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Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) arching its back to dive just as its giant relatives do. However, these small cetaceans donÃŒt dive as deep. St. Lawrence estuary, Canada (RR)

Finback whale (Balaenoptera physalus) might be seen alone or in pairs but often form groups of more than a dozen animals in order to hunt fish. St. Lawrence estuary, Canada (RR)

Bat ray & bat stars on sandy bottom (Holorhinus californicus & Patiria miniata). USA, Channel Islands, CA. (rr)

Adult polar bear (Ursus maritimus) reflected in melt water pool on multi-year ice floes in the Barents Sea off the eastern coast of Edgeÿya (Edge Island) in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway. (rr)

Sperm Whale, Physeter macrocephalus, Breaching off the Azores Islands, showing eye, mouth and pectoral fin - awesome (RR)

Snorkellers getting close up to the elusive Whale shark (Rhincodon typus). Species Endangered. Sharm El Sheikh, South Sinai, Red Sea, Egypt (rr)

Snorkellers getting close up to the elusive Whale shark (Rhincodon typus). Species Endangered. Sharm El Sheikh, South Sinai, Red Sea, Egypt (rr)

Long-arm cleaner shrimp (Periclimenes longicarpus) on a Bubble anemone (Entacmaea quadricolor). Shark Observatory ,Sharm El Sheikh, South Sinai, Red Sea, Egypt. (rr)

Pumping oil from stoney foreshore, MPCU, Wisemen's Bridge, Sea Empress oil spill, Pembrokeshire (rr)

A blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) surfaces alongside a panga with tourists. The tiny dorsal fin is visible to the left of the white hat.
Gulf of California. (RR)

Basking shark feeding at surface in tide line, close to plastic bag (Cetorhinus maximus) Hebrides, Scotland (RR)

A Bryde's whale (Balaenoptera edeni) feeding with associated frigate birds.
Gulf of California.
Restricted resolution (Please contact us). (RR)

Basking shark feeding at surface in tide line with mouth open (Cetorhinus maximus) Hebrides, Scotland (RR)

Fin whale fluke print, or 'foot print', caused by the powerful up stroke of a whale's tail while it is still near the surface (Balaenoptera physalus) . Bay of Biscay, SW (RR)

Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus), Oceanic larger sub-species. Azores, Portugal, Atlantic. (rr)

Southern Royal Albatross (Diomedea Epomophora) take off. Campbell Island, Subantarctic New Zealand. (RR)

Blue whale (Balaenoptera muscularis) showing characteristic column of spray as it breaths. Aerial photograph. Husavik, Iceland (RR)

Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) with water vapour from blow and blow hole visible. Bay of Biscay, SW Europe. (RR)

Spine-Cheek Anemonefish (Premnas biaculeatus) on Bubble Anemone, Entacmaea quadricolor. Gorontalo, Sulawesi, Indonesia. (rr)

Female Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) accompanied by two cubs seeking for mother's protection, all on melting pack ice in the early morning sun. South of Nordaustlandet, Svalbard Archipelago, High Norwegian Arctic (rr)

Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) showing the chevron markings on its flanks. Bay of Biscay, SW Europe. (RR)

Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) - hatchling returning to the sea only hours old. Bird Island, Seychelles, Indian Ocean (RR)

Orca (Orcinus orca) swimming underwater. Water is very dark because the orca enter Norwegian fjords in middle of winter to feed on herring. Svolvaer, Norway (rr)

Dusky Grouper (Epinephelus marginatus) with Diver.
Sardinia, Italy
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Pink Anemonefish (Amphiprion perideraion).
Angaga House Reef, Maldives, Indian Ocean
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Bluelined Snapper (Lutjanus kasmira).
Angaga House Reef, Maldives, Indian Ocean
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Bumphead Parrotfish (Bolbometopon muricatum) Shoal.
Sipadan Island, Borneo, Malaysia
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Flounder (Pleuronectus flesus or Platichthys flesus) close up.
St Abbs Marine Reserve, Berwickshire, Scotland
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