860-290693 - A crabeater seal, Lobodon carcinophaga, resting on the ice, Wilhelmina Bay, Antarctica. Antarctica.

860-290703 - Southern elephant seal pup, Mirounga leonina, resting on a beach. Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands

746-91786 - Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina), old bull, after harem and breeding season on the Falkland Islands. South America, Falkland Islands, January

746-91781 - Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) after harem and breeding season. Young bulls fighting and establishing pecking order. South America, Falkland Islands, January

746-91208 - Northern lights over the Mother of the sea, Sassuma Arnaa - a legendary figure in Inuit culture. Sculpure by Christian Rosing in the colonial harbour Nuuk the capital of Greenland during late autumn. America, North America, Greenland, danish terriotory

746-91785 - Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) after harem and breeding season. Young bulls fighting and establishing pecking order. South America, Falkland Islands, January

746-91783 - Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) after harem and breeding season. Young bulls fighting and establishing pecking order. South America, Falkland Islands, January

746-91784 - Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) after harem and breeding season. Young bulls fighting and establishing pecking order. South America, Falkland Islands, January

746-91210 - Mother of the sea, Sassuma Arnaa - a legendary figure in Inuit culture. Sculpure by Christian Rosing in the colonial harbour Nuuk the capital of Greenland during late autumn. America, North America, Greenland, danish terriotory

746-91209 - Mother of the sea, Sassuma Arnaa - a legendary figure in Inuit culture. Sculpure by Christian Rosing in the colonial harbour Nuuk the capital of Greenland during late autumn. America, North America, Greenland, danish terriotory

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

746-91782 - Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) after harem and breeding season. Young bulls fighting and establishing pecking order. South America, Falkland Islands, January

832-394599 - Harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) swims in the glacier lagoon Joekulsarlon, South Iceland, Iceland, Europe

1116-51038 - Fur Seals (Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus) in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of South Africa; Cape Peninsula, Western Cape, South Africa

860-290292 - Galapagos Sea Lions (Zalophus californianus wollebaeki), Gardner Bay, Espanola Island, Galapagos islands, Ecuador.

860-290291 - Galapagos Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus wollebaeki), Gardner Bay, Espanola Island, Galapagos islands, Ecuador.

860-290113 - Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) female on rock with a seal in the mouth, Raudfjord, Spitsbergen

860-290290 - A juvenile Galapagos sea lion, Zalophus californianus wollebaeki, resting on a sandy beach, Espanola Island, Galapagos islands, Ecuador.

860-290180 - Cape fur seal (Arctocephalus pusillus), Cape Cross, Namibia

860-290287 - Galapagos Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus wollebaeki), Punta Suarez, Espanola Island, Galapagos islands, Ecuador.

860-290181 - Cape fur seal (Arctocephalus pusillus), Cape Cross, Namibia

860-289786 - A preening Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) off the coast of California, USA.

860-290241 - Falkland flightless Steamer duck (Tachyeres brachypterus), female, Sea Lion, Falkland, January 2018

860-290293 - A Galapagos sea lion, Zalophus californianus wollebaeki, on a sandy beach, with its newborn, Espanola Island, Galapagos islands, Ecuador.

860-290179 - Cape fur seal (Arctocephalus pusillus), Cape Cross, Namibia

1350-2313 - Sea lion, Otaria flavescens, Punta Loma, Puerto Madryn, Chubut, Patagonia, Argentina

832-392991 - Weddell Seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) resting on snow, Atka Bay, Weddell Sea, Antarctica

832-393004 - Blonde Antarctic Fur Seal (Arctocephalus gazelle), Prion Island, South Georgia

860-288711 - Crabeater seal (Lobodon carcinophaga) on the ice, Wilhelmina Bay, Antarctica.

860-288722 - A leopard seal, Hydrurga leptonyx, feeding on a gentoo penguin, Petermann Island, Antarctica.

860-288733 - Tourists in the warm waters of Whaler's Bay, Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella), Deception Island, Antarctica.

