1116-47618 - Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) spyhopping, Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America

1116-47675 - Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) swimming at dusk in the Inside Passage of Lynn Canal with the Chilkat Mountains in the background, Alaska, United States of America

1116-48438 - Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) fluke along the coast of Kachemak Bay, Homer, Alaska, United States of America

1116-47620 - Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) spyhopping, Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America

1116-48439 - Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) fluke along the coast of Kachemak Bay, Homer, Alaska, United States of America

1116-47624 - Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching, Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America

1116-47617 - Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) spyhopping, Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America

1116-47671 - Killer whale (Orcinus orca), also known as Orca, swimming in Inside Passage with the Chilkat Mountains in the background, Alaska, United States of America

1116-41508 - A look at the bump-like knobs known as tubercles on the top of the head of a Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae). Each protuberance contains at least one stiff hair. The purpose of these hairs is not known, though they may provide the whale with a sense of 'touch', Hawaii, United States of America

1116-41391 - The island of Lanai is in the background of this breaching Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), Lanai, Hawaii, United States of America

1116-40053 - Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching, Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America

1116-40051 - Tourists view Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) from whale watching boat, Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America

1116-40052 - Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching, Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America

930-47 - Two juvenile Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) showing teeth in socialising display, Moray Firth, Scotland.

930-4 - Young Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus truncatus) spy hopping next to its mother. Moray Firth, Scotland

930-6 - Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus truncatus) spy hopping with half of its body clear of the water with fins and eye visible. 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.

1074-19 - Minke whale ( Balaenoptera acutorostrata) associating with North Sailing whale-watching boat. Blow lit up by low light Fjordland, in far north of Iceland.

906-10 - Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) preforming "head-out" behaviour, vertical in the water while socialising. This is followed by either disappearing below the surface or turning upside down. Endangered, Ionian Sea, Greece.

1074-12 - Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) surfacing at speed after lunging through bait ball of fish under seagulls. Husavik, Iceland

906-9 - Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) "logging" behaviour, this parallel position is achieved after socialising at the surface. Endangered, Kythira Sea, Greece.

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.

1074-11 - Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) lifting its rosturm above the suface and associating with whale watching boat. Slender rostrum and small blow hole typical of minke

1036-158 - Southern right whale (Balaena glacialis australis). sequence 1/2 South Africa

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

1036-90 - Killer whale (Orcinus orca) spy hopping west of Snaefellsness Peninsular, Iceland

1036-108 - Grey whale (Eschrichtius robustus) spyhopping Baja, California.

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

931-89 - Breeching humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae). Grand Turk. Turks and Caicos Islands. (RR)

917-357 - Blue Whale (Balaenoptera Musculus) breaching, extremely rare unusual image. Monterey, California, Pacific Ocean. MORE INFO: This Blue Whale was engaging in courting/fighting behaviour with another Blue Whale. Both animals were moving much faster than normal, chasing each other, & breaching repeatedly.

917-241 - Leucistic Antarctic Fur Seal pup, Arctocephalus gazella, South Georgia, South Atlantic Ocean. Leucism is a general term for the phenotype resulting from defects in pigment cell differentiation and/or migration from the neural crest to skin, hair or feathers . This results in either the entire body surface or patches of the body surface having a lack of cells capable of making pigment.

917-413 - Dalls Porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli) adult surfacing at great speed. Monterey, California, Pacific Ocean. MORE INFO: Displaying characteristic spray of water known as a rooster tail.

917-358 - Blue Whale (Balaenoptera Musculus) breaching, extremely rare unusual image. Monterey, California, Pacific Ocean. MORE INFO: This Blue Whale was engaging in courting/fighting behaviour with another Blue Whale. Both animals were moving much faster than normal, chasing each other, & breaching repeatedly.

917-356 - Blue Whale (Balaenoptera Musculus) breaching, extremely rare unusual image. Monterey, California, Pacific Ocean. MORE INFO: This Blue Whale was engaging in courting/fighting behaviour with another Blue Whale. Both animals were moving much faster than normal, chasing each other, & breaching repeatedly.

969-91 - Short-Beaked Common Dolphin, Delphinus delphis, mother and calf leaping together off the Azores Islands (RR)

969-68 - Spotted Dolphin, Stenella frontalis, pair surfacing off the Azores Islands (RR)

969-30 - Bottlenose Dolphin, Tursiops truncatus, pair performing acrobatics together in the Azores (RR)

969-67 - Spotted Dolphin, Stenella frontalis, mother and calf leaping off the Azores Islands (RR)

969-66 - Close up of Atlantic Spotted dolpin, Stenella frontalis, in the Azores, notice the shoulder blaze (RR)

969-267 - Risso's Dolphin Torpedo - behaviour just before a feeding dive. Azores, North Atlantic

969-45 - Atlantic spotted dolphins surfacing (Stenella frontalis) one at play with seaweed frond in mouth Azores, Atlantic Ocean (RR)

969-273 - Risso's Dolphin Torpedo - behaviour just before a feeding dive. Azores, North Atlantic

969-119 - Short-fin Pilot Whale, Globicephala macrorhynchus, swimming off the Azores Islands (RR)

969-197 - Blue Whale, Balaenoptera musculus, surfacing off the Azores Islands (RR)

969-90 - Short-Beaked Common Dolphin, Delphinus delphis, trio leaping off the Azores Islands (RR)

969-191 - Fin Whale, Balaenoptera physalus, showing blowhole and back off the Azores Islands (A4 only).

