979-5078 - A very rare sighting of an adult blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus), Spitsbergen Island, Norway

979-419 - Adult California Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) baleen (detail showing interior side) on Isla Tiburon in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico.

979-718 - Adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching in Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

979-517 - Adult Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) cooperatively "bubble-net" feeding in Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

979-704 - Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) resting at surface. Hawaii, USA.

979-711 - Adult humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) cooperatively bubble-net feeding near Freshwater Bay on Chichagof Island in Southeast Alaska, USA

979-811 - Adult Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus) surfacing in the lower Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico.

979-686 - Adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) fluke-up dive in the AuAu Channel, Maui, Hawaii, USA. Pacific Ocean.

979-5154 - Adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) sub-surface feeding among black-legged kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla), west of Spitsbergen in the Barents Sea, Norway

979-540 - Adult Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) surfacing (note blows) in Icy Strait, Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

979-621 - Adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) surfacing in the mist shrouded waters of Hobart Bay, Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

979-5157 - Adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) sub-surface feeding among black-legged kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla), west of Spitsbergen in the Barents Sea, Norway

979-552 - Curious mother/calf/escort Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) approach boat underwater near Lanai, Hawaii, USA. Pacific Ocean.

979-662 - Adult humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) head-lunging near Mala Wharf in the AuAu Channel, Maui, Hawaii, USA. Pacific Ocean.

979-3968 - Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) fluke-up dive near the Antarctic Peninsula

979-719 - Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) co-operatively bubble-net feeding near the Safari Quest in Chatham Strait in Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

979-5161 - Mother and calf humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) surfacing off the continental shelf west of Spitsbergen in the Barents Sea, Norway

979-518 - Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) cooperatively "bubble-net" feeding in Lynn Canal, Southeast Alaska, USA.

979-513 - Adult Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) "bubble-net" feeding near the Point Retreat Lighthouse on Admiralty Island, Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

979-710 - Adult humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) cooperatively bubble-net feeding near Freshwater Bay on Chichagof Island in Southeast Alaska, USA

979-498 - Single adult Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) lunge-feeding very close to shore in Southeast Alaska, USA.

979-5072 - A very rare sighting of an adult blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) surfacing off the northwestern side of Spitsbergen Island in the Svalbard Archipelago, Barents Sea, Norway

979-680 - Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) in the AuAu Channel, Maui, Hawaii, USA. Pacific Ocean.

979-536 - Adult Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching with pectoral fins spread wide in Icy Strait, Southeast, Alaska, USA.

979-521 - Adult Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) "bubble-net" feeding in Chatham Strait, Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

979-470 - Adult humpback whale fluke-up dive in Frederick Sound, southeast Alaska, USA.

979-661 - Adult humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching near Mala Wharf in the AuAu Channel, Maui, Hawaii, USA. Pacific Ocean.

979-715 - Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) co-operatively bubble-net feeding in Stephen's Passage, Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

979-705 - Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) mother and calf underwater. Hawaii, USA.

979-5153 - Adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) sub-surface feeding among black-legged kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla), west of Spitsbergen in the Barents Sea, Norway

979-5505 - Adult blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) surfacing in the middle Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California Sur, Mexico

979-499 - Mother and calf Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) underwater in the AuAu Channel off Maui, Hawaii, USA. Pacific Ocean.

979-627 - Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) co-operatively bubble-net feeding in Stephen's Passage, Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

979-502 - Adult Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) underwater in the AuAu Channel off Maui, Hawaii, USA. Pacific Ocean.

979-667 - Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) calf breaching at sunset in the AuAu Channel, Maui, Hawaii, USA. Pacific Ocean.

979-634 - Adult humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) cooperatively "bubble-net" feeding in Southeast Alaska, USA

979-707 - Adult humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) cooperatively bubble-net feeding in Freshwater Bay on Chichagof Island in Southeast Alaska, USA

979-614 - Adult Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching in Stephen's Passage, Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

979-486 - Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) Breaching on the Auau Channel, Maui, Hawaii, North America

979-588 - Adult humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) cooperative bubble-net feeding in Iyoukeen Bay, southeast Alaska, USA.

979-4673 - Adult humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) surfacing near the Lindblad Expedition ship National Geographic Explorer near the Antarctic Peninsula

979-610 - Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) co-operatively bubble-net feeding in Stephen's Passage, Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

979-629 - Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) fluke-up dive in Southeast Alaska, USA.

979-428 - Adult gray whale breaching in San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja, Mexico.

979-550 - Curious adult Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) approaches boat underwater (people hanging over the side of the boat wearing masks to view whale) near Maui, Hawaii, USA. Pacific Ocean.

979-573 - Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) mother rubbing in kelp off Admiralty Island, Chatham Strait, Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

979-475 - Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) cooperatively "bubble-net" feeding (extreme detail, note baleen plates in upper jaw) in Chatham Strait, Southeast Alaska, USA.

979-583 - Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) cooperatively "bubble-net" feeding in the fog in Chatham Strait, Southeast Alaska, USA.

979-3964 - Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) surfacing near the Antarctic Peninsula

979-3970 - Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) surfacing near the Antarctic Peninsula

979-677 - Curious sub-adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) spy-hopping near the boat in the AuAu Channel separating Maui from Lanai, Hawaii. Pacific Ocean.

979-821 - Adult Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) fluke-up dive in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico.

979-2173 - Dead female humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) calf encountered in Frederick Sound, Southeast Alaska

979-693 - Adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) fluke-up dive in Dallmann Bay near the Antarctic Peninsula.