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

1116-49956 - Sea lions on the shore looking as though they are talking to each other; Alaska, United States of America

1116-49957 - Sea lions leaving the water for shore along the coast of Alaska with a rugged mountain range in the background; Alaska, United States of America

832-390068 - Mother with baby, Grey Seals (Halichoerus grypus), Donna Nook Gray Seal Colony, England, Europe

832-390066 - Gray Seal puppy (Halichoerus grypus), Donna Nook Gray Seal Colony, England, Europe

832-389935 - Harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) on a sandbank, North Sea, Wadden Sea National Park, Germany, Europe

832-390008 - Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea), two juveniles on the beach, Seal Bay Conservation Park, Kangaroo Island, South Australia, Australia, Oceania

832-390007 - Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea), adult, male, on beach, running, Seal Bay Conservation Park, Kangaroo Island, South Australia, Australia, Oceania

832-390009 - Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea), three juveniles sitting in bushes, Seal Bay Conservation Park, Kangaroo Island, South Australia, Australia, Oceania

832-388719 - Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina), cools in a pond, Carcass Island, Falkland Islands, Great Britain, South America

832-388718 - Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina), Carcass Island, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom, South America

832-387825 - Silhouette of two New Zealand fur seals in backlight at sunset, ear seals, dwarf fur seals, fur seals (Arctocephalus pusillus), Cape Palliser, Wellington region, New Zealand, Oceania

832-387824 - New Zealand fur seal (Arctocephalus forsteri) on rocky coast, Cape Palliser, Wellington region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania

832-387823 - Young animal, New Zealand fur seal (Arctocephalus forsteri), portrait, Cape Palliser, Wellington region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania

832-386988 - New Zealand fur seals (Arctocephalus forsteri), dam with young on rock, Kaikoura, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania

832-386989 - New Zealand fur seal (Arctocephalus forsteri), young animal on rock, Kaikoura, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania

832-384096 - Grey seals (Halichoerus grypus), young animal is suckled by mother, Insel Duene, Helgoland, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

832-384710 - Walruses (Odobenus rosmarus), colony, Magdalenen Fjord, Svalbard, Arctic, Norway, Europe

832-384099 - Grey seals (Halichoerus grypus), young animal is suckled by mother, Insel Duene, Helgoland, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

832-384571 - Two Walruses (Odobenus rosmarus), located on the beach, Smeerenburgfjord, Spitsbergen Archipelago, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Norway, Europe

832-384570 - Walruses (Odobenus rosmarus) in water, Smeerenburgfjord, Spitsbergen archipelago, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Norway, Europe

832-384100 - Grey seals (Halichoerus grypus), newborn bloody kitten lying with its mother on the beach, island Duene, Helgoland, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

832-386969 - California sea lion (Zalophus californianus), male, splashing in water, animal portrait, close-up, captive, Germany, Europe

832-384101 - Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus), young animal lies asleep on the beach at Sandsturm, Island Duene, Helgoland, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

832-384103 - Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus), young animal lies on the beach, island Duene, Helgoland, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

832-384104 - Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus), young animal lies asleep on the beach, island Duene, Helgoland, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

1112-4729 - Type Big B killer whales (Orcinus orca), pinniped specialist swimming near the Yalour Islands, Antarctica, Polar Regions

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

860-287859 - 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

860-287861 - California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) Striped marlin (Tetrapturus audax) and Indo-Pacific sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus) feeding on sardine's bait ball (Sardinops sagax), Magdalena Bay, West Coast of Baja California, Pacific Ocean, Mexico

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

860-288029 - 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.

860-287864 - California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) feeding on sardine's bait ball (Sardinops sagax), Magdalena Bay, West Coast of Baja California, Pacific Ocean, Mexico

860-287863 - Free diver photographing California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) feeding on sardine's bait ball (Sardinops sagax), Magdalena Bay, West Coast of Baja California, Pacific Ocean, Mexico

860-287885 - 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

860-287867 - California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) feeding on sardine's bait ball (Sardinops sagax), Magdalena Bay, West Coast of Baja California, Pacific Ocean, Mexico

860-287868 - California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) feeding on sardine's bait ball (Sardinops sagax), Magdalena Bay, West Coast of Baja California, Pacific Ocean, Mexico

860-287778 - Hooded Seal (Cystophora cristata), fighting males. Canada

860-287686 - Monk Seal (Monachus monachus) group swimming, Noadibou, Mauritania

860-287589 - Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina). Elephant seals fighting on the beach of St Andrews Bay, South Georgia.

