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Eurasian river otter (Lutra lutra) eating Greater spotted dogfish (Scyliorhinus stellaris). The otter took only the innards of the dogfish by opening a short section of skin behind the pectoral fin (see images under 'Greater spotted dogfish'). The rest of the fish, still alive, was left on the shore and never retrieved. Perhaps the tough shark skin and battling fish are too much work when other food is plentiful? Hebrides, Scotland
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.
Common Lionfish (Pterois volitans). Red Sea.
Giant Moray (Gymnothorax javanicus). Red Sea.
Eurasian river otter (Lutra lutra) eating a large crab. Large fish and crabs are difficult to constrain and eat in the water so are often brought ashore. Otters will sometimes swim realtively long distances in order to do so. Hebrides, Scotland
Stonefish (Synaceia verrucosa) said to be the world's most venomous fish. Found in many colours according to habitat. Probably also the worlds most adaptable camouflage system for a fish. Red Sea.
Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) "logging" behaviour, this parallel position is achieved after socialising at the surface. Endangered, Kythira Sea, Greece.
Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) underwater, species endangered globally, but can be observe in the Mediterranean Sea both close to and remote from nesting sites, Kythira Sea, Greece.
Cornetfish (Fistularia commersonii). Red Sea.
Common Lionfish (Pterois volitans). Red Sea.
Picasso Triggerfish (Rhinecanthus assasi). Red Sea.
Picasso Triggerfish (Rhinecanthus assasi). Red Sea.
Spotfin Lionfish (Pterois antennata).
Location unknown
Restricted resolution (please contact us) (RR)
Scorpionfish (Scorpaena scropha).
Sardinia, Italy
Restricted resolution (please contact us) (RR)
Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) fluking up to dive. Alaska
An emaciated bull Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) surfacing to breathe in Loch Ainort, a sea loch on the East coast of the Isle of Skye, Scotland with the village of Luib in the background. (Restricted Resolution, please contact us).
She canÃt be more trusting than that. A curious Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) has turned upside down exposing her white belly, navel and genital slits to the photographer. St. Lawrence estuary, Canada
Like a piece of art thousands of waterdrops cover the expanded belly of a Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) performing a ventral arc. St. Lawrence estuary, Canada
Male great frigate bird (Fregata minor) in flight showing expanded gular pouch near nesting and breeding site on North Seymour Island in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean.
Turtle researchers from the NGO Pro Caguama study and capture the critically endangered Loggerhead Turtle (Caretta caretta) from the town of Puerto Lopez Mateos
Adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching in Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.
Risso's Dolphin Torpedo - behaviour just before a feeding dive. Azores, North Atlantic
Red Sea anemonefish (Amphiprion bicinctus) in a Magnificent anemone (Heteractis magnifica). Anemone City, Sharm El Sheikh, South Sinai, Red Sea, Egypt.
Bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus) hauled-out. Spitzbergen, North Atlantic Ocean.
Melon headed whales (Electra dolphin) . A melon headed whale and cloud reflections. Eastern Caribbean
Striped Marlin, Tetrapturus audux. North Island, Three Kings, New Zealand. (rr)
Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) preforming "head-out" behaviour, vertical in the water while socialising. This is followed by either disappearing below the surface or turning upside down. Endangered, Ionian Sea, Greece.
Blue triggerfish. Red Sea.
Starry night octopus (Octopus luteus) foraging on coral reef at night, Malapascua, Cebu, Philippines, Visayan Sea, Southeast Asia, Asia
Jellyfish (Cyanea lamarckii). UK (RR)
Tarpon (Megalops atlanticus). Tobago.
Juvenile bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) in flight in Takatz Bay on Baranof Island, Southeast Alaska, USA
Risso's Dolphin Torpedo - behaviour just before a feeding dive. Azores, North Atlantic
Atlantic spotted dolphin (stenella frontalis) . A spotted dolphin in a calm sea. Eastern Caribbean
Porcupinefish - Diodon hystrix. Galapagos, Pacific Ocean
Brown hawker dragonfly (Aeshna grandis). Staffordshire, England
Stonefish (Synaceia verrucosa ) said to be the worldÌs most venomous fish. Found in many colours according to habitat. Probably also the worlds most adaptable camouflage system for a fish. Red Sea.
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.
Cuvier's beaked whale (Ziphius cavirostris) part of a mass stranding which are becoming more regular and always occur after military exercises that use high level acitive sonars. Kyparissiakos Gulf, Greece, 1996.
Eurasian river otter (Lutra lutra) eating fish, long-spined bullhead (Taurulus bubalis). Hebrides, Scotland
White-eyed Moray (Siderea prosopeion). Borneo, Malaysia (RR)
An adult Leopard Seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) hauled out and yawning on Petermann Island on the Southwest side of the Antarctic Peninsula.
Adult Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) walking the beach to return to the sea on Devil Island on the Northeast side of the Antarctic Peninsula.
Gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus). The closed blowhole of a gray whale lined with lice. It also shows peeling skin and barnacles. Mexico.
Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus). Azores, Portugal, Atlantic
Coral Grouper (Cephalopholis miniata). Red Sea.
American mink (Mustela vison). Non-native species in the UK considered a threat to ground-nesting birds and water voles in particular. Widespread as a result of escapes from fur farms since the 1950s. Hebrides, Scotland
Just a split second before surfacing, a Beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) opens its blowhole to exhale ready to inhale when the blowhole has cleared the water. Beluga whales are an endangered and protected species in the St. Lawrence estuary, Canada
Unusual scratches and impermanent patches on the skin of a Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) known as Otter who was first identified in the St. Lawrence estuary, Canada, in 1996.
Adult bull Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) hauled out and in a wallow while molting on the beach at Fortuna Bay on South Georgia Island, southern Atlantic Ocean.
False-killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens) surfacing near Zodiac off Isla San Esteban in the midriff region of the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico
Adult Adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) falling off of an iceberg in a snowstorm at Paulet Island in the Weddell Sea. Restricted Resolution - Please contact us.
An adult Leopard Seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) hauled out on Petermann Island on the Southwest side of the Antarctic Peninsula.
Portuguese Man 'O War (Physalia physalis) floating on the surface off the Cape Verde Island Group in the northern Atlantic Ocean.
Bottlenose Dolphin, (Tursiops truncatus) surfacing with bubble trail. Azores (RR)
Oceanic Sun Fish (Moon Fish or Mola Mola) and snorkeler. Azores, Portugal, Atlantic.
Great crested newt (Triturus cristatus) juvenile male foraging in Hornwort (Ceratophyllum demersum). Avon, UK.
Goby (Bryaninops sp.) on a wire coral.
Wakatobi, Onemobaa Island, Indonesia
Restricted resolution (Please contact us). (RR)
Jellyfish. Red Sea, Egypt. (RR)
Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) exhaling a cloud of tiny water droplets into the air. St. Lawrence estuary, Canada
What is more beautiful? The harmonically formed tip of the Minke whaleÃŒs (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) snout or the water bubble along its lips? St. Lawrence estuary, Canada
Adult Dall's porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli) surfacing in Chatham Strait, Southeast Alaska, USA
Painted Comber face on. Spanish Mediterranean.
Glassy sweeper on pink vase sponge. Cayman Islands
Adult bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) bow riding the National Geographic Endeavour in the waters surrounding St. Helena in the south Atlantic Ocean.
The endemic marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) head detail in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador
Giant Brain Coral and diver, Tobago.
Fin Whale, Balaenoptera physalus, lunge feeding off Faial Island, Azores (RR)
Risso's Dolphin Torpedo - behaviour just before a feeding dive. Azores, North Atlantic
Redmouth Grouper (Aethaloperca rogaa) Showing its namesake bright red inside mouth. Can often be found living amongst colonies of Yellow Sweeper (Parapriacanthus ransonneti) which it vigorously protects from attack by passing jacks, in return for feeding from the same glassfish colony. Red Sea.
Just before surfacing a beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) exhales while its blowhole is still submerged creating large air bubbles. St. Lawrence estuary, Canada
A friendly Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) has rolled onto its right side to take a better look at the excited people on the boat. Note that the left eye is open. St. Lawrence estuary, Canada
The result of a strong head slap of a Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata). Such a splash supposedly scares shoaling fish that are known to cluster when threatened. St. Lawrence estuary, Canada
Red deer, Cervus elaphus, stag, sniffing the air, Kingussie, Scotland
Lionfish, Pterois volitans, and soft coral, Rumphella sp., and frame silhouette, Shinkoku Maru shipwreck, Truk lagoon, Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia, Caroline Islands, Micronesia, Pacific Ocean, Pacific
Adult Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) pec-slapping in the AuAu Channel, Maui, Hawaii, USA.
Sub-Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus tropicalis) on Nightingale Island in the Tristan da Cunha Island Group in the southern Atlantic Ocean
Cuvier's Beaked whales, (Ziphiius cavirostris) logging at the surface. Azores (RR)
Bottlenose Dolphin, (Tursiops truncatus). Azores (RR)
Bottlenose Dolphin, (Tursiops Truncatus). Azores (RR)
Blacktip shark (Carcharhinus limbatus) Species Near threatened. Shark and Yolanda, Sharm El Sheikh, South Sinai, Red Sea, Egypt.
Palmate Newt (Triturus helvetica), submerged in puddle while on the move Argyll Scotland, UK
Sperm whale. (Physeter macrocephalus). A very relaxed sperm whale sprays water everywhere in a fine mist. Caribbean.
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.
Galapagos marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus). Galapagos. (rr)
She canÃt be more trusting than that. A curious Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) has turned upside down exposing her white belly, navel and genital slits to the photographer. St. Lawrence estuary, Canada
Harbor seal in giant kelp forest (Phoca vitulina)). USA, Channel Islands, CA
Adult Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) inspecting a non-viable egg at Devil Island, Antarctic Peninsula. Adelie penguins are truly an ice dependant penguin species.
Adult bull Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) hauled out and in a wallow while molting on the beach at Fortuna Bay on South Georgia Island, southern Atlantic Ocean.
Adult Rock Cormorant (Phalacrocorax magellanicus). This bird is locally known as a rock shag. