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A small pod of four or five killer whales (Orcinus orca) feeding amongst frigatebirds between Fernandina and Isabela Islands, Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America
Dorsal fins at the surface, telltale signs of the giant basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus), Coll, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe
Minke Whales(Balaenoptera acutorostrata) feeding in the Gerlache Strait separating the Palmer Archipelago from the Antarctic Peninsular off Anvers Island. The Antartic Peninsular is one of the fastest warming areas of the planet.
Gervais Beaked Whale, Mesoplodon europaeus, adult surfacing, showing dorsal fin, extremely rare image, Azores, Atlantic Ocean
Tall dorsal fin of a Finback whale (Balaenoptera physalus) which is located far back along the dorsal ridge. This prominent feature is often used for identification. St. Lawrence estuary, Canada
A small pod of 8 Type B killer whales (Orcinus nanus) in pack ice near Snow Hill Island Island, Weddell Sea, Antarctica, Southern Ocean
Bull Orca (Orcinus orca) surfacing on back (penis display) in Chatham Strait, southeast Alaska, USA.
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Adult bull Orca - also called Killer Whale - (Orcinus orca) surfacing in the calm waters of Southeast Alaska, USA. Note the exceptionally tall dorsal fin - the field diagnostic for a mature male Orca.
Adult blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) surfacing (note tiny dorsal fin) in the middle Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California Sur, Mexico
Adult Dwarf Sperm Whale (Kogia simus) on the surface (dorsal fin detail) near Isla San Esteban in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico.
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A small pod of 6 to 8 Type B killer whales (Orcinus nanus) in dense first year sea ice south of the Antarctic Circle near Adelaide Island, Gullet, Antarctica, Southern Ocean
Adult Orca Bull, Orcinus Orca, surfacing in front of Mt. Baker, San Juan Islands, Washington
Adult Pacific white-sided dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens) surfacing in the calm waters of the inside passage, Southeast Alaska, USA.
The actual moment of take for a group of five transient Orca (Orcinus orca) that chased, killed, and then ate a single female Dall's porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli) in Icy Strait, Alaska, USA
The actual moment of take for a group of five transient Orca (Orcinus orca) that chased, killed, and then ate a single female Dall's porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli) in Icy Strait, Alaska, USA
Adult Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus) surfacing in the lower Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico.
Risso's dolphin surfacing (Grampus griseus) Azores, Atlantic Ocean (RR)
Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) with tail visible through the water and characteristic triangular dorsal fin just leaving the surface. Hebrides, Scotland
Two male Killer whales (Orcinus orca) - one is a well known individual, John Coe, recognised by the old wound in his dorsal fin. Hebrides, West coast of Scotland.
Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) with an old wound in its dorsal fin now used to recognise this individual by biologists every year in the Hebridean waters. West coast, Scotland
Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) with small blow hole and triangular dorsal fin visible above the surface. Hebrides, Scotland
Sei Whale Dorsal fin and flank showing cookie cutter shark bites
Semi-resident male Killer whale (Orcinus orca) off Scotland, known as John Coe recognised by the old wound in his dorsal fin. Hebrides, West coast of Scotland.
Fin whale surfacing (Balaenoptera physalus) Azores, Atlantic Ocean (RR)
Common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) surfacing at speed in very calm waters. Eye, beak, flipper and dorsal fin visible above the surface. Hebrides, West coast of Scotland.
Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) surfacing towards the camera with characteristic white bands on each flipper visible through the water. Hebrides, Scotland
Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) showing characteristic pigmentation on its flanks and triangular dorsal fin. Hebrides, Scotland
Bottlenose Dolphin, (Tursiops Truncatus). Azores (RR)
Hourglass Dolphin, Lagenorhynchus cruciger, Male Dolphin breaching at great speed, Drake Passage, Southern Ocean. Males of this species can be identified by the huge hooked dorsal fin and post-anal keel.
A blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) surfaces alongside a panga with tourists. The tiny dorsal fin is visible to the left of the white hat.
Gulf of California. (RR)
Hourglass Dolphin, Lagenorhynchus cruciger, Male Dolphin breaching at great speed, Drake Passage, Southern Ocean. Males of this species can be identified by the huge hooked dorsal fin and post-anal keel.
Hourglass Dolphin, Lagenorhynchus cruciger, Female Dolphin porpoising, Drake Passage, Southern Ocean. Females of this species can be identified by the smaller less-hooked dorsal fin and the lack of a post-anal keel.
Hourglass Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus cruciger) rare unusual image, adult Male porpoising. Drake Passage, Southern Ocean. MORE INFO: Males of this species can be identified by the huge hooked dorsal fin and post-anal keel, both of which are visible on this animal.
Orca/ Killer whale (Orcinus orca) 'Luna' (L98) surfing in wake of Fisheries boat, 5-year old lone male in Nootka Sound, West Vancouver Island, Canada, North Pacific.
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) surfing in wake of Fisheries boat, 5-year old lone male in Nootka Sound, West Vancouver Island, Canada, North Pacific.
Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus). The huge tail stock of a blue whale showing lots of round scars thought to be from cookie cutter sharks. The tiny dorsal fin is clealry visible to the left. Gulf of California.
Killer whale (Orcinus orca): this is a male but the dorsal fin has flopped over. This is probably genetic and not thought to be a big problem. Olafsvik, Iceland.
Killer whale (Orcinus orca) Adult male with vapour from blow against snow-capped mountains. Mid-winter in Tysfjord, Norway
Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) with water vapour from blow and blow hole visible. Bay of Biscay, SW Europe. (RR)
Propeller cuts on adult Atlantic spotted dolphin (Stenella frontalis) - open wound. Bimini, Bahamas
Risso's dolphin (Grampus griseus) with its eye and blow visible and characteristic scarring over its body and dorsal fin. Hebrides, Scotland.
Killer whale (Orcinus orca): this is a male but the dorsal fin has flopped over. This is probably genetic and not thought to be a big problem. Olafsvik, Iceland.
New Zealand Whale and Dolphin Trust working with Hectors dolphins (Cephalorhynchus hectori) Akaroa, South Island: New Zealand.
Minke whale, Hebrides, Scotland, UK, Europe
Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) showing the chevron markings on its flanks. Bay of Biscay, SW Europe. (RR)
Male Killer whale (Orcinus orca) with dorsal fin flopped to one side. Snaefellsness Peninsular, Iceland
Male Killer whale (Orcinus orca) surfacing, with eye clear of the water, west of Snaefellsness Peninsular, Iceland
Striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) leaping, Mediterranean species listed as vulnerable, this individual is from the rare and isolated population of this species found in the Gulf of Corinth, Greece.
Probable hybrid striped x short-beaked common dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba x Delphinus delphis) identified by the hybrid pigmentation. Only recorded in the Gulf of Corinth, Greece.
Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) dorsal fin with evident calluses which may be linked to maturation of adult females. Also notable sloughing skin which occurs in both sexes. Endangered, Ionian Sea, Greece.
Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) surfacing at speed after lunging through bait ball of fish under seagulls. Husavik, Iceland
tallfin batfish (platax teira), juvenile, wild, day, marine protected area, diving off Coral Bay, Ningaloo reef, Western Australia, Indian Ocean. MORE INFO: with 3 dark bars, very long dorsal, anal and pelvic fins, feed on plankton from water column.
A heavily scarred dorsal fin of a Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) tells of many encounters, some violent, with other dolphins in the Moray Firth, Scotland
A group of resident bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) travel through the Moray Firth, Scotland. Natural nick marks can be seen on one dorsal fin, these marks are used for photographic identification by marine biologists.
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.
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.
