979-8463 - California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) underwater at Los Islotes (the islets) just outside of La Paz, Baja California Sur in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico.
979-9483 - Captive Galapagos giant tortoise (Geochelone elephantopus) at the Charles Darwin Research Station on Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador
979-3046 - Adult male Galapagos fur seals (Arctocephalus galapagoensis) mock-fighting on lava flow of Santiago Island in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador
979-4782 - Adult Imperial Shag (Phalacrocorax (atriceps) atriceps) from breeding colony on offshore islets in the Beagle Channel, coastal southern Chile and Argentina
979-6206 - Two Nazca booby (Sula grantii) chicks at nesting site on Punta Suarez on Espanola Island in the Galapagos Island Archipeligo, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean.
979-3058 - Adult brown noddy (Anous stolidus) pair nesting on cliff face of Champion Island in the Galapagos Island Group. Champion Island is a nesting and breeding area for brown noddies, Pacific Ocean.
979-7005 - First winter coloration Bonaparte's gull (Larus philadelphia) in flight over the calm waters of Fresh Water Bay on Chichagof Island in Southeastern Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.
979-9256 - Captive Galapagos giant tortoise (Geochelone elephantopus) being fed at the Charles Darwin Research Station on Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador
979-5625 - San Esteban spiny-tailed iguana (Ctenosaura conspicuosa), an endemic iguana found only on Isla San Esteban in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico
979-3167 - Adult green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) in the protected marine sanctuary at Honolua Bay on the northwest side of the island of Maui, Hawaii, USA
979-2239 - Iceberg detail in and around the Antarctic Peninsula during the summer months. More icebergs are being created as global warming is causing the breakup of major ice shelves and glaciers.
979-9287 - Pregnant female southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) giving birth on the beach near the abandoned whaling station at Stromness Bay on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean
979-7014 - The Lindblad Expeditions ship National Geographic Sea Bird operating Zodiacs in Southeast Alaska, USA. No property or model release available for this image.
979-1610 - Adult Adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) tobogganing on an ice floe in the Weddell Sea, Antarctica. This penguin species is totally dependant on ice.
979-1131 - Mother and pup (nursing) southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) on the beach at President Head on Snow Island in the South Shetland Island Group, Antarctica
979-7079 - Wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans) on the wing in the Drake Passage between the tip of South America and the Antarctic Peninsula, Southern ocean
979-9120 - Adult southern rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome) at breeding and molting colony on New Island in the Falkland Islands, South Atlantic Ocean
979-1284 - Blue Sharks (Prionace glauca) massing in deep water around shark diver Bob Cranston. San Clementa Island, California, USA. Pacific Ocean. Model released.
979-3111 - Sunrise over cardon cactus with gulls from Isla San Esteban in the midriff region of Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California Norte, Mexico.
979-6306 - Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii) tucking their wings and plunge-diving in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador. MORE INFO: The Galapagos are a nesting and breeding area for blue-footed boobies.
979-5667 - Long-beaked Common Dolphin pod (Delphinus capensis) encountered at sunset off Isla Danzante in the southern Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California Sur, Mexico.
979-8403 - A curious cow calf and escort humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) approach the boat underwater in the AuAu Channel, Hawaii, USA, Pacific Ocean
979-8529 - Adult brown bear (Ursus arctos) sow with 4 COY (cubs-of-the-year) at the Brooks River in Katmai National Park near Bristol Bay, Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean
979-5386 - A curious adult polar bear (Ursus maritimus) approaches the National Geographic Explorer in the Barents Sea, Edge Island, Svalbard Archipelago, Norway
979-1472 - Lone adult king penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) among colonies of both gentoo and chinstrap penguins on Barrentos Island, Aitcho Island Group, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica
979-2900 - Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching near the Gorda Banks in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California Sur, Mexico
979-5074 - A very rare sighting of an adult blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) fluke-up dive off the northwestern side of Spitsbergen Island in the Svalbard Archipelago, Barents Sea, Norway
979-1794 - Adult Black-browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys) on the wing in the Drake Passage between South America and Antarctica, Southern Ocean.
979-819 - Adult fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) surfacing in the calm waters off Isla San Esteban in the midriff region of the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California, Mexico
979-1135 - Newborn southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) on the beach at President Head on Snow Island in the South Shetland Island Group, Antarctica
979-3726 - Excited whale watchers reach out to kiss a California Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) in San Ignacio Lagoon on the Pacific side of the Baja Peninsula, Baja California Sur, Mexico
979-6651 - Kayaking from the Lindblad Expedition ship National Geographic Sea Lion in the fog in Tracy Arm in Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean. No model or property release available for this photograph.
979-8507 - A view of the Polychrome (many-colored) Mountains from a lookout point on the park road inside Denali National Park and Preserve , Alaska, USA.
979-8380 - Lindblad Expedition guests preparing to kayak at Isla Espiritu Santo in the lower Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California Sur, Mexico
979-6910 - Mother and cub brown bear (Ursus arctos) walking the beach at the Brooks River in Katmai National Park near Bristol Bay, Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean
979-8457 - An adult striped marlin (Tetrapturus audax) swimming slowly at the surface in the midriff region of the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California Norte, Mexico
979-3990 - The Lindblad Expedition ship National Geographic Endeavour operating in Whalers Bay inside the caldera of Deception Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica