Wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans) chick at nest site on Prion Island in the Bay of Isles, South Georgia, Polar Regions

Nazca booby (Sula grantii) downy chick in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Young northern gannets (Morus bassanus) in flight near Ile des Oiseaux in the Parc National du Delta du Saloum, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Senegal, West Africa, Africa

Young wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans) on the wing near the Antarctic Peninsula, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) adult feeding chick at Hannah Point on Livingston Island, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

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

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

Young Galapagos hawk (Buteo galapagoensis) in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

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

King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) breeding and nesting colony on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Young kids on a motorboat, Mallorca, Balearic islands, Spain, Mediterranean, Europe

Guadalupe fur seal (Arctocephalus townsendi), at new haul out on Las Animas Island, Baja California Sur, Sea of Cortez, Mexico, North America

Guadalupe fur seals (Arctocephalus townsendi), at new haul out on Las Animas Island, Baja California Sur, Sea of Cortez, Mexico, North America

Flightless steamer duck (tachyceres brachypterus) new island, falkland islands, group of chicks huddled together on the beach.

Flightless steamer duck (tachyceres brachypterus) new island, falkland islands, mother calling, with group of chicks sat on beach.

Flightless steamer duck (tachyceres brachypterus) new island, falkland islands, group of chicks with mother, sitting on the beach.

Young cape fur seal. Arctocephalus pusillus. Cape cross, atlantic coast, namibia

Gentoo penguin. Pygoscelis papua. Royal bay, south georgia, antarctica

Gentoo penguin. Pygoscelis papua. Chick. Wiencke island. Antarctica

Gentoo penguins. Pygoscelis papua. Juvenile gentoos hanging around a pool. Antarctica

Tiger shark pup (Galeocerdo cuvier), at Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, Hawaii, United States of America, Pacific

Scalloped hammerhead shark pup (Sphyrna lewini), Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, Kaneohe, Oahu, Hawaii, United States of America, Pacific

California Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) mother and calf in the calm waters of San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja, Mexico.

Young Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) catching and eventually eating a Sally Lightfoot crab (Grapsus grapsus) in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean.

An adult coyote feeding on the carcass of a X(gray whale calf). Isla Tiburon, Mexico. S(Mexico (Pacific))S(stranding)S(coyote)S(AW)S(feeding)

Young Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) catching and eventually eating a Sally Lightfoot crab (Grapsus grapsus) in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean.

California gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) calf with excited whale watchers in San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California Sur, Mexico

California gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) calf with excited whale watchers in San Ignacio Lagoon on the Pacific side of the Baja Peninsula, Baja California Sur, Mexico

King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) breeding and nesting colony on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean.

Curious young female polar bear (Ursus maritimus) on multi-year ice floes in the Barents Sea off the eastern coast of EdgeØya (Edge Island) in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway.

Young Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) at play underwater in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) mother and pup hauled out at Los Islotes in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico.

Curious California Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) calf underwater in San Ignacio Lagoon, BCS, Mexico.

Curious young female polar bear (Ursus maritimus) on multi-year ice floes in the Barents Sea off the eastern coast of EdgeØya (Edge Island) in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway.

Young Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) playing with and eventually eating a Galapagos redlip batfish (Ogcocephalus darwinii) in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean.

Young Galapagos sea lion bulls (Zalophus wollebaeki) mock-fighting in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

Curious California Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) calf approaches boat in the calm waters of San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja, Mexico. (Restricted Resoluion - pls contact us)

