860-288783 - Aerial view of a Bowhead whale, (Balaena mysticetus), also known as Greenland right whales, can weigh from 75 to 100 tonnes, swimming in the shallow waters in Vrangel Bay of the Sea of Okhotsk, eastern Russia.
860-288784 - Aerial view of a Bowhead whale, (Balaena mysticetus), also known as Greenland right whales, can weigh from 75 to 100 tonnes, swimming in the shallow waters in Vrangel Bay of the Sea of Okhotsk, eastern Russia.
1116-49706 - Mr. Fleetham spent an afternoon photographing these Atlantic Spotted Dolphin (Stenella plagiodon). During the several hours in the water a group of Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncates) joined the company for nearly an hour of inter-species exchange, Bahamas
1116-49660 - Encounters with Hawaiian monk seals (Monachus schauinslandi) (endemic and endangered) are few and far between. Here a monk seal shares a patch of sand with a Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), also an endangered species, off Maui, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America
832-387222 - West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus), female, cow, Three Sisters Springs, Manatee Sanctuary, Crystal River, Florida, USA, North America
832-387215 - West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus), female, cow, Three Sisters Springs, Manatee Sanctuary, Crystal River, Florida, USA, North America
832-387223 - West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus), young animal, calf, Three Sisters Springs, Manatee Conservation Area, Crystal River, Florida, USA, North America
832-384100 - Grey seals (Halichoerus grypus), newborn bloody kitten lying with its mother on the beach, island Duene, Helgoland, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe
832-384101 - Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus), young animal lies asleep on the beach at Sandsturm, Island Duene, Helgoland, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe
832-387220 - West Indian manatees (Trichechus manatus), pair, Three Sisters Springs, Manatee Conservation Area, Crystal River, Florida, USA, North America
832-387224 - West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus), with young animal, calf, Three Sisters Springs, Manatee Conservation Area, Crystal River, Florida, USA, North America
832-387216 - West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus), family, bull, cow, and calf, Three Sisters Springs, Manatee Sanctuary, Crystal River, Florida, USA, North America
832-387221 - West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus), overgrown with moss, resting on the bottom, Grass perch, Green sunfish (Lepomis cyanellus) eats moss from manti, cleanerfish, Three Sisters Springs, Manti Sanctuary, Crystal River, Florida, USA, North America
1112-4915 - Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), breaching in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, California, United States of America, North America
1112-4916 - Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), tail lobbing in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, California, United States of America, North America
1112-4914 - Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), breaching in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, California, United States of America, North America
1116-48714 - Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) hauled out on rocks at South Marble Island, big bull in the centre surrounded by cows, Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska, United States of America
1116-47614 - A wet Sea otter (Enhydra lutris) playing and eating near the small boat harbour, South-central Alaska, Seward, Alaska, United States of America
1116-47608 - Sea otters (Enhydra lutris) swimming and playing while they eat in the water near the small boat harbour, Seward, Alaska, United States of America
860-287862 - California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) feeding on sardine's bait ball (Sardinops sagax), Magdalena Bay, West Coast of Baja California, Pacific Ocean, Mexico
860-287902 - Sub-adult sperm whale try to move away a calf to to mate with a female, (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.
860-288204 - Calderón (Globicephala macrorhynchus). Two dead newborns carried by adults, probably their mothers. Being two young, it has been rarely documented. Tenerife, Canary Islands.
860-287920 - Sub-adult sperm whale try to move away a calf to to mate with a female, (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.
860-287859 - California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) and Striped marlin (Tetrapturus audax) feeding on sardine's bait ball (Sardinops sagax), Magdalena Bay, West Coast of Baja California, Pacific Ocean, Mexico
860-287910 - 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.
860-287908 - Sperm whale 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.
860-287900 - 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.
860-287890 - California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) dive fast to feed on sardine's bait ball (Sardinops sagax), Magdalena Bay, West Coast of Baja California, Pacific Ocean, Mexico
860-287911 - Sleeping 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.
860-288029 - Leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) on the beach of Ulva Island in New Zealand wich is "predatory free" because cleared of introduced mammals predators. The Leopard seal is fairly regular in the area and it was really amazing to observe it on a beach and not in the middle of the Antarctic ice.
860-287913 - Tail 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.
860-287921 - Sub-adult sperm whale try to move away a calf to to mate with a female, (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.
860-287864 - California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) feeding on sardine's bait ball (Sardinops sagax), Magdalena Bay, West Coast of Baja California, Pacific Ocean, Mexico
860-287904 - 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.
860-287915 - Sperm whale 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.