1194-37 - BOLIVIA ECOTOPS projects in Alto Beni. Sandra Gonzales and friend drying cacao beans in the sun, Remolinos

1198-461 - Long beaked common dolphin (delphinus capensis) sea of cortez, mexico, abstract image

1198-331 - Long beaked common dolphin (delphinus capensis) sea of cortez, mexico, large school

1194-39 - BOLIVIA ECOTOPS projects in Alto Beni. Harvested cacao fruits

737-593 - Wooden wine barrels and glass containers at wine cellar, village of Blatnice pod svatym Antoninkem, Brnensko, Czech Republic, Europe

999-3 - Mel, the Killer Whale or Orca (Orcinus orca) narrowly misses out on a South American Sea Lion (Otaria flavescens) that it was hunting, in Patagonia. Of the 18 only 7 have mastered the stranding behaviour whereby the Orca enters the shallow surf to feed on Sea Lion pups. Distinctive by his 2 metre dorsal fin, Mel is an expert hunter who feeds on Sea Lion pups before taking them back to his pod. This lucky Sea Lion however managed to escape the hunter's attentions.

999-4 - Mel, the Killer Whale or Orca (Orcinus orca) narrowly misses out on a South American Sea Lion (Otaria flavescens) that it was hunting, in Patagonia. Of the 18 only 7 have mastered the stranding behaviour whereby the Orca enters the shallow surf to feed on Sea Lion pups. Distinctive by his 2 metre dorsal fin, Mel is an expert hunter who feeds on Sea Lion pups before taking them back to his pod. This lucky Sea Lion however managed to escape the hunter's attentions.

999-1 - Mel, the Killer Whale or Orca (Orcinus orca) narrowly misses out on a South American Sea Lion (Otaria flavescens) that it was hunting, in Patagonia. Of the 18 only 7 have mastered the stranding behaviour whereby the Orca enters the shallow surf to feed on Sea Lion pups. Distinctive by his 2 metre dorsal fin, Mel is an expert hunter who feeds on Sea Lion pups before taking them back to his pod. This lucky Sea Lion however managed to escape the hunter's attentions.

930-106 - Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus truncatus) feeding in the shallow rapids Chanonry Point in the Moray Firth, Scotland

999-2 - Mel, the Killer Whale or Orca (Orcinus orca) narrowly misses out on a South American Sea Lion (Otaria flavescens) that it was hunting, in Patagonia. Of the 18 only 7 have mastered the stranding behaviour whereby the Orca enters the shallow surf to feed on Sea Lion pups. Distinctive by his 2 metre dorsal fin, Mel is an expert hunter who feeds on Sea Lion pups before taking them back to his pod. This lucky Sea Lion however managed to escape the hunter's attentions.

999-5 - Mel, the Killer Whale or Orca (Orcinus orca) narrowly misses out on a South American Sea Lion (Otaria flavescens) that it was hunting, in Patagonia. Of the 18 only 7 have mastered the stranding behaviour whereby the Orca enters the shallow surf to feed on Sea Lion pups. Distinctive by his 2 metre dorsal fin, Mel is an expert hunter who feeds on Sea Lion pups before taking them back to his pod. This lucky Sea Lion however managed to escape the hunter's attentions.

947-1 - Aerial view of a pod of Short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus). Gulf of Maine, USA. (rr)

947-6 - Aerial view of a pod of Killer whales (Orcinus orca). Gulf of Maine, USA (rr)

947-4 - Aerial view of a pod of Killer whales (Orcinus orca). Gulf of Maine, USA (rr)

947-70 - Three Finback whales. Gulf of Maine, USA (rr)

947-71 - Aerial of Humpback whale bubble netting. Gulf of Maine, USA (vrr)

947-73 - Aerial of Humpback whales bubble netting. Gulf of Maine, USA

947-5 - Aerial view of a pod of Killer whales (Orcinus orca) and Northern right whales (Balaena glacialis glacialis). Gulf of Maine, USA (rr)

947-3 - Aerial view of a pod of Killer whales (Orcinus orca) and Northern right whales (Balaena glacialis glacialis). Gulf of Maine, USA (rr)

939-31 - Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) blowing. Tenakee Inlet, South East Alaska

930-38 - A calf and three adult bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) breaching from the water, Moray Firth, Scotland.

