1112-13338 - Researcher Stephanie Martin processes blue whale blubber biopsy in Antarctica for further analysis of marine biology and conservation studies

1112-13337 - Researcher processes blubber biopsy from blue whale in Antarctica for scientific study and analysis of marine mammals

1112-13336 - Researcher Stephanie Martin processes a blubber biopsy from a blue whale in Antarctica

1112-13335 - Researcher Stephanie Martin processes blubber biopsy from blue whale in Antarctica for science and conservation efforts

1112-13277 - Old structures of the Norwegian whaling station in Grytviken exhibit remnants of its historical function on South Georgia Island

1112-11894 - Young male polar bear (Ursus maritimus), feeding on a fin whale carcass in Holmabukta in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

1112-11789 - Adult bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus) hauled out on the ice in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

1112-11786 - Adult bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus) hauled out on the ice in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

1112-11258 - A small pod of killer whales (Orcinus orca) off the coast of South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean

1112-10739 - Adult Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) hauled out on ice near the Antarctic Peninsula, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

1112-10732 - Crabeater seal (Lobodon carcinophaga) hauled out on ice floe in Neko Harbor near the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

1112-10707 - Adult male leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) hauled out on ice in the Gullet near the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

1112-10695 - Adult female leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) hauled out on ice at Brown Bluff near the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

1112-10422 - Leucistic caused by lack of melanin, or blond Antarctic fur seal pup (Arctocephalus gazella) on South Georgia, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

1112-9824 - Adult bull walrus (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus) hauled out on the beach in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Arctic, Europe

1112-9823 - Adult bull walrus (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus) hauled out on the beach in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Arctic, Europe

1112-9821 - Adult bull walrus (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus) hauled out on the beach in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Arctic, Europe

1112-9819 - Adult bull walrus (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus) hauled out on the beach in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Arctic, Europe

1112-9813 - Curious adult bull walrus (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus) approach the ship at Moffen Island in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Arctic, Europe

1112-9811 - Curious adult bull walrus (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus) approach the ship at Moffen Island in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Arctic, Europe

1112-9696 - Curious walrus (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus) near Apollo Island in Franz Josef Land, Russia, Arctic Ocean, Eurasia

1112-9674 - A pod of killer whales (Orcinus orca) surfacing in Chatham Strait, Southeast Alaska, United States of America, Pacific Ocean, North America

1363-32 - Walrus lying down on a rainy day, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Norway, Polar Regions

1112-9497 - Adult bull southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) issuing a bellow towards another male, Gold Harbour, South Georgia, Polar Regions

1112-9489 - Bull southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) issuing a bellowing challenge at Gold Harbour on South Georgia Island, Polar Regions

1112-9487 - Adult bull southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) issuing a bellowing challenge at Gold Harbour on South Georgia, Polar Regions

1112-9480 - Female southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) showing slight aggression at Moltke Harbor on South Georgia, Polar Regions

1112-9340 - Weddell Seal (Leptonychotes weddellii), hauled out on ice at Half Moon Island, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

1112-9298 - Adult gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua), returning and coming from the sea at Booth Island, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

1112-9285 - Friendly southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina), weaner pup close up on the beach at Snow Island, Antarctica, Polar Regions

1112-9283 - Southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina), hauled out for their annual catastrophic molt (moult) on the beach at Snow Island, Antarctica, Polar Regions

746-91114 - The church. Grytviken Whaling Station in South Georgia. Grytviken is open to visitors, but most walls and roofs of the factory have been demolished for safety reasons. Antarctica, Subantarctica, South Georgia, October

746-91110 - Wreck of a small ship. Grytviken Whaling Station in South Georgia. Grytviken is open to visitors, but most walls and roofs of the factory have been demolished for safety reasons. Antarctica, Subantarctica, South Georgia, October

746-91119 - Wreck of the Bayard in Ocean Harbour a whaling station in South Georgia, with a colony of South Georgia Shag (Phalacrocorax georgianus). Antarctica, Subantarctica, South Georgia, October

746-91100 - Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina), bull and female on beach. Antarctica, Subantarctica, South Georgia, October

746-91113 - The Petrel a whale catcher. Grytviken Whaling Station in South Georgia. Grytviken is open to visitors, but most walls and roofs of the factory have been demolished for safety reasons. Antarctica, Subantarctica, South Georgia, October

746-91112 - The Petrel a whale catcher. Grytviken Whaling Station in South Georgia. Grytviken is open to visitors, but most walls and roofs of the factory have been demolished for safety reasons. Antarctica, Subantarctica, South Georgia, October

746-91117 - Ruins of the whaling station Ocean Harbour in South Georgia. Antarctica, Subantarctica, South Georgia, October

746-91104 - Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina), weaned pup on beach. Antarctica, Subantarctica, South Georgia, October

746-91111 - Wreck of the Dias in Grytviken. Grytviken Whaling Station in South Georgia. Grytviken is open to visitors, but most walls and roofs of the factory have been demolished for safety reasons. Antarctica, Subantarctica, South Georgia, October

746-91105 - Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina), weaned pup on beach. Antarctica, Subantarctica, South Georgia, October

746-91101 - Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina), bull on beach showing threat behaviour. Antarctica, Subantarctica, South Georgia, October

746-91115 - Ruins of Stromness Whaling Station in South Georgia Antarctica, Subantarctica, South Georgia, October

746-91106 - Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina), weaned pup on beach. Antarctica, Subantarctica, South Georgia, October

746-91109 - Wreck with Antarctic Fur Seal (Arctocephalus gazella) on the former Flensing Plan. Grytviken Whaling Station in South Georgia. Grytviken is open to visitors, but most walls and roofs of the factory have been demolished for safety reasons. Antarctica, Subantarctica, South Georgia, October

746-91108 - The former Flensing Plan. Grytviken Whaling Station in South Georgia. Grytviken is open to visitors, but most walls and roofs of the factory have been demolished for safety reasons. Antarctica, Subantarctica, South Georgia, October

746-91116 - Ruins of Stromness Whaling Station in South Georgia, sign to ban access to the station. Antarctica, Subantarctica, South Georgia, October

746-91102 - Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina), bull on beach showing threat behaviour. Antarctica, Subantarctica, South Georgia, October

746-91118 - Ruins of the whaling station Ocean Harbour in South Georgia. Antarctica, Subantarctica, South Georgia, October

746-91120 - Wreck of the Bayard in Ocean Harbour a whaling station in South Georgia, with a colony of South Georgia Shag (Phalacrocorax georgianus). Antarctica, Subantarctica, South Georgia, October

746-91107 - Cemetery. Grytviken Whaling Station in South Georgia. Grytviken is open to visitors, but most walls and roofs of the factory have been demolished for safety reasons. Antarctica, Subantarctica, South Georgia, October

746-91103 - Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina), female with pup on beach. Antarctica, Subantarctica, South Georgia, October

1112-2744 - Young Antarctic fur seals (Arctocephalus gazella) mock fighting in Grytviken Harbor, South Georgia, Polar Regions

1112-2741 - Adult bull Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella), head detail, Stromness Harbor, South Georgia, Polar Regions

1112-2775 - Curious southern elephant seal pup (Mirounga leonina), Gold Harbor, South Georgia, Polar Regions

1112-2745 - Young Antarctic fur seals (Arctocephalus gazella) mock fighting in Grytviken Harbor, South Georgia, Polar Regions

1112-2767 - Southern elephant seal pups (Mirounga leonina) after weaning in Grytviken Harbor, South Georgia, Polar Regions

1112-2772 - Charging southern elephant seal bull (Mirounga leonina), St. Andrews Bay, South Georgia, Polar Regions

1112-2766 - Southern elephant seal pups (Mirounga leonina), Gold Harbor, South Georgia, Polar Regions

1112-2742 - Adult bull Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella), head detail, Stromness Harbor, South Georgia, Polar Regions

1112-2773 - Southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) mating, St. Andrews Bay, South Georgia, Polar Regions

1112-2743 - Adult bull Antarctic fur seals (Arctocephalus gazella) fighting in Stromness Harbor, South Georgia, Polar Regions

1161-3068 - Californian Sea-Lions rest on floating rafts at Pier 39, San Francisco, United States of America

1161-3067 - California Sea-Lions rest on floating rafts at Pier 39, San Francisco, United States of America

857-35850 - A pair of Pacific walruses (Odobenus rosmarus) joust with ivory tusks on the rocky shore of Walrus Islands State Game Sanctuary on Round Island at Bristol Bay in Alaska's Bering Sea.

978-16 - Galapagos Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus wollebacki). Galapagos.

988-117 - Common seal (Phoca vitulina). Hebrides, Scotland

978-12 - Galapagos Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus wollebacki). Galapagos.

988-116 - Common seal (Phoca vitulina). Hebrides, Scotland

978-15 - Galapagos Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus wollebacki). Galapagos.

978-14 - Galapagos Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus wollebacki). Galapagos.

978-13 - Galapagos Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus wollebacki). Galapagos.

909-32 - Young polar bear (Ursus maritimus) sitting on an ice floe. Scoresbysund, East Greenland

909-17 - Polar Bear (Ursus Maritimus) mother protecting her two cubs . WilhelmØya, Svalbard.

909-9 - Polar Bear (Ursus Maritimus) walking on snow. Rijpfjorden, Svalbard.

909-31 - Curious polar bear (Ursus maritimus) on an ice floe. Scoresbysund, East Greenland

909-14 - Polar Bear (Ursus Maritimus) walking along a pebbled beach. L¬gØya, Svalbard.

909-30 - Curious polar bear (Ursus maritimus) on an ice floe. Scoresbysund, East Greenland

909-12 - Polar Bear (Ursus Maritimus) mother with two cubs walking on sea ice. Rijpfjorden, Svalbard.

909-28 - Curious polar bear (Ursus maritimus) on an ice floe. Scoresbysund, East Greenland

909-33 - Young polar bear (Ursus maritimus) sitting on an ice floe. Scoresbysund, East Greenland

909-19 - Polar Bear (Ursus Maritimus) mother with three cubs feeding on the remains of a walrus skin. WilhelmØya, Svalbard.

909-34 - Bearded Seal (Erignathus Barbatus) resting on sea ice. North Spitsbergen, Svalbard

909-18 - Polar Bear (Ursus Maritimus) mother with three cubs on an ice terrace. WilhelmØya, Svalbard.

909-24 - Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) on an ice floe. Scoresbysund, East Greenland

909-26 - Curious polar bear (Ursus maritimus) on an ice floe. Scoresbysund, East Greenland

909-13 - Two young Polar Bears (Ursus Maritimus) feeding of a walrus carcass (Odobenus Rosmarus). WilhelmØya, Svalbard.

909-25 - Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) on an ice floe. Scoresbysund, East Greenland

909-16 - Polar Bear (Ursus Maritimus) mother with two cubs standing on an ice terrace. WilhelmØya, Svalbard.

909-11 - Polar Bear (Ursus Maritimus) mother with two cubs. Rijpfjorden, Svalbard.

909-15 - Polar Bear (Ursus Maritimus) mother with two cubs standing on an ice terrace. WilhelmØya, Svalbard.

909-20 - Paw with claws of a young Polar Bear (Ursus Maritimus). Hinlopenstreet, Svalbard.

909-27 - Curious polar bear (Ursus maritimus) on an ice floe. Scoresbysund, East Greenland

909-29 - Curious polar bear (Ursus maritimus) on an ice floe. Scoresbysund, East Greenland

909-10 - Polar Bear (Ursus Maritimus) on cracking sea ice. Rijpfjorden, Svalbard.

909-42 - Walrus (Odobenus Rosmarus) lying on an ice floe. Southern Hinlopen Street, Svalbard, High Norwegian Arctic.

1034-38 - Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddelli). Close up of head. Antarctic Peninsula, Southern Ocean.

1034-43 - Crab eater seal (Lobodon carcinophaga) sleeping while floating at sea, near sea ice. Anvers Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Southern Ocean.

1034-29 - Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) large adult male on snow ice pack. Spitzbergen, Polar High Arctic, North Atlantic.

1034-27 - Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) female with two first-ear cubs on pack ice. Spitzbergen, Polar High Arctic, North Atlantic.