) nursery group of lots of young. Walker Bay, South Africa
1036-293 - Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) nursery group of lots of young. Walker Bay, South Africa
1036-294 - Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) nursery group of lots of young. Walker Bay, South Africa
1036-38 - Common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) leaping from wave. Shows position of pectoral fins for direction and tail for power. Gibraltar
1036-73 - Killer whale (Orcinus orca) surfacing at speed, with eye visible under white eye patch. Snaefellsness Peninsular, Iceland.
1036-76 - Killer whale (Orcinus orca) Mother and calf spy-hopping together. Mid-winter in Tysfjord, Norway
1036-77 - Killer whale (Orcinus orca) Adult male with vapour from blow against snow-capped mountains. Mid-winter in Tysfjord, Norway
1036-85 - Killer whale (Orcinus orca): this is a male but the dorsal fin has flopped over. This is probably genetic and not thought to be a big problem. Olafsvik, Iceland.
1036-86 - Male Killer whale (Orcinus orca) with dorsal fin flopped to one side. Snaefellsness Peninsular, Iceland
1036-93 - Male Killer whale (Orcinus orca) surfacing, with eye clear of the water, west of Snaefellsness Peninsular, Iceland
1036-295 - Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) nursery group of lots of young. Walker Bay, South Africa
1036-75 - Killer whale (Orcinus orca) Spy-hopping with snow-capped mountains behind. Mid-winter, Tysfjord, Norway
1036-237 - Propeller cuts on adult Atlantic spotted dolphin (Stenella frontalis) - open wound. Bimini, Bahamas
1036-228 - Bottlenose dolphin and Finless porpoise washed up dead on a beach. Netting from fishing gear that killed them was still attached to their tails. Arabian Gulf, UAE
1036-118 - Grey whale (Eschrichtius robustus) spy hopping Baja California, Mexico
1036-190 - Great crested newt (Triturus cristatus) juvenile male foraging in Hornwort (Ceratophyllum demersum). Avon, UK.
1036-71 - Risso's dolphin (Grampus griseus) with its eye and blow visible and characteristic scarring over its body and dorsal fin. Hebrides, Scotland.
1036-217 - Upper and lower jaw bones (+ one rib) of a blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) at an old whaling station. BBC Broadcaster John Craven for scale. Snaefellsness Peninsular, Iceland.
1036-232 - Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in rehabilitation centre, having been rescued from fishing weir, with cream on its back and fin to relieve sun burn. Cape Cod, USA.
1036-52 - Hector's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus hectori) leaping. Akaroa, New Zealand.
1036-101 - Killer whale (Orcinus orca) forgaging with gulls (on herring) as they move up the fjords. Tysford, northern Norway.
1036-129 - Minke whale, Hebrides, Scotland, UK, Europe
1036-144 - Blue whale (Balaenoptera muscularis) showing characteristic column of spray as it breaths. Aerial photograph. Husavik, Iceland (RR)
1036-182 - Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) - adult female returning to sea after laying eggs in the sand. Bird Island, Seychelles, Indian Ocean (RR)
1036-183 - Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) hatchling, only a few hours old, returning to the sea. Bird Island, Seychelles, Indian Ocean (RR)
1036-26 - Atlantic spotted dolphin (Stenella frontalis). Playing with fish. Bimini, Bahamas.
1036-41 - Common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) surfacing, Gibraltar Rock in the background
1036-84 - Killer whale (Orcinus orca): this is a male but the dorsal fin has flopped over. This is probably genetic and not thought to be a big problem. Olafsvik, Iceland.
1036-126 - Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) part of surfacing sequence. Iceland.
1036-230 - Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus aduncus) washed up dead on a beach. Sharp teeth visible. Arabian Gulf, UAE.
1036-133 - Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) lunge feeding showing throat grooves, Iceland
1036-179 - Ocean Sunfish (Mola mola) at sea surface off Gibraltar, Mediterranean
1036-200 - Cape gannet {Morus capensis} flying over colony to locate nest, Bird island, Lamberts bay, South Africa
1036-212 - Research vessel, Silurian, under sail with observers on the deck and up the mast. Hebrides, Scotland
1036-247 - Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) in captivity. Scar from cage above eye. Bahamas.
1036-184 - Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) hatchlings being rescued from damaged nest with floods expected. Bird Island, Seychelles, Indian Ocean (RR)
1036-193 - Cloaca of female smooth newt (Triturus vulgaris) on pond weed (Elodia crispa), Bristol UK.
1036-40 - Common dolphins (Delphinus delphis). Social group underwater. Gibraltar Bay.
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1036-189 - Smooth newt male (Triturus vulgaris) courting a female on pondweed (Elodia crispa). Bristol, UK.
1036-55 - Hector's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus hectori) underwater. Akaroa, New Zealand.