860-287685 - Monk Seal (Monachus monachus) group swimming, Nouadhibou, Mauritania

860-287458 - Tara Oceans Expeditions - May 2011. Galápagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki), Roca Redonda, Galapagos, Ecuador

1116-43866 - Seal With Silver Salmon In It's Mouth, Valdez, Alaska, United States Of America

860-287385 - Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus). A Grey Seal changes angle to avoid the incoming sandstorm off the coast of Lincolnshire in the UK.

860-287378 - Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus). A Grey Seal tolerates an ongoing sandstorm off the coast of Lincolnshire in the UK.

860-287068 - Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) with seal carcass on an iceberg, Wahlenbergfjord, Nordaustlandet, Spitzberg, Svalbard.

860-287067 - Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) with seal carcass on an iceberg, Wahlenbergfjord, Nordaustlandet, Spitzberg, Svalbard.

860-287069 - Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) with seal carcass on an iceberg, Wahlenbergfjord, Nordaustlandet, Spitzberg, Svalbard.

860-287066 - Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) eating a seal on an iceberg, Wahlenbergfjord, Nordaustlandet, Spitzberg, Svalbard.

860-287092 - California sea lion ( Zalophus californianus), rests on buoy, Ojo de Liebre Lagoon (formerly known as Scammon's Lagoon), Guerrero Negro, Baja California Sur, Mexico

860-287093 - California sea lion ( Zalophus californianus), rests on buoy, Ojo de Liebre Lagoon (formerly known as Scammon's Lagoon), Guerrero Negro, Baja California Sur, Mexico

860-287064 - Bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus) on a piece of ice, Fuglefjord, Spitzberg, Svalbard.

860-287094 - California sea lion ( Zalophus californianus), rests on buoy, Ojo de Liebre Lagoon (formerly known as Scammon's Lagoon), Guerrero Negro, Baja California Sur, Mexico

832-383672 - Pinniped (Pinnipedia) looking out of blue water in the harbour, Howth Harbour, Dublin, Leinster Province, Ireland, Europe

832-382764 - Orca (Orcinus orca) attacking sea lion pups (Otaria flavescens) at the beach, Mirador, Punta Norte, Peninsula Valdes, Chubut, Patagonia, Argentina, South America

1116-41396 - Cichlids school around an endangered Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) at Three Sisters Spring. The Florida Manatee is a subspecies of the West Indian Manatee, Crystal River, Florida, United States of America

1116-41398 - Endangered Florida Manatee mother and calf (Trichechus manatus latirostris) gather at Three Sisters Spring. The Florida Manatee is a subspecies of the West Indian Manatee, Crystal River, Florida, United States of America

1116-41395 - A split image of four endangered Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) resting on the sandy bottom at Three Sisters Spring. The Florida Manatee is a subspecies of the West Indian Manatee, Crystal River, Florida, United States of America

1116-41397 - Endangered Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) at Three Sisters Spring. The Florida Manatee is a subspecies of the West Indian Manatee, Crystal River, Florida, United States of America

832-382797 - Aerial view, Seal colony on the Atlantic coast of the Namib Desert, Erongo region, Namibia, Africa

832-382796 - Aerial view, Seal colony on the Atlantic coast of the Namib Desert, Erongo region, Namibia, Africa

832-382897 - Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus), Moffen Island, Moffen Nature Reserve, Spitsbergen Archipelago, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Norway, Europe

832-381390 - Harbor seals (Phoca vitulina), Plettenberg Bay, Garden Route, District Eden, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa

832-382103 - Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus) on the beach, howler, Heligoland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

832-381669 - Harp Seal or Saddleback Seal (Pagophilus groenlandicus, Phoca groenlandica), pup on pack ice, Magdalen Islands, Gulf of Saint Lawrence, Quebec, Canada, North America

832-381431 - Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus), Phippsøya, Sjuøyane, Svalbard Archipelago, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Norway, Europe

832-379328 - Grey seals (Halichoerus grypus), pup suckling on mother, Heligoland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

832-379329 - Grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) at sunrise, Heligoland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

1116-39705 - This Hawaiian Monk Seal (Monachus schauinslandi), endemic and endangered, is making her way off Kepuhi Beach, on Molokai's West end, Kaluakoi, Molokai, Hawaii, United States of America