759-13147 - Lookout at The Blowholes, Christmas Island, Australia

1184-8053 - Huge blowhole on the rugged coast of Christmas Island, Australia, Indian Ocean

1184-8032 - Aerial of the rugged coastline and the blowholes, Christmas Island, Australian Indian Ocean Territory, Australia, Indian Ocean

1184-8031 - Aerial of the rugged coastline and the blowholes, Christmas Island, Australian Indian Ocean Territory, Australia, Indian Ocean

1112-6954 - Adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) lunge feeding in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, California, United States of America, North America

1112-6937 - An adult blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) surfacing for a breath in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, California, United States of America, North America

1112-6949 - Adult Risso's dolphins (Grampus griseus) surfacing for a breath in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, California, United States of America, North America

860-290383 - Calderon tropical (Globicephala macrorhynchus) with scars and scratches caused by interactions between individuals of the same species, although so many marks are not common. Tenerife, Canary Islands.

1113-104916 - A bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) breathing out through his blowhole, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Europe

1245-1937 - The Blowholes at sunrise, East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, Caribbean, Central America

1245-1938 - The Blowholes, East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, Caribbean, Central America

1315-268 - Spouting Horn with a morning rainbow, on the south coast of Kauai near Poipu, Kauai, Hawaii, United States of America, North America

1116-47194 - Humpback Whales (Megaptera Novaeangliae) Feed Along The Shoreline Of Shelter Island, Inside Passage, Near Juneau, Alaska, United States Of America

1116-46838 - Two Spinner dolphins (Stenella longirostris) off the island of Lanai, Lanai, Hawaii, United States of America

733-8961 - Poipu, blow hole, Kauai Island, Hawaii, United States of America, North America

733-8963 - Poipu, blow hole, Kauai Island, Hawaii, United States of America, North America

860-288163 - Gervais' beaked whale (Mesoplodon europaeus), El Hierro, Canary Islands.

1116-43077 - A Pair Of Humpback Whales Breath At The Surface In The Calm Waters Of Inside Passage Near Juneau, Alaska.

971-177 - Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) surfacing, showing the remains of a blow and its mottled appearance, South Georgia, Polar Regions

1116-42176 - Blowhole Cove In Onomea Bay, Island Of Hawaii, Hawaii, United States Of America

1116-39678 - A young Spinner Dolphin (Stenella longirostris), leaps into the air beside it's mother, off the island of Lanai, Lanai, Hawaii, United States of America

1116-39677 - A leaping Spinner Dolphin (Stenella longirostris) off the island of Lanai, Lanai, Hawaii, United States of America

1116-39973 - An aerial view of a Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) at the surface of the water, Lanai City, Lanai, Hawaii, United States of America

1112-3735 - Short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus), surfacing near Isla Danzante, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

1112-3549 - Adult bull Type D (sub-Antarctic) killer whale (Orcinus orca), surfacing in the Drake Passage, Antarctica, Polar Regions

1112-3494 - California gray whale calf (Eschrichtius robustus), with whale watchers in San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

917-616 - Fin Whale, Balaenoptera physalus, surfacing at speed, blowing, showing jaw line, mouth, blowhole, Pico, Azores, Atlantic Ocean

857-88287 - Male mountain biker riding on rocky foreshore near Bicheno blowhole on Tasmania's East Coast.

1113-96166 - Rainbow over Pancake rocks at Punakaiki, Dolomite Point, Tasman Sea, South Island, New Zealand

1113-96167 - Rainbow over Pancake rocks at Punakaiki, Dolomite Point, Tasman Sea, South Island, New Zealand

816-7529 - Tourist enjoying the huge waves in the Alofaaga blowholes on the south of Savaii, Samoa, South Pacific, Pacific

816-7527 - Tourist enjoying the huge waves in the Alofaaga blowholes on the south of Savaii, Samoa, South Pacific, Pacific

816-7528 - Rocky south coast near the Alofaaga blowholes on the south of Savaii, Samoa, South Pacific, Pacific

816-7479 - Mapu'a 'a Vaea Blowholes, Tongatapu, Tonga, South Pacific, Pacific

816-7481 - Mapu'a 'a Vaea Blowholes, Tongatapu, Tonga, South Pacific, Pacific

816-7480 - Mapu'a 'a Vaea Blowholes, Tongatapu, Tonga, South Pacific, Pacific

1112-2181 - Short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus) cow and calf surfacing off Isla San Marcos, Baja California, Mexico, North America

1112-2182 - Short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus) cow and calf surfacing off Isla San Marcos, Baja California, Mexico, North America

1112-2105 - Orchas, Gerlache Strait, Antarctica, Polar Regions

1112-2101 - A pair of adult humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae), surfacing in the Gerlache Strait, Antarctica, Polar Regions

1112-1671 - Adult bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) surfacing in Arctic Harbour, Isabella Bay, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, North America

832-169313 - Rocky shoreline, Carnarvon Blowholes, Point Quobba, Northwest Australia

990-178 - Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) exhaling a cloud of tiny water droplets into the air. St. Lawrence estuary, Canada

990-155 - Close up of the blowholes of a Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) that lie just posterior of the distinctive ridge stretching over the rostrum. St. Lawrence estuary, Canada

990-131 - A surfacing beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas). Note the open blowhole, eye, distinctive lips, and pronounced forehed. St. Lawrence estuary, Canada Sequence 3/3.

990-133 - Just a split second before surfacing, a Beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) opens its blowhole to exhale ready to inhale when the blowhole has cleared the water. Beluga whales are an endangered and protected species in the St. Lawrence estuary, Canada

990-132 - Just before surfacing a beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) exhales while its blowhole is still submerged creating large air bubbles. St. Lawrence estuary, Canada

990-145 - Very slowly, a curious Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) surfaces spreading its pectoral fins perpendicular to its body. St. Lawrence estuary, Canada

990-134 - Only for a few seconds the blowhole of a surfacing beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) is exposed and free of water. St. Lawrence estuary, Canada Sequence 1/3.

990-171 - Tiny water droplets catch the last light of the setting sun as this Finback whale (Balaenoptera physalus) exhales blasting the air compressed in its huge lungs high into the air. St. Lawrence estuary, Canada

990-140 - Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) surfacing in the green coloured water. Although exposed, she still has both blowholes tightly closed. Note the pronounced ridge on the rostrum, a main feature of rorqual whales. St. Lawrence estuary, Canada Sequence 1/2.

990-130 - A surfacing beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas). Note the open blowhole, eye, distinctive lips, and pronounced forehed. St. Lawrence estuary, Canada Sequence 2/3.

990-157 - The pointy snout of a surfacing Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) keeping its blowholes tightly closed until the moment they break the surface. St. Lawrence estuary, Canada

1112-949 - Resident killer whale bull, Orcinus orca, Cattle Pass, San Juan Island, Washington, United States of America, North America

1112-800 - Adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), Sorkapp, Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

1112-783 - Adult fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus), Sorkapp, Spitsbergen Island, Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

1112-784 - Adult fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus), Sorkapp, Spitsbergen Island, Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

1112-781 - Adult blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) surfacing off northwestern Spitsbergen Island, Svalbard, Barents Sea, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

1112-782 - Adult blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) surfacing off northwestern Spitsbergen Island, Svalbard, Barents Sea, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

832-45830 - Blowhole at Sunset Point, Quobba, Northwest Australia

1116-29123 - Canada, British Columbia, Johnstone Strait, Orca or Killer Whales (Orcinus orca) surfacing in calm water, Foggy sky.

1116-28358 - Hawaii, Oahu, Eternity Beach, Portrait of a newlywed bride

1116-31127 - California, A blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) surfaces and exhales. Blue whales are the largest creature to ever live on our planet.

