1112-167 - Lava lizard (Microlophus spp,) on top of marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus), Las Bachas, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, South America
1112-144 - Detail of carapace, wild Galapagos tortoise (Geochelone elephantopus), Urbina Bay, Isabela Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, South America
1112-165 - Adult San Cristobal mockingbird (Chatham mockingbird) (Mimus melanotis), Cerro Bruja, San Cristobal Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, South America
1112-166 - Lava lizard (Microlophus spp,) on top of marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus), Las Bachas, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, South America
1112-147 - Wild Galapagos tortoise (Geochelone elephantopus), Urbina Bay, Isabela Island, Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America
1112-145 - Wild Galapagos tortoise (Geochelone elephantopus), Urbina Bay, Isabela Island, Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America
1067-7 - Crown-of-Thorns seastar (Acanthaster planci) Adult animal working its way across sand towards a coral reef. Yap, Federated States of Micronesia, Pacific Ocean. More info: This species feeds on coral as an adult and, in the right circumstances, be devestating to large reef areas.
1024-279 - 'Hunters Deer and Elk head drop' sign and barrel, Wyoming, USA. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department collect samples from deer and elk during the hunting season to test for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in the state's deer and elk herds. Chronic wasting disease is a fatal neurological disease that has been diagnosed in free ranging deer, elk and moose in 11 states and two Canadian provinces.
917-177 - Central American Spinner Dolphin, Stenella longirostris centroamericana, spinning right in front of the photographer, Costa Rica, Pacific Ocean.
931-402 - Blue whale (balaenoptera musculus) A delighted photographer with a blue whale tail streaming water right in front of him. Gulf of California.
931-310 - Sperm whale (physeter macrocephalus) A sperm whale dives alongside its companion who has an odd scar at the fron right side of its head.. The Gulf of California.
917-189 - Common Bottlenose Dolphin, Tursiops truncatus, breaching right in front of the photographer. Note the scar above the right pectoral flipper which has been caused by the Remora. Costa Rica, Pacific Ocean.
979-9274 - Northern giant petrel (Macronectes halli) fighting over the scavenging rights to a dead elephant seal pup at Royal Harbor on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean
979-2988 - Adult female California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) which has become entangled in a gill net on Los Islotes, Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California Sur, Mexico
979-9275 - Northern giant petrel (Macronectes halli) fighting over the scavenging rights to a dead elephant seal pup at St. Andrews Bay on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean
979-9273 - Northern giant petrel (Macronectes halli) fighting over the scavenging rights to a dead elephant seal pup at Royal Harbor on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean
979-6163 - Juvenile brown pelican (left) and adult (right) (Pelecanus occidentalis) in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California Norte, Mexico.
979-2985 - Young California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) which has become entangled in a gill net on Los Islotes, Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California Sur, Mexico
979-2990 - Adult female California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) which has become entangled in a gill net on Los Islotes, Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California Sur, Mexico
979-2987 - Young California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) which has become entangled in a gill net on Los Islotes, Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California Sur, Mexico
979-9271 - Northern giant petrel (Macronectes halli) fighting over the scavenging rights to a dead elephant seal pup at Royal Harbor on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean
979-9272 - Northern giant petrel (Macronectes halli) fighting over the scavenging rights to a dead elephant seal pup at Royal Harbor on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean
979-8563 - Adult brown bears (Ursus arctos) disputing fishing rights for salmon at the Brooks River in Katmai National Park near Bristol Bay, Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean
979-6395 - Adult bull California sea lion (left) and female (right) (Zalophus californianus) at Los Islotes (the islets), Baja California Sur in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico.