1112-6754 - Adult false killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens), surfacing on Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia, Australia, Pacific

1112-6769 - Whale shark (Rhincodon typus), underwater with snorkeler on Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia, Australia, Pacific

1112-6764 - Adult whale shark (Rhincodon typus), underwater on Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia, Australia, Pacific

1112-6766 - Whale shark (Rhincodon typus), underwater with snorkeler on Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia, Australia, Pacific

860-290604 - killer whale, Orcinus orca, spy hop, Vestfjord, Ofotfjord, and Tysfjord, Lofoten Islands, Norway, Atlantic Ocean

860-290605 - Killer whale, Orcinus orca, spy hop, Vestfjord, Ofotfjord, and Tysfjord, Lofoten Islands, Norway, Atlantic Ocean

1112-6684 - Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), adult underwater on the Silver Bank, Dominican Republic, Greater Antilles, Caribbean, Central America

1112-6688 - Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), mother and calf underwater on the Silver Bank, Dominican Republic, Greater Antilles, Caribbean, Central America

1112-6679 - Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), newborn calf breaching on the Silver Banks, Dominican Republic, Greater Antilles, Caribbean, Central America

1112-6678 - Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), flukes up dive on the Silver Banks in the Dominican Republic, Greater Antilles, Caribbean, Central America

1112-6694 - A pair of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae), underwater on the Silver Bank, Dominican Republic, Greater Antilles, Caribbean, Central America

1112-6692 - Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), adult underwater on the Silver Bank, Dominican Republic, Greater Antilles, Caribbean, Central America

1112-6686 - Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), mother and calf underwater on the Silver Bank, Dominican Republic, Greater Antilles, Caribbean, Central America

1112-6690 - A pair of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae), underwater on the Silver Bank, Dominican Republic, Greater Antilles, Caribbean, Central America

1112-6689 - Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), adult underwater on the Silver Bank, Dominican Republic, Greater Antilles, Caribbean, Central America

1112-6687 - Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), mother and calf underwater on the Silver Bank, Dominican Republic, Greater Antilles, Caribbean, Central America

1112-6693 - Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), adult underwater on the Silver Bank, Dominican Republic, Greater Antilles, Caribbean, Central America

1112-6683 - Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), mother and calf underwater on the Silver Bank, Dominican Republic, Greater Antilles, Caribbean, Central America

1112-6685 - Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), adult underwater on the Silver Bank, Dominican Republic, Greater Antilles, Caribbean, Central America

1112-6691 - A pair of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae), underwater on the Silver Bank, Dominican Republic, Greater Antilles, Caribbean, Central America

1112-6682 - Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), male breaching on the Silver Banks, Dominican Republic, Greater Antilles, Caribbean, Central America

1112-6680 - Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), newborn calf breaching on the Silver Banks, Dominican Republic, Greater Antilles, Caribbean, Central America

1112-6681 - Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), competition group on the Silver Banks, Dominican Republic, Greater Antilles, Caribbean, Central America

746-91114 - The church. 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

746-91110 - Wreck of a small ship. 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

746-90928 - Monumento dos Beleeiros created by P. Reis, commemorating the crews of the whaling boats. Village Lajes do Pico on Pico Island, an island in the Azores (Ilhas dos Acores) in the Atlantic ocean. The Azores are an autonomous region of Portugal. Europe, Portugal, Azores

746-91119 - Wreck of the Bayard in Ocean Harbour a whaling station in South Georgia, with a colony of South Georgia Shag (Phalacrocorax georgianus). Antarctica, Subantarctica, South Georgia, October

746-91113 - The Petrel a whale catcher. 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

746-91112 - The Petrel a whale catcher. 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

746-91117 - Ruins of the whaling station Ocean Harbour in South Georgia. Antarctica, Subantarctica, South Georgia, October

746-90930 - Signpost to whale watching hot spots. Village Lajes do Pico on Pico Island, an island in the Azores (Ilhas dos Acores) in the Atlantic ocean. The Azores are an autonomous region of Portugal. Europe, Portugal, Azores

746-91111 - Wreck of the Dias in Grytviken. 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

746-91115 - Ruins of Stromness Whaling Station in South Georgia Antarctica, Subantarctica, South Georgia, October

746-90929 - Monumento dos Beleeiros created by P. Reis, commemorating the crews of the whaling boats. Village Lajes do Pico on Pico Island, an island in the Azores (Ilhas dos Acores) in the Atlantic ocean. The Azores are an autonomous region of Portugal. Europe, Portugal, Azores

