931-127 - Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus). Moving at speed a blue whale creates a massive bow wave, seen here as the whale surfaces. Gulf of California.
969-172 - Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) at the surface to breath with blow hole open. Characteristic white bands on the flipper visible thorugh the water. Hebrides, Scotlan
969-213 - Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) with a loup of plastic packing tape stuck in its baleen, round its upper jaw and over its blow hole. Hebrides, Scotland
969-175 - Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) surfacing for air with characteristic white bands on its flippers visible through the water on each side . Hebrides, Scotland
969-171 - Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) at the surface to breath with blow hole open. Characteristic white bands on the flipper visible thorugh the water. Hebrides, Scotland (1 of 2 images).
979-3334 - 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
979-3758 - Close-up view of the twin blowholes of a California Gray Whale calf (Eschrichtius robustus) in San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja Peninsula, Baja California Sur, Mexico
979-8418 - A pod of 15 to 20 killer whales (Orcinus orca) off Cabo Corso at 24�ï�¿�½�Ã�¸ 37.9?N 112�ï�¿�½�Ã�¸ 13.1?W Baja California Sur, Mexico, Pacific Ocean
979-8736 - Adult fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) sub-surface feeding in the rich waters off the continental shelf, Spitsbergen, Svalbard Archipelago, Norway
979-8018 - Adult fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) sub-surface feeding in the rich waters off the continental shelf on the west side of Spitsbergen Island in the Barents Sea, Norway
979-40 - Adult bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) bow riding the National Geographic Endeavour in the waters surrounding Ascension Island in the south Atlantic Ocean.
979-3322 - 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
979-3323 - 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
979-816 - Adult fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) sub-surface feeding (head detail - note the white lower jaw) in the rich waters off the continental shelf, Bear Island, Barents Sea, Norway
979-3333 - 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
979-5869 - Short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus) surfacing off Isla San Pedro Martir, Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California Norte, Mexico
979-8739 - Adult fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) sub-surface feeding in the rich waters off the continental shelf, Spitsbergen, Svalbard Archipelago, Norway
979-3750 - Close-up view of the twin blowholes of a California Gray Whale calf (Eschrichtius robustus) in San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja Peninsula, Baja California Sur, Mexico
979-3321 - 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
979-7626 - A small pod of 6 to 8 Type B killer whales (Orcinus nanus) in dense first year sea ice south of the Antarctic Circle near Adelaide Island, Gullet, Antarctica, Southern Ocean
979-38 - Adult bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) bow riding the National Geographic Endeavour in the waters surrounding St. Helena in the south Atlantic Ocean.
979-3586 - Offshore type bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) surfacing in the midriff region of the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California Norte, Mexico.
979-3305 - 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
979-39 - Adult bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) bow riding the National Geographic Endeavour in the waters surrounding St. Helena in the south Atlantic Ocean.
979-7625 - A small pod of 6 to 8 Type B killer whales (Orcinus nanus) in dense first year sea ice south of the Antarctic Circle near Adelaide Island, Gullet, Antarctica, Southern Ocean
979-7627 - A small pod of 6 to 8 Type B killer whales (Orcinus nanus) in dense first year sea ice south of the Antarctic Circle near Adelaide Island, Gullet, Antarctica, Southern Ocean
979-3337 - 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
979-814 - Adult fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) sub-surface feeding in the rich waters off the continental shelf just south of Bear Island in the Barents Sea, Norway.
979-4042 - A small pod of about 12 Type B Orca (Orcinus nanus) encountered in Southern Gerlache Strait near the western side of the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
979-3324 - 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
979-815 - Adult fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) sub-surface feeding (head detail) in the rich waters off the continental shelf just south of Bear Island in the Barents Sea, Norway.