930-40 - An adult bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) breaching from the water in the early evening showing scarring on dorsal fin and body marks, Moray Firth, Scotland
988-46 - Eurasian river otter (Lutra lutra) resting in the seaweed and rocks. Otters spend a great deal of time resting, usually close to the water's edge or on rocks just offshore. This time is spent sleeping and preening fur etc. Notice the recent injuries sustained by this otter around the head and neck area. Hebrides, Scotland
906-9 - Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) "logging" behaviour, this parallel position is achieved after socialising at the surface. Endangered, Kythira Sea, Greece.
988-45 - Eurasian river otter (Lutra lutra) resting in the seaweed and rocks. Otters spend a great deal of time resting, usually close to the water's edge or on rocks just offshore. This time is spent sleeping and preening fur etc. Notice the recent injuries sustained by this otter around the head and neck area. Hebrides, Scotland
906-7 - Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) in "head-out" position. This vertical position is used in socialising and when approached by a vessel, may provide a better 3D vision of an object. Endangered, Ionian Sea, Greece.
906-8 - Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) in "head-out" position viewed from the side. This vertical position is used in socialising and when approached by a vessel, may provide a better 3D vision of an object. Endangered, Ionian Sea, Greece.
1036-71 - Risso's dolphin (Grampus griseus) with its eye and blow visible and characteristic scarring over its body and dorsal fin. Hebrides, Scotland.
931-531 - False killer whale (pseudorca crasidens) . A false killer whale surges powerfully down the face a wave. The eye is shut and there is a small scar on the tip of the snout. Eastern Caribbean
931-124 - Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus). The huge tail stock of a blue whale showing lots of round scars thought to be from cookie cutter sharks. The tiny dorsal fin is clealry visible to the left. Gulf of California.
931-269 - Cuvier's beaked whale (ziphius cavirostris) A Cuvier's beaked whale showing the familiar scarring and odd coloouration of this species. The Canary Islands.
979-9591 - Extreme close-up of a spy-hopping adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) in the AuAu Channel between the islands of Maui and Lanai, Hawaii, USA
979-405 - Adult California Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) fluke-up dive - note extreme scarring and damage to right fluke - in Bahia Magdalena on the Pacific side of the Baja Penninsula. Pacific Ocean.
979-354 - Adult Sperm Whale bull (Physeter macrocephalus) surfacing (note tooth rake marks on melon) in the upper Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico.
979-9586 - A rare sight as a Mother/calf/escort humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) surface side-by-side in the AuAu Channel between Maui and Lanai, Hawaii, USA