979-562 - Adult Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching in Icy Strait, Southeast Alaska, USA.

979-524 - Competitive male Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) surfacing showing aggression in the AuAu Channel, Maui, Hawaii.

979-4672 - Adult humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) surfacing near the Lindblad Expedition ship National Geographic Explorer near the Antarctic Peninsula

979-412 - California Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) calf surfacing in front of mom in the calm waters of San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja, Mexico.

979-421 - California Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) mother being touched underwater in the calm waters of San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja, Mexico. (Restricted Resoluion - pls contact us)

979-500 - Mother and calf Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) underwater in the AuAu Channel off Maui, Hawaii, USA. Pacific Ocean.

979-5506 - Adult blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) surfacing (note tiny dorsal fin) in the middle Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California Sur, Mexico

979-503 - Mother and calf Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) together underwater in the AuAu Channel, Maui, Hawaii, USA. Pacific Ocean.

979-5079 - Adult fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) sub-surface feeding in the rich waters off the continental shelf on the west side of Spitsbergen Island in the Barents Sea, Norway

979-5156 - Adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) sub-surface feeding among black-legged kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla), west of Spitsbergen in the Barents Sea, Norway

979-564 - Adult Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching in Icy Strait, Southeast Alaska, USA.

979-622 - Adult Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) fluke-up dive in Icy Straits, Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

979-416 - Adult California Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) fluke-up dive - possible courtship behavior - in the calm waters of San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja, Mexico.

979-5077 - A very rare sighting of an adult blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) fluke-up dive off the northwestern side of Spitsbergen Island in the Svalbard Archipelago, Barents Sea, Norway

979-620 - Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) co-operatively "bubble-net" feeding off Chichagof Island in Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

979-699 - Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) resting at surface. Hawaii, USA.

979-551 - Competitive adult male Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) showing aggression towards each other in possible mating posture in shallow water off Lanai, Hawaii, USA. Pacific Ocean.

979-609 - Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) co-operatively bubble-net feeding in Stephen's Passage, Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

979-566 - Adult Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) cooperatively "bubble-net" feeding in Chatham Strait, Southeast Alaska, USA.

979-626 - Adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) cooperatively "bubble-net" feeding in Southeast Alaska, USA

979-504 - Mother and calf Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) underwater in the AuAu Channel, Maui, Hawaii, USA.

979-5159 - Adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) sub-surface feeding among black-legged kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla) off the continental shelf west of Spitsbergen in the Barents Sea, Norway. Humpbacks are one of the larger rorqual species, adults range in length from 12?16 metres (40?50 ft) and weigh approximately 36,000 kilograms (79,000 lb). There are at least 80,000 humpback whales worldwide.

979-706 - Adult humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) cooperatively bubble-net feeding in Freshwater Bay on Chichagof Island in Southeast Alaska, USA

979-568 - Adult Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) cooperatively "bubble-net" feeding in Chatham Strait, Southeast Alaska, USA.

979-5160 - Adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) sub-surface feeding among black-legged kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla) off the continental shelf west of Spitsbergen in the Barents Sea, Norway. Humpbacks are one of the larger rorqual species, adults range in length from 12?16 metres (40?50 ft) and weigh approximately 36,000 kilograms (79,000 lb). There are at least 80,000 humpback whales worldwide.

979-511 - Adult Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) tail-throw in Chatham Strait, Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

979-529 - Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)

979-535 - Adult Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching with pectoral fins spread wide in Icy Strait, Southeast, Alaska, USA.

979-571 - Adult Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching in the AuAu Channel between Maui and Lanai in Hawaii, USA. Pacific Ocean.

979-612 - Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) co-operatively bubble-net feeding near small whale watching boat in Stephen's Passage, Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

979-422 - Curious California Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) mother and calf approach boat in the calm waters of San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja, Mexico. (Restricted Resoluion - pls contact us)

979-417 - Adult California Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) surfacing (note the barnacles and whale lice - Cyamus scammoni - on the skin) in San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja, Mexico.

979-4263 - Adult Antarctic Minke Whale (Balaenoptera bonaerensis) surfacing in ice near Larrouy Island on the western side of the Antarctic Peninsula

979-516 - Adult Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching in Lynn Canal, Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

979-565 - Adult Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) fluke-up dive at sunset on the Silver Banks, Dominican Republic.

979-563 - Adult Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) fluke-up dive in Frederick Sound, Southeast Alaska, USA.

979-4280 - Adult Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus) surfacing in the Scotia Sea

979-525 - Mother and calf Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) underwater in the AuAu Channel, Maui, Hawaii, USA. Pacific Ocean.

979-582 - Adult Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching in Icy Strait, Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

979-2307 - Adult Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) tail-slapping near researchers in Chatham Strait, Southeast Alaska, USA. Model released.

979-515 - Humpback Whale calf (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching in Icy Strait, Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

979-3905 - Adult Antarctic Minke Whale (Balaenoptera bonaerensis), also known as the Southern Minke Whale, breaching near the Antarctic Peninsula

979-559 - Adult Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) fluke-up dive in Frederick Sound, Southeast Alaska, USA.

979-531 - Curious calf Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)approaches camera underwater in the AuAu Channel, Maui, Hawaii.

979-618 - Adult humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) cooperative bubble-net feeding in Iyoukeen Bay, southeast Alaska, USA.

979-3906 - Adult Antarctic Minke Whale (Balaenoptera bonaerensis), also known as the Southern Minke Whale, surfacing near the Antarctic Peninsula