969-29 - Bottlenose Dolphin, Tursiops truncatus, pair performing acrobatics together at the surface in the Azores (RR)

969-37 - Striped Dolphin, Stenella coeruleoalba, leaping off the Azores Islands (RR)

969-65 - Atlantic Spotted dolphin, Stenella frontalis, leaping in the Azores (RR)

969-272 - Risso's Dolphin Torpedo - behaviour just before a feeding dive. Azores, North Atlantic

969-120 - Short-fin Pilot Whale, Globicephala macrorhynchus, mother and calf swimming off the Azores Islands (RR)

969-92 - Short-Beaked Common Dolphin, Delphinus delphis, leaping at the surface off the Azores Islands, showing foetal folds (A4 only).

969-155 - Sperm Whale, Physeter macrocephalus, mother and large calf fluking off the Azores Islands (RR)

969-188 - Fin Whale, Balaenoptera physalus, lunge feeding off Faial Island, Azores (RR)

969-168 - Male Blainville's Beaked Whale, Mesoplodon densirostris, swimming off the Azores, showing typical scarring along its back (RR)

969-190 - Fin Whale, Balaenoptera physalus, showing chevron marking. Seen off the Azores (RR)

969-196 - Blue Whale, Balaenoptera musculus, showing flukes off the Azores Islands (A4 only).

969-112 - Risso's Dolphin leaping clear out of the water during a bout of socialising (RR)

969-70 - Spotted Dolphin, Stenella frontalis, surfacing through a mirror calm sea, reflections of animals seen in the water (RR)

969-71 - Spotted Dolphin, Stenella frontalis, swimming with Pico Island in the background. Azores

969-69 - Spotted Dolphin, Stenella frontalis, mother and calf fast swimming at the surface (RR)

969-64 - Atlantic Spotted Dolphin, Stenella frontalis, leaping in the Azores (RR)

969-189 - Fin Whale, Balaenoptera physalus surfacing off the Azores islands (RR)

969-63 - Spotted Dolphin, Stenella frontalis, leaping off the Azores Islands (RR)

969-95 - Risso's Dolphin, Grampus griseus, breaching in the Azores (RR)

969-32 - Bottlenose Dolphin, Tursiops truncatus, mother and calf pair leaping at the surface in the Azores (RR)

969-36 - Striped Dolphin, Stenella coeruleoalba, leaping off the Azores Islands, showing white blaze above the eye (A4 only).

969-110 - Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus, at the surface in the Azores showing multiple scars along its back (RR)

969-111 - Risso's Dolphin, Grampus griseus, swimming off the Azores Islands (RR)

969-107 - Risso's Dolphin, Grampus griseus, swimming off the Azores Islands (A4 only).

969-108 - Risso's Dolphin, Grampus griseus, breaching off the Azores Islands (RR)

969-106 - Risso's Dolphin, Grampus griseus, pair swimming off the Azores Islands (RR)

969-109 - Risso's Dolphin, Grampus griseus, leaping off the Azores Islands (RR)

979-604 - Aerial view of adult humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) preparing to dive in order to cooperatively "bubble-net" feed in Southeast Alaska, USA

979-646 - Adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) fluke-up dive in Frederick Sound, Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

979-649 - Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) co-operatively "bubble-net" feeding (note the baleen hanging from the upper jaws) Chatham Strait, Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

979-398 - Adult California Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) breaching in San Ignacio Lagoon, BCS, Mexico.

979-653 - Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) calf breaching in Hobart Bay, Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

979-656 - Adult Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching in Chatham Strait in Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

979-830 - Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) fluke-up dive at sunset in the offshore waters of Santa Monica Bay, California, USA.

979-642 - Adult Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) fluke-up dive in Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

979-247 - The actual moment of take for a group of five transient Orca (Orcinus orca) that chased, killed, and then ate a single female Dall's porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli) in Icy Strait, Alaska, USA

979-248 - The actual moment of take for a group of five transient Orca (Orcinus orca) that chased, killed, and then ate a single female Dall's porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli) in Icy Strait, Alaska, USA

979-534 - Adult Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) pec-slapping in the AuAu Channel, Maui, Hawaii, USA. Pacific Ocean.

979-597 - Adult Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching in Frederick Sound, Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

979-598 - Adult humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching near the Five Fingers Island Group in Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

979-591 - Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) cooperatively bubble-net feeding in Chatham Strait (upper jaw and baleen detail) in Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

979-603 - Aerial view of adult humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) preparing to dive in order to cooperatively "bubble-net" feed in Southeast Alaska, USA

979-652 - Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) calf breaching in Hobart Bay, Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

979-367 - Sub-adult Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) breaching in northern Gulf of California, Mexico

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.

979-138 - Long-beaked Common Dolphin (Delphinus capensis) surfacing in calm water off Isla Carmen in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico.

979-655 - Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) surfacing in mist in Hobart Bay, Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

979-12 - Bottlenose Dolphin, Tursiops truncatus, calf surfacing in boat wake, Bahia de los Angeles, BCN Mexico

979-605 - Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) co-operatively bubble-net feeding in front of Mendenhall Glacier in Stephen's Passage, Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

979-641 - Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching after co-operatively bubble-net feeding in Stephen's Passage, Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

979-651 - Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) calf breaching in Hobart Bay, Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

979-592 - Adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) fluke-up dive in Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

979-1310 - Leaping mobula (Mobula japonica) near Isla Tiburon in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico.