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Adult female sea otter (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) eating urchins she has gathered off the sea floor in Inian Pass, Southeastern Alaska, Pacific Ocean, United States of America, North America

Adult black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) in aerial combat against another kittiwake near Alexander Island, Russia, Eurasia

Underwater view of the reef along the circumference of the Great Blue Hole on Lighthouse Reef, UNESCO, Belize

Underwater view of the reef along the circumference of the Great Blue Hole on Lighthouse Reef, UNESCO, Belize

Underwater view of the reef along the circumference of the Great Blue Hole on Lighthouse Reef, UNESCO, Belize

Underwater view of the reef along the circumference of the Great Blue Hole on Lighthouse Reef, UNESCO, Belize

West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus), with sharksucker, Caye Caulker, inside the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

Tarpon (Megalops atlaticus), underwater at feeding station inside the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

Caribbean spiny lobster (Panulirus argus), underwater at Half Moon Caye, UNESCO, Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), with snorkeler near Caye Caulker, inside the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

A myriad of fish and coral underwater at Hol Chan Marine Preserve, inside the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

A myriad of fish and coral underwater at Hol Chan Marine Preserve, inside the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

Northern (Steller) sea lions, (Eumetopias jubatus), hauled out on South Marble Island, Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska, United States of America

Adult humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) co-operatively bubble-net feeding in Southeast Alaska, United States of America

An adult bull among a pod of about 20 killer whales (Orcinus orca) in Antarctic Sound near the Antarctic Peninsula, Polar Regions

Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) chicks covered with mud and guano on Cuverville Island, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) pup, called weaners once their mothers stop nursing them, South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean

Blue footed booby (sula nebouxii) nest, Punta Pitt, San Cristobal island, Galapagos, UNESCO, Ecuador

Adult rockhopper penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome) at breeding and molting colony on New Island, Falkland Islands

Southern Right Whale (Eubalaena australis) mother and calf being harassed by kelp gull, Peninsula Valdez, Argentina

Underwater view of the reef along the circumference of the Great Blue Hole on Lighthouse Reef, UNESCO, Belize

Horse-eye jacks (Caranx latus), schooling in Hol Chan Marine Preserve, inside the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

Nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum), with boat in Hol Chan Marine Preserve, inside the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

Nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum), with boat in Hol Chan Marine Preserve, inside the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

Nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum), on the sand in Hol Chan Marine Preserve, inside the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

A myriad of fish and coral underwater at Hol Chan Marine Preserve, inside the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

A myriad of fish and coral underwater at Hol Chan Marine Preserve, inside the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

Underwater view of the reef along the circumference of the Great Blue Hole on Lighthouse Reef, UNESCO, Belize

Nurse sharks (Ginglymostoma cirratum), being fed in Hol Chan Marine Preserve, inside the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

Southern stingray (Hypanus americanus) over sand in shark and ray alley, Caye Caulker, Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

A myriad of fish and coral underwater at Hol Chan Marine Preserve, inside the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

A myriad of fish and coral underwater at Hol Chan Marine Preserve, inside the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

Northern (Steller) sea lions, (Eumetopias jubatus), hauled out on South Marble Island, Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska, United States of America

Northern (Steller) sea lions, (Eumetopias jubatus), hauled out on South Marble Island, Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska, United States of America

Large diversity of soft and hard corals growing over the external structure of the Shinkoku Maru, Truk lagoon, Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia, Caroline Islands, Micronesia, Pacific Ocean, Pacific

Coral reef of soft leather corals (Sarcophyton sp.) and limestone islands. Misool, Raja Ampat, Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean. More info: This region has the highest marine biological diversity in the world.

Highly diverse coral head, Apo Island marine reserve, Philippines, Visayan sea, Southeast Asia, Asia

Large diversity of soft and hard corals growing over the external structure of the Shinkoku Maru, Truk lagoon, Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia, Caroline Islands, Micronesia, Pacific Ocean, Pacific

Olive ridley turtle hatchling, Lepidochelys olivacea, Costa do Sauipe, Bahia, Brazil (South Atlantic)

Crab preying on dead portuguese man-of-war, Physalia physalis, Praia do Forte, Bahia, Brazil (South Atlantic)

Olive ridley turtle hatchling, Lepidochelys olivacea, Costa do Sauipe, Bahia, Brazil (South Atlantic)

Electric eel, Electrophorus electricus; this air-breathing freshwater fish can deliver an electric shock up to 650 volts and naturally occurs in the Amazon river basins of South America including Brazil and Guyanas; photo taken in captivity.

Nudibranch, Jorunna funebris, feeding on blue sponge, Haliclona sp., Monkey beach, Puerto Galera, Mindoro, Philippines.

Stripe-leg spiny lobster, Panulirus femoristriga, eye and rostrum detail, Short drop-off, Palau, Micronesia.

Snowflake moray eel, Echidna nebulosa, scavenging in seagrass beds, Dumaguete, Negros, Philippines, Visayan sea.

Starry night octopus, Octopus luteus, foraging on coral reef at night, Malapascua, Cebu, Philippines, Visayan Sea.

Common lionfish, Pterois volitans, blends in with a variety of soft corals and sponges, Cars, Dumaguete, Negros Island, Philippines.

Juvenile striped catfish, Plotosus lineatus, schooling and feeding on sandy bottom, Puerto Galera, Mindoro, Philippines.

Thousands of scalefin anthias, Pseudanthias squamipinnis, hover over corals and barrel sponge, Puerto Galera, Mindoro, Philippines.

Short-tailed pipefish, Trachyrhamphus bicoarctatus, Masaplod, Dumaguete, Negros Island, Philippines..

Emperor shrimp, Periclimenes imperator, next to gills of spanish dancer, Hexabranchus sanguineus, night, Puerto Galera, Mindoro, Philippines.