930-83 - Dolphin watchers being eye balled by two leaping bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus truncatus) at Chanonry Point. Moray Firth, Scotland

939-5 - Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus). (rr)

939-6 - A pod of Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus). Sri Lanka

930-3 - Two Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus truncatus) leaping together close to the shore. Moray Firth, Scotland

930-1 - Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus truncatus) - two leaping clear of the water together. Moray Firth, Scotland

939-7 - A pod of Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus). Sri Lanka

939-14 - Humpback Whales feeding (Megaptera novaeangliae).Tenakee Inlet, S. E. Alaska

939-22 - Humpback Whale feeding (Megaptera novaeangliae).

930-2 - Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus truncatus):mother and calf leaping together. Moray Firth, Scotland

930-15 - Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus truncatus), from a group, leaping clear of the surface. Moray Firth, Scotland

930-36 - A group of resident bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) travel through the Moray Firth, Scotland. This is a mother and calf group in calm water exhibiting resting behaviour.

939-3 - Killer whale (Orcinus orca). S. E. Alaska

939-27 - Humpback Whale feeding (Megaptera novaeangliae).

939-21 - Humpback Whale feeding (Megaptera novaeangliae). Frederick Sd, S. E. Alaska

930-39 - A calf and three adult bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) breaching from the water, Moray Firth, Scotland

939-30 - Humpback Whales feeding (Megaptera novaeangliae). Frederick Sd, S. E. Alaska

939-16 - Humpback Whales feeding (Megaptera novaeangliae). Chatham Straits, S. E. Alaska

930-21 - A travelling pod of Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) surfaces to breathe. Moray Firth, Scotland.

988-4 - Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). Hebrides, Scotland

988-192 - Marine wildlife-watching boat. Encounter with bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). Hebrides, Scotland

911-7789 - Camping pods powered by small solar panels at Lagganlia, Feshiebridge, Cairngorm, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

906-11 - Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) in a social unit positioning themselves in a parallel formation known as "logging". Resting after socailising. Endangered, Ionian Sea, Greece.

906-4 - Mixed pod of Striped, Common and Risso's dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba, Delphinus delphis, Grampus griseus) the only permenant symbiosis of these species to be recorded, Gulf of Corinth, Greece.

988-1 - Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). Hebrides, Scotland

1036-49 - Dusky dolphins (Lagenorhynchus obscurus) surfacing. Kaikoura, New Zealand.

1036-38 - Common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) leaping from wave. Shows position of pectoral fins for direction and tail for power. Gibraltar

1012-16 - Pygmy killer whale (Feresa attenuata) travelling pod in dappled light near to surface. Hawaii.

1012-186 - Short-finned Pilot Whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus) large pod. Azores, Portugal, Atlantic

1036-39 - Common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) foraging. Gibraltar Bay.

1036-256 - Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) and snorkellers towing on a rope behind boat. Bimini, Bahamas.

1036-35 - Pod of Common dolphins surfacing (Delphinus delphis).

1012-6 - Pygmy killer whale (Feresa attenuata) a travelling pod. Hawaii.

1012-129 - False Killer Whales (Pseudorca crassidens). Azores, Portugal, Atlantic. (rr)

1036-33 - Common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) bowriding infront of large boat, Atlas Mountains, Gibraltar Strait, Africa.

1036-27 - Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis). Bimini, Bahamas.

1036-36 - Common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) bow riding cargo ship. Gibraltar Strait.

1012-10 - Pygmy killer whale (Feresa attenuata) travelling pod in dappled light, sowing characteristic long pectoral fins. Hawaii.

1012-11 - Pygmy killer whale (Feresa attenuata) travelling pod in dappled light. Hawaii.

1036-40 - Common dolphins (Delphinus delphis). Social group underwater. Gibraltar Bay.

1036-208 - New Zealand Whale and Dolphin Trust working with Hectors dolphins (Cephalorhynchus hectori) Akaroa, South Island: New Zealand.

1036-8 - Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus). Social group. Hebrides, Scotland.

1036-25 - Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenalla frontalis) surfing - two mothers with their young. Spots only appear after one year of age. Bimini, Bahamas.

1012-9 - Pygmy killer whale (Feresa attenuata) travelling pod in dappled light, sowing characteristic long pectoral fins. Hawaii.

1012-13 - Pygmy killer whale (Feresa attenuata) pod with snorkeller. Hawaii.

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

1036-37 - Common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) jumping from bow wave of tanker off

909-81 - Fjord, icebergs and sunrise. Prins Christian Sund, S-Greenland.

1036-63 - Hector's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus hectori) thru' the surface. Akaroa, New Zealand.

1036-292 - Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) nursery group of lots of young. Walker Bay, South Africa

1036-41 - Common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) surfacing, Gibraltar Rock in the background

907-3 - Dolphins. The Cape, South Africa

1036-258 - Pod of Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) bowriding dolphin watching boat. Bimini, Bahamas

1036-259 - Group of dolphin watchers relaxing after encounter with some spotted dolphins. Bimini, Bahamas

1012-116 - Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus), Oceanic larger sub-species. Azores, Portugal, Atlantic. (rr)

1012-15 - Pygmy killer whale (Feresa attenuata) travelling pod in dappled light. Hawaii.

1012-166 - Risso's Dolphins, Grampus griseus, adults. Azores, Portugal, Atlantic

1036-23 - Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis). Social group. Bimini, Bahamas.

1036-295 - Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) nursery group of lots of young. Walker Bay, South Africa

1036-294 - Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) nursery group of lots of young. Walker Bay, South Africa

1036-293 - Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) nursery group of lots of young. Walker Bay, South Africa

917-82 - Common Dolphin (Delphinus delphis). Azores, North Atlantic. Taken 2008

931-317 - Common dolphin (delphinus delphis) A common dolphin. Gulf of California.

931-322 - Common dolphin (delphinus delphis) Common dolphins at high speed.Gulf of California.

931-71 - Sperm whale. (Physeter macrocephalus). A group of sperm whales at sundown. Gulf of California.

931-529 - Fraser's dolphin (Lagenodelphis hosei) Tightly bunched Fraser's dolphins traveling at speed. Eastern Caribbean

931-265 - Short finned pilot whale (globicephala macrorynchus) A group of pilot whales with bubbles rising in the background. Canary Islands.

931-329 - Common dolphin (delphinus delphis) A group of common dolphin moving along the coast in low light.Gulf of California.

931-262 - Short finned pilot whale (globicephala macrorynchus) In among a group of pilot whales. Canary Islands.

931-538 - Short finned pilot whale (globicephala macrorhynchus). A passing yacht stops to watch a group of pilot whales. Eastern Caribbean

917-293 - Central American Spinner Dolphin group (Stenella longirostris centroamericana) part of a super pod of over 2,000 individuals, image taken from above the waters surface. Costa Rica, Pacific Ocean.

917-292 - Central American Spinner Dolphin group (Stenella longirostris centroamericana) part of a super pod of over 2,000 individuals, image taken from above the waters surface. Costa Rica, Pacific Ocean.

917-207 - A group of Central American Spinner Dolphins, Stenella longirostris centroamericana, porpoising, Costa Rica, Pacific Ocean.

931-8 - Among a large group of travelling common dolphin (Delphinus delphis). Gulf of California. (RR)

1034-8 - Spinner dolphins (Stenella longirostris) surfacing, May Reef, West New Britain Island, Papua New Guinea, South Pacific

1034-9 - Spinner dolphins (Stenella longirostris), Kimbe Bay, West New Britain Island, Papua New Guinea, South Pacific

1034-7 - Spinner dolphins (Stenella longirostris) underwater, Kimbe Bay, West New Britain Island, Papua New Guinea, South Pacific

1034-1 - Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops aduncus) dorsal fins, Kimbe Bay, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea, South Pacific Ocean

1034-5 - Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) fleeing from orca/killer whales (Orcinus orca) Tutukaka, North Island, New Zealand, South Pacific Ocean.

931-321 - Common dolphin (delphinus delphis) Common dolphins airborne and at full speed.Gulf of California.