An adult bull killer whale (Orcinus orca) surfacing in Johnstone Strait, British Columbia, Canada, Pacific Ocean, North America

River Chobe wildlife, elephants, Botswana

River Chobe wildlife, water buck, Botswana

A pair of Mesoamerican sliders (Trachemys venusta), on New River near Lamanai, Belize

Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) hauled out on the beach in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Bull southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean

A serene deer resting amid the peaceful forest setting of Nara Park, Nara, Honshu, Japan

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

Adult bull southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) trying to cool off by flinging sand on his back at Gold Harbour, South Georgia, Polar Regions

A large pod of Gerlache Strait type B killer whales (Orcinus orca), traveling and socializing in Gerlache Strait, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Galapagos fur seal (Arctocephalus galapagoensis) hauled out on lava flow in the Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Grey Heron (Maakana) on the edge of a swimming pool overlooking the lagoon on an exotic Island in The Maldives, Indian Ocean

Two Grey Herons (Maakana) on the edge of a swimming pool overlooking the lagoon on an exotic Island in The Maldives, Indian Ocean

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

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

Adult sea otter (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) mother and pup in Inian Pass, Southeastern Alaska, United States of America

Adult bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus) hauled out on the ice in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

Adult female southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) flipping sand onto its back to cool off on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean

Bear baboon, chacma baboon (Papio ursinus), adult, female, mother, young, baby, social behaviour, relaxed, Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Bear baboon, chacma baboon (Papio ursinus), adult, female, mother, young, baby, social behaviour, relaxed, together, Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa