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Biologist taking skin sample from a whale shark to determine what plankton types the animal has been feeding on, Yum Balam Marine Protected Area, Quintana Roo, Mexico, North America
Skull of an adult killer whale (Orcinus orca), on display inside the town of Stanley, Falkland Islands, South Atlantic Ocean, South America
Views of the abandoned whale processing station at Whalers Bay on Deception Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, Polar Regions
Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) surfacing in the Weddell Sea near the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions
Southern Right Whale (Eubalaena australis) adult surfacing near Puerto Pyramides, Peninsula Valdez, Argentina
Southern right whale (Eubalaena australis) adult surfacing near Puerto Pyramides, Peninsula Valdez, Argentina
Adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching along the west side of Chatham Strait in Alaska, United States of America
Adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) tail throw among feeding whales in Southeast Alaska, United States of America
Adult brown bears (Ursus arctos) feeding on humpback whale carcass, Scidmore Cut, Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska, United States of America
Adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), surfacing near researchers in Zodiac at sunset, Iceland
Adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), flukes-up dive at Siglufjorour, Iceland
Southern right whale (Eubalaena australis) mother and calf near whale watching boat in Puerto Pyramides, Argentina, South America
Adult humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) co-operatively bubble-net feeding in Southeast Alaska, United States of America
Adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) tail throw among feeding whales in Southeast Alaska, United States of America
Views of the wreck of the Guvernoren, a 20th century whale processing ship, in the Enterprise Islands, Antarctica, Polar Regions
Southern right whale (Eubalaena australis) flukes-up dive near whale watching boat in Puerto Pyramides, Argentina, South America
Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), surfacing off Half Moon Island in the South Shetland Island Group, Antarctica, Polar Regions
Adult fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus), dorsal fin detail surfacing off Newport Beach, California, United States of America, North America
Baleen whale skeleton, most likely a young Bryde's whale, on lava flow in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America
An adult bull killer whale (Orcinus orca) surfacing in Johnstone Strait, British Columbia, Canada, Pacific Ocean, North America
Adult humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) co-operatively bubble-net feeding in Southeast Alaska, United States of America
A juvenile killer whale (Orcinus orca) encountered off West Craycroft Island in Blackfish Sound, British Columbia, Canada
Adult fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) carcass in Holmabukta off the northwest of the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway
Adult fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) carcass in Holmabukta off the northwest of the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway
Adult fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) sub-surface feeding in the rich waters off the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway
A rare sighting of an adult blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) sub-surface feeding in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway
Adult fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) sub-surface feeding in the rich waters off the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway
A rare sighting of an adult blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) sub-surface feeding in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway
A mother polar bear (Ursus maritimus), and cub of the year leaving a fin whale carcass in Holmabukta in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway
Two mother polar bears (Ursus maritimus) with cubs of the year watch a male bear feeding on a fin whale carcass in Svalbard, Norway
Adult humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) flukes-up dive in Snow Pass, Southeast Alaska, Pacific Ocean, United States of America, North America
Whale bone on a beach, Baffin island, Nunavut, Canadian Arctic, Canada, North America
Baleen whale skeleton, most likely a young Bryde's whale, on lava flow in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America
Adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) flukes-up dive in Inian Pass, Southeast Alaska, Pacific Ocean, United States of America, North America
Whale bone on a beach, Baffin island, Nunavut, Canadian Arctic, Canada, North America
Young whale shark (Rhincodon typus), filter feeding near snorkeler at El Mogote, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America
Killer whale pod (Orcinus orca), beside tourists in inflatables off Punta Colorada, Isla San Jose, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America
California gray whale calf (Eschrictius robustus), with excited tourist in San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California, Mexico, North America
Young whale shark (Rhincodon typus), being biopsied by researcher at El Mogote, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America
Adult Type A killer whale (Orcinus orca) surfacing near researchers in the Gerlache Strait, Antarctica, Polar Regions
Adult bull Type A killer whale (Orcinus orca) surfacing near researchers in the Gerlache Strait, Antarctica, Polar Regions
Adult bull Type A killer whale (Orcinus orca) surfacing near researchers in the Gerlache Strait, Antarctica, Polar Regions
Juvenile Beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas), an endangered and protected species, lifts its head to take a look at the research vessel. Beluga calves are dark in colour and turn white at seven to nine years of age. St. Lawrence estuary, Canada
False killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens) with sunscreen Marine Mammal Research Center, Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, Oahu, Hawaii, United States of America, Pacific
Whaling museum (showing female humpback whale fetus taken from dead mother) at the Grytviken Whaling Station on South Georgia Island, Southern Atlantica Ocean
Three species of barnacles, Coronula diadema, Cryptolepas rhachianecti, Conchoderma testudini
Cuvier's Beaked Whale (Ziphiius cavirostris) rescue in Horta Harbour. Azores
Whale shark researcher and Whale Shark , Rhincodon typus, Mahe, Seychelles, Indian Ocean
orca/ killer whale (Orcinus orca) 'Luna' (L98), 5-year old lone male interacting with Ingrid Visser (photo by T. Hardie) in Nootka Sound, West Vancouver Island, Canada, North Pacific.
