Social bahavior of Sperm Whale, Physeter macrocephalus, Caribbean Sea, Dominica

Social bahavior of Sperm Whale, Physeter macrocephalus, Caribbean Sea, Dominica

Social bahavior of Sperm Whale, Physeter macrocephalus, Caribbean Sea, Dominica

Social bahavior of Sperm Whale, Physeter macrocephalus, Caribbean Sea, Dominica

Social bahavior of Sperm Whale, Physeter macrocephalus, Caribbean Sea, Dominica

Social bahavior of Sperm Whale, Physeter macrocephalus, Caribbean Sea, Dominica

Pair of Patagonian crested ducks (Lophonetta specularioides) in courtship behaviour, the Neck, Saunders Island, Falkland Islands, South America

Bull moose (Alces alces) calling, Wasatch Mountain State Park, Utah, United States of America, North America

Social bahavior of Sperm Whale, Physeter macrocephalus, Caribbean Sea, Dominica

Mating Orchard Butterflies, Papilio aegeus aegeus, Queensland, Australia

Yellow pine chipmunk (Eutamias amoenus) eating sagebrush leaves, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States of America, North America

Chacma baboon (Papio cynocephalus ursinus), eating fruit of Sausage Tree (Kigelia africana), Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

California gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus), courtship behaviour, San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

Baby chacma baboons (Papio cynocephalus ursinus), playfighting, Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Water vole (Arvicola terrestris), swimming, Gloucester and Sharpness Canal, Shepherd's Patch, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Warthog (Phacochoerus aethiopicus) wallowing, Mkhuze Game Reserve, South Africa, Africa

Mute swan (Cygnus olor) at sunrise, territorial behaviour, Kent, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Nyala (Tragelaphus angasii), female with baby drinking, Mkhuze Game Reserve, South Africa, Africa

Chacma baboons (Papio cynocephalus ursinus), grooming, Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Black grouse (Lyrurus tetrix), fighting, territorial behaviour, Kuusamo, Finland, Europe

Impala (Aepyceros melampus), females at waterhole, Mkhuze Game Reserve, South Africa, Africa

Three swallows perching, bird on the wire, in County Clare, West of Ireland

Dark bay Irish thoroughbred horse strolling in buttercup meadow in County Cork, Ireland

Young cute foal in a meadow in County Clare, West of Ireland

Free-range cockerel in pasture, Chedworth, The Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

Herd of giraffes well camouflaged and peering from their hiding place among the palm trees and shrubs, Moremi National Park, Botswana, Southern Africa

Man riding on wild horses on the Great Hungarian Plain at Bugac, Hungary

Dark bay Irish thoroughbred horse strolling in buttercup meadow in County Cork, Ireland

European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) perched on twig, calling, Bulgaria

European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) pair squabbling on branch, Bulgaria

European Hoopoe (Upupa epops) perched on tree stump with food in beak, Bulgaria

European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) pair perched on twig squabbling, Bulgaria

European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) pair perched on sand bank at nest hole, Bulgaria

European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) pair perched together on twig, Bulgaria

European Hoopoe (Upupa epops) perched on tree stump with food in beak, Bulgaria

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor) female leaving nest hole with debris, Bulgaria

Red-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio) male perched on twig with wet feathers, Bulgaria

Red-rumped Swallow (Hirundo daurica) on ground with beakful of mud for nest building, Bulgaria

Red-rumped Swallow (Hirundo daurica) with beak full of mud for nest building, Bulgaria

Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius) standing in pool of water drinking, Bulgaria

European Hoopoe (Upupa epops) perched at entrance to nest with food, Bulgaria

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor) female at nest hole with food, Bulgaria

Rose-coloured Starling (Sturnus roseus) male perched on rock calling, Bulgaria

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor) female at nest hole with food, Bulgaria

Black-headed Bunting (Emberiza melanocephala) male territorial calling, Bulgaria

Red-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio) male perched on twig preening, Bulgaria

Lion (panthera leo) male looking alert, masai mara, kenya

European wolf, canis lupus lupus, family, in winter, national park bayrischer wald, germany, captiv

Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus) drinking, Oxfordshire, UK

Corn Bunting (Miliaria calandra) standing on rock singing, Bulgaria

Corn Bunting (Miliaria calandra) standing on rock singing, Bulgaria

Barn owl, Tyto alba, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK

grey seal: halichoerus grypus cow yawning eastern england, uk

rabbit oryctolagus cunniculus juvenile outside burrow glen esk, angus, scotland

blue tit: parus caeruleus meikleour, perthshire, scotland

shetland sheep, ovis aries, male chewing the cud, unst, shetland, scotland

mute swan cygnus olor feeding on dumped grain montrose basin lnr, angus

feral pigeon

mudflats waders assembling on mud after high tide. montrose basin angus scotland

redshank: tringa totanus at roost, on bank montrose basin, angus,scot.

jay: garrulus glandarius feeding at woodland bait site mont reathmont,angus,scotland

A pair of Black guillemots bonding in Oban, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) mother and pupat Los Islotes in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico.