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

746-91108 - 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

746-91116 - Ruins of Stromness Whaling Station in South Georgia, sign to ban access to the station. Antarctica, Subantarctica, South Georgia, October

746-90927 - The church. Village Lajes do Pico on Pico Island, an island in the Azores (Ilhas dos Acores) in the Atlantic ocean. The Azores are an autonomous region of Portugal. Europe, Portugal, Azores

746-91118 - Ruins of the whaling station Ocean Harbour in South Georgia. Antarctica, Subantarctica, South Georgia, October

746-91120 - Wreck of the Bayard in Ocean Harbour a whaling station in South Georgia, with a colony of South Georgia Shag (Phalacrocorax georgianus). Antarctica, Subantarctica, South Georgia, October

746-91107 - Cemetery. 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

1350-6267 - Dreamlike shot of a humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) in the waters of Tonga island (south Pacific)

1350-6141 - Southern Right Whale

1350-6258 - A diver swims between a sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) and her cub in the waters of the Caribbean island of Dominica.

1350-6270 - A group of Gray's pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) swims in the waters of Tenerife, Spain

1350-6262 - Sea bottom of False Bay are the natural habitat of sharks, seals, whales and dolphins, South Africa

1350-6190 - Leaping Southern Right Whale, (Eubalaena australis), Golfo Nuevo, Chubut, Patagonia, Argentina

1350-6264 - A group of dolphins (Delphinus delphis) create a network of air bubbles to trap a small group of sardines before launching the attack. Photo taken during south african sardine run, an event taking place yearly between May and July, when millions of sardines lay their eggs in the cold waters of the Agulhas shoal and then move north along the eastern coast of South Africa, being chased and hunted by dolphins, sharks, whales and birds.

1112-6506 - A pair of adult bull Antarctic fur seals (Arctocephalus gazella), fighting in Right Whale Bay, South Georgia, South Atlantic, Polar Regions

1112-6493 - Curious type B2 killer whales (Orcinus orca), mother and calf inspecting the ship in the Errera Channel, Antarctica, Polar Regions

1112-6494 - Curious type B2 killer whale (Orcinus orca), inspecting the ship in the Errera Channel, Antarctica, Polar Regions

1112-6431 - An adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), flukes up dive amongst ice at Brabant Island, Antarctic, Polar Regions

1112-6433 - An adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), flukes up dive at sea to Peter I Island, Antarctica, Polar Regions

1112-6434 - An adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), flukes up dive at sea to Peter I Island, Antarctica, Polar Regions

1112-6430 - An adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), flukes up dive amongst ice at Brabant Island, Antarctica, Polar Regions

1112-6429 - An adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), flukes up dive amongst ice at Brabant Island, Antarctica, Polar Regions

1112-6410 - Adult fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus), feeding on krill near Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, Antarctica, Polar Regions

1112-6407 - Adult fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus), feeding on krill near Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, Antarctica, Polar Regions

1112-6413 - Adult fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus), feeding on krill near Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, Antarctica, Polar Regions

1112-6408 - Adult fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus), feeding on krill near Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, Antarctica, Polar Regions

1112-6411 - Adult fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus), feeding on krill near Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, Antarctica, Polar Regions

1112-6409 - Adult fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus), feeding on krill near Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, Antarctica, Polar Regions

1112-6412 - Adult fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus), feeding on krill near Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, Antarctica, Polar Regions

1350-5529 - Coastal landscape. Punta Sonabia o La Ballena (The whale),Cantabria, Spain, Europe.

832-394189 - Humpback whale blows out, mountains and fjord, whales, Eyjafjoerour, Akureyri, North Iceland, Scandinavia, Iceland, Europe

832-394187 - Humpback whales, Whale, Eyjafjoerour, Akureyri, Northern Iceland, Scandinavia, Iceland, Europe

832-394190 - Fluke of a humpback whale and body of a humpback whale, whale, Eyjafjoerour, Akureyri, Northern Iceland, Scandinavia, Iceland, Europe

1348-3123 - Blue whale

1113-106864 - Giant killer whale, Reine, Moskenesoya, Lofoten, Nordland, Norway

1113-107210 - Giant killer whale, kayaker, Reine, Moskenesoya, Lofoten, Nordland, Norway