1116-38608 - California, San Diego, Sea World, Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) pair, B1875

1116-29058 - Canada, Pacific white-sided dolphin, Legenorhynchus obliquidens.

1116-33278 - Hawaii, Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) showing baleen.

1116-29963 - Hawaii, Maui, Aerial view of Humpback Whales.

1116-31101 - Mexico, This common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) was one in a school of over 1000 in the Pacific open water.

1116-32363 - Hawaii, Pantropical spotted dolphin (stenella attenuata), swimming at the surface.

1112-310 - Short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus), Isla San Pedro Martir, Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California Norte, Mexico, North America

917-488 - Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae blowholes and rostrum, Monterey, California, Pacific Ocean, United States of America, North America

1190-181 - Humpback whale, megaptera novaeangliae. back and blowhole at sunset; mountains as backdrop; evening light

1074-32 - Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) surfacing high out of the water in front of some whale-watchers. Husavik, Iceland

1074-25 - Whale-watchers photographing a Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) as it surfaces close by with the blow visible. Husavik, Iceland

988-231 - Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Tobermory Bay - home of Balamory TV show. This group of dolphins are resident in the Hebrides but are hard to find and not well understood. They rarely come into the this harbour but photographer Nic Davies was ready with his camera and kayak to get these great, low angle shots.

978-186 - Nazca boobies at espanola blowhole. Galapagos.

1036-59 - Hector's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus hectori) surfacing at speed. Akaroa, New Zealand.

1036-249 - Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) on surface. Showing fins and blowhole. USA

1036-18 - Striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba). Surfacing at speed. Gibraltar.

1036-69 - Risso's dolphin (Grampus griseus) with its eye and blow visible and characteristic scarring over its body. Hebrides, Scotland.

1036-104 - Killer whale (Orcinus orca) surfacing showing dorsal fin, eye patch and blowhole Iceland

1036-71 - Risso's dolphin (Grampus griseus) with its eye and blow visible and characteristic scarring over its body and dorsal fin. Hebrides, Scotland.

1036-137 - Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) with water vapour from blow and blow hole visible. Bay of Biscay, SW Europe. (RR)

1036-144 - Blue whale (Balaenoptera muscularis) showing characteristic column of spray as it breaths. Aerial photograph. Husavik, Iceland (RR)

1036-43 - Common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) - close up dolphin surfing at speed, with eye visible through a film of water. Hebrides, Scotland. (RR)

1036-58 - Hector's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus hectori) surfacing Akaroa, New Zealand.

1036-110 - Grey whale (Eschrichtius robustus). Blowhole visible. Baja, California

1036-125 - Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) Iceland.

1036-106 - Killer whale about to surface (Orcinus orca) Monterey Bay, California, USA

1036-131 - Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) surfacing with open blow holes visible. Reykjavik, Iceland.

1036-147 - Northern right whale (Balaena glacialis glacialis) Cape Cod, Atlantic

1036-56 - Hector's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus hectori) surfacing. Series 6/6. Akaroa, New Zealand.

931-92 - Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae). The blowholes of a humpback whale. Gulf of California.

917-26 - False Killer Whale (Pseudorca Crassidens). Azores, North Atlantic

931-37 - Short finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorynchus). A reflection of a blow from a surfacing pilot whale. The pectoral fin clearly visible. Gulf of California.

931-116 - Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus). The back and blowholes of a blue whale at dawn. Gulf of California.

1034-148 - Keiko star of 'Free Willy' movie. Orca/killer whale (Orcinus orca). Vestmannaeyjar, Westman Islands), Iceland.

931-486 - Melon headed whales (Electra dolphin) . Looking down the blowhole of a melon headed whale. Eastern Caribbean

931-224 - Fin whale (balaenoptera physalus) Gulf of California.The blowholes of a fin whale.

931-94 - Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae). The blow holes of a humpback whale. Gulf of California.