Heliconia flower (bird of paradise), tropical rainforest, Dominica, Caribbean, Central America

Soufriere, Dominica, Caribbean, West Indies

Waterfall flowing into the Emerald Pool, Dominica, West Indies, Central America

Close-up of exotic plant, Dominica, Caribbean, West Indies, Central America

Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Coast of Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Dominica

Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Coast of Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Dominica

Coast of Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Dominica

Coast of Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Dominica

Trafalgar Falls, Roseau region, island of Dominica, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Soufriere Bay, Dominica, Windward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Palm lined beach, Dominica, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Rugged coastline with black laval sand beach, Dominica, Windward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Fishing boat, Prince Rupert Bay, Portsmouth, Dominica, Lesser Antilles, Windward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Wrecked boat after Cyclone Marylin in 1995, Cote de Roseau, island of Dominica, West Indies, Central America

Village of Soufriere and church from the sea, Dominica, Windward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Fishing boat, Prince Rupert Bay, Portsmouth, Dominica, Lesser Antilles, Windward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Fishing boat, Prince Rupert Bay, Portsmouth, Dominica, Lesser Antilles, Windward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Purple Turtle Beach Club, Prince Rupert Bay, Portsmouth, Dominica, Lesser Antilles, Windward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Indian River, Portsmouth, Dominica, Lesser Antilles, Windward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Indian River, Portsmouth, Dominica, Lesser Antilles, Windward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Fishing boats in the Bay of Soufriere, Dominica, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Soufriere, Dominica, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Mixed Race woman swimming in waterfall pool

Mixed Race woman standing on rocks on ocean beach

Wind blowing hair of Mixed Race woman

Mixed Race woman swimming outdoors

Wind turbine towering above rainforest

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

Woman enjoying soaking in the warm water, hot springs at Trafalgar Falls in the lush rainforest on the Caribbean Island of Dominica in Morne Trois Pitons National Park, Dominica, Caribbean

Woman relaxing on the rocks surrounding the hot springs at Trafalgar Falls enjoying the atmosphere of the lush rainforest on the Caribbean Island of Dominica in Morne Trois Pitons National Park, Dominica, Caribbean

Close-up of the Roman Catholic Church of St Marks in Soufriere, a small fishing village on the Island of Dominica, Soufriere, Dominica, Caribbean

Overhead view of a woman climbing over the slippery, wet rocks along the rushing stream at Trafalgar Falls on the Caribbean Island of Dominica in Morne Trois Pitons National Park, Dominica, Caribbean

Scene from the small fishing village of Soufriere in Dominica, West Indies, Soufriere, Dominica, West Indies

Trafalgar Falls on the island of Dominica in the Caribbean, an incredible double waterfall, one of which runs hot, Dominica, West Indies

Portrait of a sperm whale, Physeter macrocephalus, Vulnerable (IUCN), Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit n°RP 13/365 W-03.

Mother and calf sperm whale, Physeter macrocephalus, Vulnerable (IUCN), Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit n°RP 13/365 W-03.

Snorkeler photographing a pod of Sleeping sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) Researchers first saw this unusual sleep behavior in sperm whales in 2008. The scientists in that study found that sperm whales dozed in this upright drifting posture for about 10 to 15 minutes at a time, 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. Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit n°RP 16-02/32 FIS-5.

A floating, abandoned net in the ocean, Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean.

Pod of sperm whale with mother and calf, (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. Image has been shot in Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit n°RP 16-02/32 FIS-5.

Couple of 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. Image has been shot in Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit n°RP 16-02/32 FIS-5.

Pod of sperm whale socializing, (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. Image has been shot in Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit n°RP 16-02/32 FIS-5.

Pod of Sleeping sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) Researchers first saw this unusual sleep behavior in sperm whales in 2008. The scientists in that study found that sperm whales dozed in this upright drifting posture for about 10 to 15 minutes at a time, 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. Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit n°RP 16-02/32 FIS-5.

Pod of 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. Image has been shot in Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit n°RP 16-02/32 FIS-5.

Sperm whale mother and calf, (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. Image has been shot in Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit n°RP 16-02/32 FIS-5.

Free diver is swimming over a pod of Sleeping sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) Researchers first saw this unusual sleep behavior in sperm whales in 2008. The scientists in that study found that sperm whales dozed in this upright drifting posture for about 10 to 15 minutes at a time, 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. Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit n°RP 16-02/32 FIS-5.

Pod of sperm whale socializing, (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. Image has been shot in Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit n°RP 16-02/32 FIS-5.

Pod of sperm whale relaxing after a short sleep (Physeter macrocephalus) Researchers first saw this unusual sleep behavior in sperm whales in 2008. The scientists in that study found that sperm whales dozed in this upright drifting posture for about 10 to 15 minutes at a time, 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. Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit n°RP 16-02/32 FIS-5.

Lesser Antillean Iguana (Iguana delicatissima)

Sperm whale mother and calf, (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. Image has been shot in Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit n°RP 16-02/32 FIS-5.

Pod of sperm whale socializing, (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. Image has been shot in Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit n°RP 16-02/32 FIS-5.

Freediver swimming with female sperm whale, Physeter macrocephalus, Vulnerable (IUCN), Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit n°RP 17/01/02 FIS-4.

Sub-adult sperm whale try to move away a calf to to mate with a female, (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. Image has been shot in Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit n°RP 16-02/32 FIS-5.

Tail of 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. Image has been shot in Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit n°RP 16-02/32 FIS-5.

Pod of short-finned pilot whales, (Globicephala macrorhynchus), Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean.

Sleeping 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. Image has been shot in Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit n°RP 16-02/32 FIS-5.

Freediver swimming with female sperm whale, Physeter macrocephalus, Vulnerable (IUCN), Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit n°RP 17/01/02 FIS-4.

Couple of 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. Image has been shot in Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit n°RP 16-02/32 FIS-5.

Sperm whale mother and calf, (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. Image has been shot in Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit n°RP 16-02/32 FIS-5.

Pod of Sleeping sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) Researchers first saw this unusual sleep behavior in sperm whales in 2008. The scientists in that study found that sperm whales dozed in this upright drifting posture for about 10 to 15 minutes at a time, 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. Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit n°RP 16-02/32 FIS-5.

Sub-adult sperm whale try to move away a calf to to mate with a female, (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. Image has been shot in Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit n°RP 16-02/32 FIS-5.

Sub-adult sperm whale try to move away a calf to to mate with a female, (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. Image has been shot in Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit n°RP 16-02/32 FIS-5.