1113-105810 - Two men with tattoos - one with a chain made from carved whale bones - smile at the camera in the Te Tumu cultural center, Tekoapa, Ua Huka, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia, South Pacific

1113-106716 - Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae), Mother and Calf surfacing and exhaling, Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia

1113-106713 - Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching, Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia

1113-106714 - Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching, Queensland, Australia

1113-105811 - Detail of a chain made from carved whale bones on a man with tattoos at the Te Tumu Cultural Center, Tekoapa, Ua Huka, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia, South Pacific

1113-106717 - Humpback Whales, Mother and Calf (Megaptera novaeangliae), Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia

1113-106718 - Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae), Mother and Calf surfacing and exhaling, Fraser island, Queensland, Australia

1113-106715 - Tail fluke of humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia

832-393408 - Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) swallows plankton, has a ship's keeper (Echeneis naucrates) in its mouth, Philippine Sea, Philippines, Asia

832-393332 - Two dolphins in the sea, view over the open sea to the setting sun, dramatic cloudy sky at sunset, Rhodes, Dodecanese, Greece, Europe

860-290418 - Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) is the largest baleen whale found in the Mediterranean Sea. It is the world?s second largest cetacean, after the blue whale. Pelagos Sanctuary for Mediterranean Marine Mammals, Mediterranean Sea

860-289976 - Bryde's whale (Balaenoptera edeni) is a baleen whale, more specifically a rorqual belonging to the same group as blue whales and humpback whales. Mirissa, Southern Province, Sri Lanka, Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean

860-290029 - Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) facing a snorkeler in the waters of the Pacific Ocean.

860-290424 - Sperm whale, (Physeter macrocephalus). Vulnerable (IUCN). The sperm whale is the largest of the toothed whales. Sperm whales are known to dive as deep as 1,000 meters in search of squid to eat. Pelagos Sanctuary for Mediterranean Marine Mammals, Mediterranean Sea

860-290027 - Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) calf resting on its mother swimming around the island of Rurutu in the Austral Archipelago in French Polynesia.

860-289796 - Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) mother with calf, Reunion, overseas department and region of the French Republic and an Indian Ocean island in East Africa

860-289977 - Bryde's whale (Balaenoptera edeni) is a baleen whale, more specifically a rorqual belonging to the same group as blue whales and humpback whales. Mirissa, Southern Province, Sri Lanka, Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean

860-289798 - Adult, female Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching, Reunion, overseas department and region of the French Republic and an Indian Ocean island in East Africa

860-289980 - Tail of Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus brevicauda) is the largest animal ever known to have existed. This may be the pygmy sub-species of blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus. Mirissa, Sri Lanka, Indian Ocean Photo taken under permit

860-289802 - Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) mother with calf, Reunion, overseas department and region of the French Republic and an Indian Ocean island in East Africa

860-289803 - Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) mother with calf rising from the bottom, Reunion, overseas department and region of the French Republic and an Indian Ocean island in East Africa

860-289978 - Bryde's whale (Balaenoptera edeni) is a baleen whale, more specifically a rorqual belonging to the same group as blue whales and humpback whales. Trincomalee, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean

860-290384 - Pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus). Tenerife, Canary Islands.

860-290423 - Sperm whale, (Physeter macrocephalus). Vulnerable (IUCN). The sperm whale is the largest of the toothed whales. Sperm whales are known to dive as deep as 1,000 meters in search of squid to eat.

860-289804 - Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) mother, Reunion, overseas department and region of the French Republic and an Indian Ocean island in East Africa

860-290420 - Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) is the largest baleen whale found in the Mediterranean Sea. It is the world?s second largest cetacean, after the blue whale. Pelagos Sanctuary for Mediterranean Marine Mammals, Mediterranean Sea

860-290257 - Pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus). Tenerife, Canary Islands.

860-290419 - Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) is the largest baleen whale found in the Mediterranean Sea. It is the world?s second largest cetacean, after the blue whale. Pelagos Sanctuary for Mediterranean Marine Mammals, Mediterranean Sea

860-289797 - Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) mother with calf, Reunion, overseas department and region of the French Republic and an Indian Ocean island in East Africa

860-290421 - Snorkeler and fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) is the largest baleen whale found in the Mediterranean Sea. It is the world?s second largest cetacean, after the blue whale. Pelagos Sanctuary for Mediterranean Marine Mammals, Mediterranean Sea