orca/ killer whale (Orcinus orca) 'Luna' (L98), 5-year old lone male interacting with Ed Thornburn in Nootka Sound, West Vancouver Island, Canada, North Pacific.
orca/ killer whale (Orcinus orca) 'Luna' (L98), 5-year old lone male interacting with people's feet in Nootka Sound, West Vancouver Island, Canada, North Pacific.
New Zealand Whale and Dolphin Trust working with Hectors dolphins (Cephalorhynchus hectori) Akaroa, South Island: New Zealand.
Land-based cetacean survey. Cetacean survey work by personnel of the Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust. Caliach Point, Isle of Mull, Scotland
Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus / catodon) washed up dead with man standing by head for scale. North coast of Iceland.
Research boat. "Silurian" is the research boat of the Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust, based in Tobermory, Isle of Mull. Hebrides, Scotland
The female Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) named Tic-Tac-Toe, a regular visitor to the area, breaches close to the research vessel. Out of joy, to fool around, or simply to impress people or her companion Siam? St. Lawrence estuary, Canada Sequence 2/3.
CT measures (9'8") the lower right mandible (jawbone) of an adult bull Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) in the mid-riff region of the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico. Model released.
Cuvier's Beaked Whale (Ziphiius cavirostris) rescue in Horta Harbour. Azores
Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) sounding and researchers. Alaska
Researcher Stephanie Martin takes a blubber biopsy using an arrow fired from a crossbow of an adult blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus), South Orkney islands, Antarctica, Southern Ocean
Whale shark researcher snorkelling underwater with Whale Shark
View of outside surface of baleen plates removed from a young Humpback whale which stranded, dead, on a beach. Cape Cod, USA.
Friendly Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) surfacing laterally and curiously approaching the research vessel. St. Lawrence estuary, Canada
Research yacht in Tobermory Bay. 'Silurian' is the research vessel of the Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust, based in Tobermory. Isle of Mull, Scotland
The Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) named Tic-Tac-Toe leaps out of the water right beside the research boat taking a close look at the photographer. St. Lawrence estuary, Canada
Whale Shark , Rhincodon typus, Mahe, Seychelles, Indian Ocean (rr)
Research yacht, Song of the Whale, working offshore. Middle of North Atlantic
Whale shark researcher and Whale Shark , Rhincodon typus, Mahe, Seychelles, Indian Ocean
New Zealand Whale and Dolphin Trust working with Hector's dolphins (Cephalorhynchus hectori)
Whale biologists working from research yacht, Silurian, in the Hebrides, Scotland.
Whale shark researcher snorkelling underwater with Whale Shark
Aerial shot of the research yacht, The Song of the Whale, being investigated by a Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata), while one of the crew tries to get a closer look fro
Surfacing sequence of a Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) which is following the research vessel. Such friendly whales are most often curious juveniles which love to take a break from their main activity, feeding. St. Lawrence estuary, Canada Sequence 3/6.
Whale shark researcher and Whale Shark , Rhincodon typus, Mahe, Seychelles, Indian Ocean
Whale shark researcher snorkelling underwater with camera, Mahe, Seychelles, Indian Ocean
Whale shark researcher and Whale Shark , Rhincodon typus, Mahe, Seychelles, Indian Ocean
Research yacht monitoring Killer whale (Orcinus orca) activity during the winter months in the fjords of northern Norway. Tysjford, Norway.
Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) fluking whilst being monitored by the "Greek Sperm Whale Research Program". The Mediterranean population is considered Endangered. SW Cretan Sea, Greece.
The commercial whale watching vessel "Orca Odyssey", based in Juneau, Southeast Alaska, USA. In the summer of 2006 this vessel struck a humpback whale while on a commercial whale watch.
Whale shark researcher and Whale Shark , Rhincodon typus, Mahe, Seychelles, Indian Ocean
Whale shark researcher and Whale Shark , Rhincodon typus, Mahe, Seychelles, Indian Ocean
Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) tail-slapping near researchers in Chatham Strait, Southeast Alaska, USA.