Three southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) bulls rear up whilst doing battle, Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands, South America

Men playing the lusheng at a 4 Seals Miao lunar New Year festival, Xinyao village, Guizhou Province, China, Asia

Viewing fur seals on pack ice in the Antarctic Sound, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Three Cape fur seal (South African fur seal) (Arctocephalus pusillus) pups, Elands Bay, South Africa, Africa

Elephant Seals, Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands

Photographers and adult leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) hauled out on ice floe near the Antarctic Peninsula, Southern Ocean

Harbour / Common seals (Phoca vitulina) entering the surf. NE Scotland (RR)

Curious adult leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) approaches Zodiac near Booth Island, Antarctica, Southern Ocean

Male Atlantic grey seal (Halichoerus grypu) with two female seals. NE Scotland (RR)

Female Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) dragging a Ringed seal (Pusa hispida or phoca hispida) and accompanied by one cub, Svalbard Archipelago, Barents Sea, Norway

Galápagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki), Puerto Villamil, Isabela Island, Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea), three juveniles sitting in bushes, Seal Bay Conservation Park, Kangaroo Island, South Australia, Australia, Oceania

Three seals on a rock, Ballestas Islands, Paracas National Reserve, Paracas, Ica Region, Peru