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A great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias), breaks the surface off Guadalupe Island, Mexico, North America

A Galapagos shark (Carcharhinus galapagensis), breaching the surface, Hawaii, United States of America, Pacific, North America

Northern giant petrel (Macronectes halli) threat display on the beach at Stromness, South Georgia, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Northern giant petrel (Macronectes halli) threat display while feeding on elephant seal pup carcass at Stromness, South Georgia, Polar Regions

Antarctic fur seal pup (Arctocephalus gazella) caught in fishing net on South Georgia, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) nesting colony almost buried by snow during snow storm at Brown Bluff, Antarctica, Polar Regions

A Bull Antarctic Fur Seal (Arctocephalus gazella) at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Southern Ocean, showing a threat display.

Mel, the Killer Whale or Orca (Orcinus orca) narrowly misses out on a South American Sea Lion (Otaria flavescens) that it was hunting, in Patagonia. Of the 18 only 7 have mastered the stranding behaviour whereby the Orca enters the shallow surf to feed on Sea Lion pups. Distinctive by his 2 metre dorsal fin, Mel is an expert hunter who feeds on Sea Lion pups before taking them back to his pod. This lucky Sea Lion however managed to escape the hunter's attentions.

Mel, the Killer Whale or Orca (Orcinus orca) narrowly misses out on a South American Sea Lion (Otaria flavescens) that it was hunting, in Patagonia. Of the 18 only 7 have mastered the stranding behaviour whereby the Orca enters the shallow surf to feed on Sea Lion pups. Distinctive by his 2 metre dorsal fin, Mel is an expert hunter who feeds on Sea Lion pups before taking them back to his pod. This lucky Sea Lion however managed to escape the hunter's attentions.

Mel, the Killer Whale or Orca (Orcinus orca) narrowly misses out on a South American Sea Lion (Otaria flavescens) that it was hunting, in Patagonia. Of the 18 only 7 have mastered the stranding behaviour whereby the Orca enters the shallow surf to feed on Sea Lion pups. Distinctive by his 2 metre dorsal fin, Mel is an expert hunter who feeds on Sea Lion pups before taking them back to his pod. This lucky Sea Lion however managed to escape the hunter's attentions.

Mel, the Killer Whale or Orca (Orcinus orca) narrowly misses out on a South American Sea Lion (Otaria flavescens) that it was hunting, in Patagonia. Of the 18 only 7 have mastered the stranding behaviour whereby the Orca enters the shallow surf to feed on Sea Lion pups. Distinctive by his 2 metre dorsal fin, Mel is an expert hunter who feeds on Sea Lion pups before taking them back to his pod. This lucky Sea Lion however managed to escape the hunter's attentions.

California Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) with huge wound in San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja Peninsula, Baja California Sur, 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

California Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) with huge wound in San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja Peninsula, Baja California Sur, Mexico

07/04/2009. Major sea swells and storms cause 4 -5 meter waves on board the Clipper Adventurer. Port hole room view. La Orotava, North Atlantic Ocean, Tenerife Island. Canary Islands

07/04/2009. Major sea swells and storms cause 4 -5 meter waves on board the Clipper Adventurer. Port hole room view. La Orotava, North Atlantic Ocean, Tenerife Island. Canary Islands

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.

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.

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.

Over under image of coral reef, Acropora spp., and trees at Majikin Island, Namu atoll, Marshall Islands (N. Pacific).

Juvenile and adult pink anemonefish in sea anemone, Amphiprion perideraion, Fila Reef, Port Vila, Vanuatu (S. Pacific).

Over under image of coral reef, Acropora spp., and trees at Majikin Island, Namu atoll, Marshall Islands (N. Pacific).

Orange-finned anemonefish, Amphiprion chrysopterus, and Merten's sea anemone, Stichodactyla mertensii, Namu atoll, Marshall Islands (N. Pacific).

Beaked Whale stranded on coral reef during low tide, Mesoplodon sp., Mili, Marshall Islands (N. Pacific)..

Thrill seekers experience cage diving with Galapagos sharks, Carcharhinus galapagensis, North shore, Oahu, Hawaii, USA

Split image of lush vegetation and free diver observing lettuce coral, Turbinaria reniformis, next to cave entrance, Palau, Micronesia.

Over under image of marshallese boy smiling underwater next to coral reef and coconut trees lining the shore of Majikin Island, Namu atoll, Marshall Islands (N. Pacific).

Piranha (Pygocentrus nattereri), a carnivorous fish, caught on a line, southern Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

French angelfish, Pomacanthus paru, Ilha rata, Fernando de Noronha national marine sanctuary, Pernambuco, Brazil (S. Atlantic)

Large group of pink whipray or Tahitian stingray, Himantura fai, Rongelap, Marshall Islands, Micronesia

Wire coral goby, Bryaninops yongei, on wire coral, Cirripathes anguina, Namu atoll, Marshall Islands (N. Pacific).

Parrotfish sleeping, Sparisoma sp., head detail, Ponta da Sapata, Fernando de Noronha national marine sanctuary, Pernambuco, Brazil (S. Atlantic)

Painted frogfish, Antennarius pictus, white phase, Sabang wreck, Puerto Galera, Mindoro, Philippines.

Feather star on sea fan, and scalefin anthias, Pseudanthias squamipinnis, Kilima steps, Puerto Galera, Mindoro, Philippines.