860-287906 - Pod of Sleeping sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) Researchers first saw this unusual sleep behavior in sperm whales in 2008. The scientists in that study found that sperm whales dozed in this upright drifting posture for about 10 to 15 minutes at a time, Vulnerable (IUCN). The sperm whale is the largest of the toothed whales. Sperm whales are known to dive as deep as 1,000 meters in search of squid to eat. Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit n°RP 16-02/32 FIS-5.
860-287903 - Pod of sperm whale socializing, (Physeter macrocephalus), Vulnerable (IUCN), The sperm whale is the largest of the toothed whales. Sperm whales are known to dive as deep as 1,000 meters in search of squid to eat. Image has been shot in Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit n°RP 16-02/32 FIS-5.
860-287901 - Couple of sperm whale, (Physeter macrocephalus), Vulnerable (IUCN), The sperm whale is the largest of the toothed whales. Sperm whales are known to dive as deep as 1,000 meters in search of squid to eat. Image has been shot in Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit n°RP 16-02/32 FIS-5.
860-287897 - Pod of sperm whale with mother and calf, (Physeter macrocephalus), Vulnerable (IUCN), The sperm whale is the largest of the toothed whales. Sperm whales are known to dive as deep as 1,000 meters in search of squid to eat. Image has been shot in Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit n°RP 16-02/32 FIS-5.
860-287912 - Snorkeler photographing a pod of Sleeping sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) Researchers first saw this unusual sleep behavior in sperm whales in 2008. The scientists in that study found that sperm whales dozed in this upright drifting posture for about 10 to 15 minutes at a time, Vulnerable (IUCN). The sperm whale is the largest of the toothed whales. Sperm whales are known to dive as deep as 1,000 meters in search of squid to eat. Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit n°RP 16-02/32 FIS-5.
860-286684 - Blue whale Balaenoptera musculus brevicauda is the largest animal ever known to have existed. This may be the pygmy sub-species of blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus. Mirissa, Sri Lanka, Indian Ocean
1116-41507 - A split image of a pair of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) underwater in front of the West Maui Mountains just south of Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America
1116-41508 - A look at the bump-like knobs known as tubercles on the top of the head of a Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae). Each protuberance contains at least one stiff hair. The purpose of these hairs is not known, though they may provide the whale with a sense of 'touch', Hawaii, United States of America
1116-41392 - A mother and calf pair of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) at the surface of the water off the island of Maui, Hawaii, United States of America
1116-39967 - A commercial whale shark encounter with a feeder above on a canoe and a Whale Shark (Rhiniodon typus) below. This is the world's largest species of fish, Oslob, Philippines
1116-39965 - A Whale Shark (Rhiniodon typus) with it's mouth open, filter feeding at the surface. This is the world's largest species of fish, Oslob, Philippines
1116-39966 - A commercial whale shark encounter with a feeder above on a canoe and a Whale Shark (Rhiniodon typus) below. This is the world's largest species of fish, Oslob, Philippines
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
1116-39968 - An aerial view of a Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) surfacing beside a vessel, Lanai City, Lanai, Hawaii, United States of America
1112-3751 - Adult blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus), sub-surface feeding off the western coast of Spitsbergen, Svalbard Archipelago, Arctic, Norway, Europe
1112-3500 - California gray whale calf (Eschrichtius robustus), underwater with tourists in San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America
1112-3498 - California gray whale calf (Eschrichtius robustus), underwater with tourists in San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America
1112-3499 - California gray whale calf (Eschrichtius robustus), underwater with tourists in San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America
1112-3497 - California gray whale calf (Eschrichtius robustus), underwater with tourists in San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America
1112-2955 - California gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) calf underwater with whale watchers in San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America
911-10209 - The Christian, Christ Church Cathedral in Port Stanley, the capital of the Falkland Islands, the most southerly cathedral in the world, with a whale bone arch from Blue whale lower jaw bones.
911-10210 - The Christian, Christ Church Cathedral in Port Stanley, the capital of the Falkland Islands, the most southerly cathedral in the world, with a whale bone arch from Blue whale lower jaw bones.
1112-2221 - Adult dwarf minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata), near the south end of Ribbon 9 Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia, Pacific
1112-2220 - Adult dwarf minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata), near the south end of Ribbon 9 Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia, Pacific
1112-2222 - Adult dwarf minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) near the south end of Ribbon 9 Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia, Pacific