979-8514 - Adult brown bear (Ursus arctos) foraging for salmon at the Brooks River in Katmai National Park near Bristol Bay, Alaska, USA, Pacific Ocean
979-2231 - The Lindblad expedition ship National Geographic Endeavour operating with it's fleet of Zodiacs in and around the Antarctic peninsula, Antarctica.
979-9376 - King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) swimming near the beach at breeding and nesting colony at Salisbury Plains in the Bay of Isles, South Georgia, Southern Ocean.
979-3760 - Excited whale watchers reach out to touch a California Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) in San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja Peninsula, Baja California Sur, Mexico
979-604 - Aerial view of adult humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) preparing to dive in order to cooperatively "bubble-net" feed in Southeast Alaska, USA
979-1140 - Newborn southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) on the beach at President Head on Snow Island in the South Shetland Island Group, Antarctica
979-787 - A group of adult humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) co-operatively "bubble-net" feeding along the west side of Chatham Strait in Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean
979-3504 - Elegant terns (Sterna elegans) nesting on tiny and remote Isla Rasa in the middle Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California Norte, Mexico
979-3341 - A pod of 40 to 50 short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) encountered southwest of Isla San Pedro Martir, Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California Norte, Mexico
979-1940 - Heermann's Gull (Larus heermanni) mating ritual on their breeding grounds on Isla Rasa in the middle Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico
979-5155 - Adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) sub-surface feeding among black-legged kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla), west of Spitsbergen in the Barents Sea, Norway
979-9502 - Staff (shown here is National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore) from the Lindblad Expedition ship National Geographic Endeavour in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
979-8476 - Flightseeing in Denali National Park with Sheldon Air starting in Talkeetna and approaching Mt. McKinley from the south in the Alaska Range, Denali National Park, Alaska
979-3173 - 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
979-5010 - Adult Black-browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys) on the wing in the Drake Passage between South America and Antarctica, Southern Ocean
979-7118 - Adult Imperial Shag (Phalacrocorax (atriceps) atriceps) from breeding colony on offshore islets in the Beagle Channel, coastal southern Chile and Argentina
979-3281 - Captive Galapagos giant tortoise (Geochelone elephantopus) being fed at the Charles Darwin Research Station on Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador
979-6657 - Kayaking in the slough in the small town of Petersburg in Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean. No model or property release available for this photograph.
979-1467 - Lone adult king penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) among colonies of both gentoo and chinstrap penguins on Barrentos Island, Aitcho Island Group, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica
979-1733 - Adult southern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialoides) on the wing in the Drake passage between the tip of South America and Antarctica. Southern Ocean.
979-8071 - Calved icebergs from the glaciers at Blomstrandhalvîya in Kongsfjord on the western side of Spitsbergen in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway.
979-4952 - Point Wild on Elephant Island, heavy storm clouds and ice choked waters, Elephant Island, South Shetland Islands, Southern Ocean, Antarctica
979-5389 - A curious adult polar bear (Ursus maritimus) approaches the National Geographic Explorer in the Barents Sea, Edge Island, Svalbard Archipelago, Norway
979-5996 - Lava lizard (Microlophus spp) in the Galapagos Island Archipeligo, Ecuador. Many of the islands within the Galapagos Island Archipeligo have their own endemic species.
979-6807 - Sunrise or sunset at sea in the Atlantic Ocean from onboard the National Geographic Endeavour crossing the Atlantic Ocean from Lisbon, Portugal to Salvador, Brazil.
979-3951 - Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus) and Northern Giant Petrel (Macronectes halli) tearing apart an Antarctic fur seal pup in the water at Grytviken on South Georgia, Southern Atlantic Ocean
979-676 - Adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching in front of the Hyatt Resort on Ka'anapali Beach in the AuAu Channel, Maui, Hawaii. Pacific Ocean.
979-1221 - Mother and pup California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) hauled out among Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) on Isla San Pedro Martir in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico.
979-5136 - Guests from the Lindblad Expedition ship National Geographic Explorer kayaking near Monaco Glacier on Spitsbergen Island in the Svalbard Archipelago
979-5385 - A curious adult polar bear (Ursus maritimus) approaches the National Geographic Explorer in the Barents Sea, Edge Island, Svalbard Archipelago, Norway
979-6379 - 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.
979-4700 - Natural history staff from the Lindblad Expedition ship National Geographic Explorer doing various things in and around the Antarctic Peninsula
979-332 - Curious Beluga mother and calf (Delphinapterus leucas) approach underwater (blowing bubbles) in the Churchill River, Hudson Bay, Manitoba, Canada.
979-2381 - Lindblad guests walking along the beach in Whalers Bay in Port Foster inside the caldera of Deception Island, south Shetland Islands, Antarctica
979-9140 - Views of the Hotel Hyatt in Santiago, Chile. MORE INFO This is the hotel utilized by Lindblad Expeditions as a stopover in Santiago Chile for southbound travel to Antarctica.
979-7495 - Adult bull with adult female southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) on Torgesen Island just outside Palmer Station in Port Arthur, Antarctica