Chinstrap penguin (Pygoscelis antarctica) chick head detail at colony on Useful Island near the Antarctic Peninsula. There are an estimated 2 million breeding pairs of chinstrap penguins in the Antarctic peninsula region alone, perhaps as many as 7.5 million breeding pairs in all of Antarctica. Their name derives from the narrow black band under their heads which makes it appear as if they are wearing black helmets, making them one of the most easily identified types of penguin. Other names for them are "Ringed Penguins", "Bearded Penguins", and "Stonecracker Penguins" due to their harsh call. They grow to 68 cm (27 in). The average adult weight of a Chinstrap Penguin is 4.5 kg (10 lbs). Weight can range from 3 to 6 kg (6.6-13.2 lbs), with males being slightly larger and weight varying based on where the penguin is in the breeding cycle. Their diet consists of krill, shrimp, and fish. On land they build circular nests from stones, and lay two eggs, which are incubated by both the male and the female for shifts of five to ten days. They can also breed on icebergs, though they prefer non-icy conditions. The chicks hatch after about 35 days, and have fluffy gray backs and white fronts. The chicks stay in the nest for 20?30 days before they go to join a creche. At around 50?60 days old, they moult, gaining their adult plumage and go to sea. The Chinstrap Penguin was first described by German naturalist Forster in 1781. Its specific epithet was often seen as antarctica, however a 2002 review determined the genus Pygoscelis was masculine, and hence the correct binomial name is Pygoscelis antarcticus.

Orca (calf) breaching off San Juan Island. San Juan Islands, Washington. (Restricted Resolution - pls contact us)

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) cow and calf, underwater, Tonga, South Pacific

Chinstrap penguin (Pygoscelis antarctica) chick, Hannah Point, Antarctica, Southern Ocean.

Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) nursery group of lots of young. Walker Bay, South Africa

Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) nursery group of lots of young. Walker Bay, South Africa

Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) nursery group of lots of young. Walker Bay, South Africa

Killer whale (Orcinus orca) Mother and calf spy-hopping together. Mid-winter in Tysfjord, Norway

Orca (Orcinus orca). Juvenile interacting with group. Akaroa, New Zealand.

Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) nursery group of lots of young. Walker Bay, South Africa

Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) - hatchling returning to the sea only hours old. Bird Island, Seychelles, Indian Ocean (RR)

Southern Right Whale (Eubalaena australis). Mother and albino calf. The Cape, South Africa

California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) mother and pupat Los Islotes in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico.

California Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) calf being touched byexcited whalewatcher in the calm waters of San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja, Mexico. (Restricted Resolution - pls contact us)

Atlantic Spotted Dolphin (Stenella frontalis) calves underwater on the Little Bahama Banks, Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas. (Resolution Restricted - pls contact us)

California gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) calf being touched by excited whale watchers in the calm waters of San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California Sur, Mexico.

Curious young male Polar Bear, Ursus maritimus, standing against Tundra Buggy near Churchill, northern Manitoba, Hudson Bay, Canada

Young Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) catching and eventually eating a Sally Lightfoot crab (Grapsus grapsus) in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean.

Antarctic Fur Seal pup, Arctocephalus gazella, yawning, South Georgia, South Atlantic Ocean.

Bottlenose dolphin leaping at surface with tiny baby (Tursiops truncatus) Azores, Portugal (RR)

Juvenile Common Bottlenose Dolphin, Tursiops truncatus, porpoising, Costa Rica, Pacific Ocean.

Southern Right Whale (Eubalaena australis) mother and calf. The Cape, South Africa

Two young Atlantic Spotted Dolphin (Stenella frontalis) at play underwater on the Little Bahama Banks, Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas. Atlantic Ocean. (Restricted Resolution - pls contact us)

Young Hawaiian Spinner Dolphin (Stenella longirostris) leaping in the AuAu Channel between Maui and Lanai, Hawaii, USA. Pacific Ocean. (Restricted Resolution - pls contact us)

Sperm whale (physeter macrocephalus) A young sperm whale beside the hull of a yacht. Azores

A young Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) breaches from the Moray Firth, Scotland.

California gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) calf with excited whale watchers in San Ignacio Lagoon on the Pacific side of the Baja Peninsula, Baja California Sur, Mexico

California gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) calf with excited whale watchers in San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Curious young female polar bear (Ursus maritimus) on multi-year ice floes in the Barents Sea off the eastern coast of EdgeØya (Edge Island) in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway.