Adult male great frigate bird (Fregata minor) with inflated gular on North Seymour Island in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador

Aerial view of feeding humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) surfacing off Whitestone Harbor in Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

Adult emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) on sea ice near Snow Hill Island in the Weddell Sea, Antarctica.

Adult emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) on sea ice near Snow Hill Island in the Weddell Sea, Antarctica.

Bull southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean

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

Adult emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) on sea ice near Snow Hill Island in the Weddell Sea, Antarctica.

Adult emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) on sea ice near Snow Hill Island in the Weddell Sea, Antarctica.

Male great frigatebird (Fregata minor) in breeding plumage in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

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Adult emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) on sea ice near Snow Hill Island in the Weddell Sea, Antarctica.

Adult male great frigate bird (Fregata minor) with inflated gular on North Seymour Island in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador

Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) mating behavior on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean

Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) mating behavior on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean

Adult male great frigate bird (Fregata minor) with inflated gular on North Seymour Island in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador

Adult emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) on sea ice near Snow Hill Island in the Weddell Sea, Antarctica.

Adult male great frigate bird (Fregata minor) with inflated gular on North Seymour Island in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador

Adult male great frigate bird (Fregata minor) with inflated gular on North Seymour Island in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador

Adult male great frigate bird (Fregata minor) with inflated gular on North Seymour Island in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean

Adult emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) on sea ice near Snow Hill Island in the Weddell Sea, Antarctica.

Adult male great frigate bird (Fregata minor) with inflated gular on North Seymour Island in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean

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

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

Chinstrap penguin (Pygoscelis antarctica) chick head detail at colony on Useful Island near the Antarctic Peninsula. There are an estimated 2 million breeding pairs of chinstrap penguins in the Antarctic peninsula region alone, perhaps as many as 7.5 million breeding pairs in all of Antarctica. Their name derives from the narrow black band under their heads which makes it appear as if they are wearing black helmets, making them one of the most easily identified types of penguin. Other names for them are "Ringed Penguins", "Bearded Penguins", and "Stonecracker Penguins" due to their harsh call. They grow to 68 cm (27 in). The average adult weight of a Chinstrap Penguin is 4.5 kg (10 lbs). Weight can range from 3 to 6 kg (6.6-13.2 lbs), with males being slightly larger and weight varying based on where the penguin is in the breeding cycle. Their diet consists of krill, shrimp, and fish. On land they build circular nests from stones, and lay two eggs, which are incubated by both the male and the female for shifts of five to ten days. They can also breed on icebergs, though they prefer non-icy conditions. The chicks hatch after about 35 days, and have fluffy gray backs and white fronts. The chicks stay in the nest for 20?30 days before they go to join a creche. At around 50?60 days old, they moult, gaining their adult plumage and go to sea. The Chinstrap Penguin was first described by German naturalist Forster in 1781. Its specific epithet was often seen as antarctica, however a 2002 review determined the genus Pygoscelis was masculine, and hence the correct binomial name is Pygoscelis antarcticus.

Adult emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) on sea ice near Snow Hill Island in the Weddell Sea, Antarctica.

Adult emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) on sea ice near Snow Hill Island in the Weddell Sea, Antarctica.

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.

Robin (Erithacus rubecula) displaying with rival on a mossy wall. Loch Awe, nr Oban, Scotland, UK

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.

Bleached soft coral, Sinularia sp. This colony has lost its symbiotic zooxanthellae and turned white due to high water temperatures. Buyat Bay, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.

Soft leather coral, Sarcophyton sp., bleaching. This soft coral has lost its symbiotic algae, zooxanthellae, and turned white due to high water temperatures. Buyat Bay, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.

Coral polyps bleaching, Favia sp. Bleaching occurs when corals stress under high water temperatures and expel their symbiotic zooxanthellae. The coral will starve to death if it does not reacquire zooxanthellae. Buyat Bay, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.

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.

Orca (Orcinus orca). Juvenile interacting with group. Akaroa, New Zealand.

Meet up of two Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus) the weaker one has to give way. Northwest of Nordaustlandet, Svalbard Archipelago, High Norwegian Arctic

Batfish (Species unknown) with fish louse. Wakatobi, Onemobaa Island, Indonesia Restricted resolution (Please contact us). (RR)

Jellyfish in Neiafu Harbour, Vava'u Tonga in the South Pacific. shot with a fisheye lens