1036-135 - Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) lunge feeding
1036-225 - Striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) dead on a beach in Scilly Isles. Net markings on its skin indicate it died from fishing net entanglement. Isles of Scilly, UK
1036-31 - Family group of Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) jumping above waves, Bahamas
1036-70 - Risso's dolphin (Grampus griseus) showing typical percussive behaviour: repeatedly leaping out of the water to land with a loud splash. Hebrides, Scotland.
1036-111 - Grey whale (Eschrichtius robustus). Eye shut. San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja, California.
1036-132 - Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) feeding on bait ball at surface, Isle of Mull, Hebrides, Scotland
1036-213 - Whale biologists working from research yacht, Silurian, in the Hebrides, Scotland.
1036-218 - Beluga grave yard at an old whaling station on Spitsbergen. Svalbard.
1036-243 - Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) in captivity. Watching passing humans. Blue Lagoon, Bahamas.
1036-25 - Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenalla frontalis) surfing - two mothers with their young. Spots only appear after one year of age. Bimini, Bahamas.
1036-255 - Hector's dolphins (Cephalorhynchus hectori) by swimmer. Akaroa, New Zealand.
1036-43 - Common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) - close up dolphin surfing at speed, with eye visible through a film of water. Hebrides, Scotland. (RR)
1036-50 - Dusky dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obscurus) underwater. Kaikoura, New Zealand.
1036-123 - Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) at the surface and tail slapping continuously. Aerial photograph. Husavik, Iceland (RR)
1036-124 - Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) at surface with dorsal fin Hebrides, Scotland, UK
1036-178 - Fishermen displaying tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) jaw in the fish market. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
1036-244 - Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) in captivity. Scar from cage. Bahamas.
1036-245 - Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) in captivity. Bahamas.
1036-63 - Hector's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus hectori) thru' the surface. Akaroa, New Zealand.
1036-221 - Locally caught whale meat on sale at flea market in Reykjavik, capital of Iceland.
1036-234 - Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus aduncus) and Finless porpoise (Neophocaena phocaenoides) - died from net entanglement. Found on island off coa
1036-89 - Male Killer whale (Orcinus orca) surfacing with blow forming spray over its head. Snaefellsness Peninsular, Iceland
1036-102 - Killer whale (Orcinus orca) spy hopping Tysfjord, Norway
1036-121 - Humpback whale {Megaptera novaeangliae} slapping water with long fluke, Iceland
1036-187 - Tourist on Bird Island working with resident warden to rescue Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) hatchlings from damaged nests. Seychelles, Indian Ocean (RR)
1036-54 - Endangered Hector's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus hectori) surfacing in milky blue waters of ancient flooded volcanic crater: Akaroa Harbour, South Island, New Zealand
1036-11 - Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus). Underwater crater, feeding on sandy bottom. Bahamas.
1036-141 - Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) with vapour from recent blow. Large splash guard visible around open blow holes Monterey, USA
1036-16 - Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) bowriding cargo ship, Shannon, Ireland
1036-192 - Smooth newt embryo (Triturus vulgaris). Two weeks old - wrapped in pond weed (Elodia crispa), Bristol UK. (RR)
1036-194 - Smooth newt male (Triturus vulgaris). Close up shot of head showing sensory pores in skin. Avon, UK.
1036-216 - Upper and lower jaw bones (+ one rib) of a blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) at an old whaling station. Snaefellsness Peninsular, Iceland.
1036-223 - Locally caught whale meat in Reykjavik flea market (2004) after the resumption of commercial whaling in Iceland.
1036-257 - Free diving with Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) in clear waters off Island of Bimini. Here dolphins come to rest and socialist between feeding sessions. Isla
1036-290 - Tidal currents showing in natural patterns (of dead plankton). Walker Bay, Western Cape, South Africa.
1036-51 - Heaviside's dolphin ( Cephalorhynchus heavisidii) surfing. Lamberts Bay, South Africa
1036-158 - Southern right whale (Balaena glacialis australis). sequence 1/2 South Africa
1036-171 - Aerial of Southern Right Whale (Eubalaena australis). Cape Peninsular, South Africa
1036-175 - Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias). Walker Bay, South Africa.
1036-18 - Striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba). Surfacing at speed. Gibraltar.
1036-186 - Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) hatchlings being rescued from a damaged nest. Bird Island, Seychelles, Indian Ocean (RR)
1036-266 - Whale-watchers on the top deck of 30,000 ton ferry, off the coast of France, as they cross the Bay of Biscay. (RR)
1036-279 - Ships bow breaking ice to enter a fjord in the high arctic. Svalbard / Spitsbergen
1036-42 - Common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) surfacing at speed, Gibraltar
1036-49 - Dusky dolphins (Lagenorhynchus obscurus) surfacing. Kaikoura, New Zealand.
1036-90 - Killer whale (Orcinus orca) spy hopping west of Snaefellsness Peninsular, Iceland
1036-128 - Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) lunge feeding at surface showing throat grooves, Husavik, Iceland
1036-130 - Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) showing characteristic shevron pigmentation and dorsal fin set relatively far down the back. Hebrides, Scotland.