Blue Angelfish - Holacanthus bermudensis,Juvenile - Feeding on the hull of the 'Blue Plunder'.

Aerial view of Sei whale (Balaenoptera borealis) with calf. Gulf of Maine, USA (rr)

Young Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) spy-hopping (note the sloughing skin) in the mid-riff region of the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico.

Young Atlantic Spotted Dolphin (Stenella frontalis) underwater on the Little Bahama Banks, Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas. (Resolution Restricted - pls contact us)

Tiger Shark (juvenile) & divers. Bahamas, Atlantic Ocean

Beached California Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) calf with Turkey Buzzards feeding on carcass on Isla Tiburon in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico.

California gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) calf being touched by excited whale watchers in the calm waters of San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California Sur, Mexico.

Antarctic fur seal pup (Arctocephalus gazella) near the abandoned whaling station at Stromness Bay on South Georgia, Southern Ocean

Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) Juvenile animal swimming near spring. Crystal River, Florida, USA. More info: This is a subspecies of West Indian manatee and listed as an endangered species by the IUCN.

Beached California Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) calf stranded by gill net around flukes on Isla Tiburon in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico.

Young Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) playing with and eventually eating a Galapagos redlip batfish (Ogcocephalus darwinii) in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean.

Imperial shrimp (Periclimenes imperator) hitching ride on nudibranch (Chromodoris coi). Komodo, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.

mother and calf Humpback whales. Revillagigedo Islands, Pacific Ocean

California gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) calf breaching next to its' mother in the calm waters of Bahia Magdalena, Baja California Sur, Mexico.

Curious California Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) mother and calf approach boat in the calm waters of San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja, Mexico. (Restricted Resoluion - pls contact us)

Atlantic Spotted Dolphin (Stenella frontalis)calf near trimaran on the Little Bahama Banks off Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas. (Restricted Resolution - pls contact us)

Antarctic Fur Seal (Arctocephalus gazella) pup on the island of South Georgia, southern Atlantic Ocean

Grey-headed Albatross (Thalassarche chrysostoma) chick begging for food on nesting grounds in Elsehul Bay, South Georgia Island.

California gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) calf with excited whale watchers in San Ignacio Lagoon on the Pacific side of the Baja Peninsula, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Loggerhead Turtle (Caretta caretta) juvenile with goose barnacles (Pollicipes polymerus). Azores

Sperm Whale, Physeter macrocephalus, young, social rubbing in the northern Gulf of California, Mexico

Young Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) catching and eventually eating a Sally Lightfoot crab (Grapsus grapsus) in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean.

Mother and calf humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) surfacing off the continental shelf west of Spitsbergen in the Barents Sea, Norway

King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) parent with hungry chick on South Georgia Island, southern Atlantic Ocean.

Atlantic Spotted Dolphin (Stenella frontalis) calf on the Little Bahama Banks, Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas. (Resolution Restricted - pls contact us)

Bottlenose dolphin surfacing with tiny baby (Tursiops truncatus) Azores, Portugal (RR)

Rissos Dolphin (Grampus griseus) adult and very young calf surfacing. Monterey, California, Pacific Ocean. MORE INFO: This calf still displays foetal folds from when it was curled up inside the womb. It is probably only a couple of weeks old.

Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) chick, fat after being fed, Paulet Island, Antarctica, Southern Ocean

A young Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) breaches from the Moray Firth, Scotland.

Young Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) catching and eventually eating a Sally Lightfoot crab (Grapsus grapsus) in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean.

King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) in downy plumage (often called "okum boys") on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean.

Young Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) catching and eventually eating a Sally Lightfoot crab (Grapsus grapsus) in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean.

Young Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) catching and eventually eating a Sally Lightfoot crab (Grapsus grapsus) in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean.

Short finned pilot whale (globicephala macrocephalus)An adult and two young pilot whales. Canary Islands