A pod of 40 to 50 short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) encountered southwest of Isla San Pedro Martir, Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California Norte, Mexico
Adult Hawaiian Spinner Dolphin (Stenella longirostris) surfacing (note the fresh wound at the base of the dorsal fin) off the southern coast of Lanai, Hawaii, USA. Pacific Ocean.
Zebra lionfish (Dendrochirus zebra) Adult animal displaying colo Gangga Island North Sulawesi Indonesia Pacific Ocean. More info: Like all lionfish this species has toxins associated with its dorsal and pectoral
Transient orca/ killer whales (Orcinus orca), travelling slowly past residential area, Hood Canal, Settle, USA, Northeastern Pacific.
Blue whales (balaenoptera musculus) Gulf of California.The barnacles on the oddly shaped dorsal fin of a blue whale and an attendant remora.
Gray reef shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos), Jaboan, Rongelap, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Pacific
A pod of 40 to 50 short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) encountered southwest of Isla San Pedro Martir, Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California Norte, Mexico
Bottlenose Dolphin, (Tursiops truncatus). Azores (RR)
Bottlenose Dolphin, Tursiops truncatus, pair performing acrobatics together in the Azores (RR)
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Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in rehabilitation centre, having been rescued from fishing weir, with cream on its back and fin to relieve sun burn. Cape Cod, USA.
Adult Orca female - also called Killer Whale - (Orcinus orca) surfacing near whale watching yacht in the calm waters of Southeast Alaska, USA.
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Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus) back and dorsal. Azores
Bottlenose Dolphin, Tursiops truncatus, pair performing acrobatics together at the surface in the Azores (RR)
Short-Beaked Common Dolphin, Delphinus delphis, mother and calf leaping together off the Azores Islands (RR)
Adult male Killer whale (Orcinus orca) with typical Hebridean scenery behind. Well known off Scotland from his obvious dorsal fin: John Coe. Hebrides, West coast of Scotland
A diving blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) tail and dorsal fin.
Gulf of California
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Hector's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus hectori) approaching camera, showing characteristic dorsal fin.
Akaroa, New Zealand.
Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus). Hebrides, Scotland
Shark dorsal fins cut from various species in the Shark Finning panga fishery in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico.
People on boat taking pictures ofBasking shark dorsal fin for photo-identification.(Cetorhinus maximus) Hebrides, Scotland (RR)
Killer whale (Orcinus orca) forgaging with gulls (on herring) as they move up the fjords. Tysford, northern Norway.
Leaping Spotted Dolphin - missing part of the dorsal fin. Azores, North Atlantic
A pod of 6 type "A" Orcas (Orcinus orca) with a freshly killed Minke Whale in Antarctica. No displays after the kill were witnessed.
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Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus) dorsal fin. Azores (RR)
Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) surfacing in fjord with snow capped mountains behind. Husavik, Iceland.
Male Killer whale (Orcinus orca) surfacing with blow forming spray over its head. Snaefellsness Peninsular, Iceland
A small pod of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) surfacing of the west coast of the Island of Maui, Hawaii, USA. Pacific Ocean.
A pod of 40 to 50 short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus), Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California Norte, Mexico
Risso's dolphin (grampus griseus). A Risso's dolphin showing the blunt head, tall dorsal fin and common scarring. Mediterranean Sea
Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) at surface with dorsal fin Hebrides, Scotland, UK
Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) with tail and triangular dorsal fin visible. Hebrides, Scotland
Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) showing characteristic shevron pigmentation and dorsal fin set relatively far down the back. Hebrides, Scotland.
Young Orca (Orcinus orca) spy-hopping in Chatham Strait, southeast Alaska, USA.
A small pod of about 10 killer whales (Orcinus orca) in the Gerlache Strait near the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Southern Ocean
A large pod of 25 to 45 Type B killer whales (Orcinus nanus) in Paradise Bay, Antarctica, Southern Ocean
A large pod of 25 to 45 Type B killer whales (Orcinus nanus) in Paradise Bay, Antarctica, Southern Ocean
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Hector's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus hectori) underwater. Akaroa, New Zealand.