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Adult Peale's dolphin (Lagenorhynchus australis) bow-riding, New Island, Falkland Islands, South Atlantic Ocean, South America

Peale's dolphin (Lagenorhynchus australis) bow riding off the front of a boat off the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic.

Humpback whale, megaptera novaeangliae. back and blowhole at sunset; mountains as backdrop; evening light

Bombo Beach and Blow Hole Point at Kiama, a popular tourist destination, Illawara region, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific

Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) exhaling a cloud of tiny water droplets into the air. St. Lawrence estuary, Canada

Close up of the blowholes of a Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) that lie just posterior of the distinctive ridge stretching over the rostrum. St. Lawrence estuary, Canada

Just a split second before surfacing, a Beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) opens its blowhole to exhale ready to inhale when the blowhole has cleared the water. Beluga whales are an endangered and protected species in the St. Lawrence estuary, Canada

Just before surfacing a beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) exhales while its blowhole is still submerged creating large air bubbles. St. Lawrence estuary, Canada

A small pod of three adult "Type B" Orca (Orcinus orca) traveling in Gerlache Strait on the western side of the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica

Adult fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) sub-surface feeding in the rich waters off the continental shelf on the west side of Spitsbergen Island in the Barents Sea, Norway

Adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) sub-surface feeding among black-legged kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla), west of Spitsbergen, Barents Sea, Norway

Adult Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) surfacing (note blow) in Icy Strait, Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

Lindblad guests with an adult California Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) in Magdalena Bay, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) at the surface to breath with blow hole open. Characteristic white bands on the flipper visible thorugh the water. Hebrides, Scotland (1 of 2 images).

Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) with small blow hole and triangular dorsal fin visible above the surface. Hebrides, Scotland

Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) showing the characteristic single ridge down between the blow hole and rostrum. Hebrides, Scotland

Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) at the surface to breath with blow hole open. Characteristic white bands on the flipper visible thorugh the water. Hebrides, Scotlan

Gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus). The closed blowhole of a gray whale lined with lice. It also shows peeling skin and barnacles. Mexico.

Blue whales (balaenoptera musculus) Gulf of California.Whale watchers are delighted by a blue whale that surfaces near their small boat.

Blowhole of pilot whale (Globicephala melas).
Ligurian Sea.
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Keiko star of 'Free Willy' movie. Orca/killer whale (Orcinus orca). Vestmannaeyjar, Westman Islands), Iceland.

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

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

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

Tiny water droplets catch the last light of the setting sun as this Finback whale (Balaenoptera physalus) exhales blasting the air compressed in its huge lungs high into the air. St. Lawrence estuary, Canada

Adult bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) bow riding the National Geographic Endeavour in the waters surrounding St. Helena in the south Atlantic Ocean.

Short finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorynchus). A pilot whale showing its pectoral fin and a reflected blow. Gulf of California.

A surfacing beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas). Note the open blowhole, eye, distinctive lips, and pronounced forehed. St. Lawrence estuary, Canada Sequence 2/3.

Adult rough-toothed dolphin (Steno bredanensis) bow riding the National Geographic Endeavour near Ascension Island. South Atlantic Ocean.

Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus). A blue whale showing the typical mottled skin colouring. Gulf of California.

A surfacing beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas). Note the open blowhole, eye, distinctive lips, and pronounced forehed. St. Lawrence estuary, Canada Sequence 3/3.

A pod of 40 to 50 short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus), Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California Norte, Mexico

Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) with a loup of plastic packing tape stuck in its baleen, round its upper jaw and over its blow hole. Hebrides, Scotland

Adult rough-toothed dolphin (Steno bredanensis) bow riding the National Geographic Endeavour near Ascension Island. South Atlantic Ocean.

Melon headed whales (Electra dolphin) . Looking down the blowhole of a melon headed whale. Eastern Caribbean

Common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) - close up dolphin surfing at speed, with eye visible through a film of water. Hebrides, Scotland. (RR)

Pacific humpback whale adult, Megaptera novaeangliae, competitive male, head-lunging, blow, in the Au Au Channel near Maui, Hawaii.

A pod of 15 to 20 killer whales (Orcinus orca) off Cabo Corso at 248 37.9?N 1128 13.1?W Baja California Sur, Mexico, Pacific Ocean

Very slowly, a curious Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) surfaces spreading its pectoral fins perpendicular to its body. St. Lawrence estuary, Canada

A single porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli) bow riding in Chatham Strait off Baranof Island in Southeast Alaska, USA

Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Tobermory Bay - home of Balamory TV show. This group of dolphins are resident in the Hebrides but are hard to find and not well understood. They rarely come into the this harbour but photographer Nic Davies was ready with his camera and kayak to get these great, low angle shots.

A pod of 15 to 20 killer whales (Orcinus orca) off Cabo Corso at 24�ï�¿�½�Ã�¸ 37.9?N 112�ï�¿�½�Ã�¸ 13.1?W Baja California Sur, Mexico, Pacific Ocean

A large pod of 25 to 45 Type B killer whales (Orcinus nanus) in Paradise Bay, Antarctica, Southern Ocean

Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus). The blows of two blue whales, an adult and a juvenile. Gulf of California.

Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus). The back and blowholes of a blue whale at dawn. Gulf of California.

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) mother and calf surfacing in pack ice near the Antarctic Peninsula

Adult bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) bow riding the National Geographic Endeavour in the waters surrounding St. Helena in the south Atlantic Ocean.

Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus). A close up of the top of a blue whales head. On the front lip can be seen a small fish which live on the whale. Gulf of California.

A small pod of "Type B" Orca (Orcinus orca) traveling in Gerlache Strait on the western side of the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica

Sperm whale(physeter macrocephalus) Gulf of California.A resting sperm whale blows into the setting sun.

Fin whale (balaenoptera physalus) Gulf of California.The blow of a fin whale is almost as tall as a blue whale blow and hard to distinguish at a distance, here the fin gives it away.

A small pod of about 12 Type B Orca (Orcinus nanus) encountered in Southern Gerlache Strait near the western side of the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica

A small pod of "Type B" Orca (Orcinus orca) traveling in Gerlache Strait on the western side of the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica

A small pod of 6 to 8 Type B killer whales (Orcinus nanus) in dense first year sea ice south of the Antarctic Circle near Adelaide Island, Gullet, Antarctica, Southern Ocean

A large pod of 25 to 45 Type B killer whales (Orcinus nanus) in Paradise Bay, Antarctica, Southern Ocean

Hawaiian spinner dolphin calf (Stenella longirostris) surfacing at in the AuAu Channel off the coast of Maui, Hawaii, USA

A large pod of 25 to 45 Type B killer whales (Orcinus nanus) in Paradise Bay, Antarctica, Southern Ocean

A small pod of "Type B" Orca (Orcinus orca) traveling in Gerlache Strait on the western side of the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica