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The distinctive colouration pattern of a Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata). Note that the typical white flipper band extends on to the lower side of the pectoral fin. St. Lawrence estuary, Canada (RR)

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)

Sally lightfoot crab (Grapsus grapsus) expelling excess saltwater in the litoral of the Galapagos Island Archipeligo, Ecuador. (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)

Greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) foraging for small pink shrimp (Artemia salina) in saltwater lagoons in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean. (RR)

Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus) on the wing in and around the Antarctic Peninsula. (rr)

Curious sub-adult female humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) interacting by rolling and approaching time and again in the AuAu Channel, Maui, Hawaii. Pacific Ocean. (RR)

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

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

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

Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) taking off in the middle of Oban Bay with boats in the background. Black Guillemots nest in drains and holes in the sea wall in the middle of Oban town centre. Argyll Scotland, UK (RR)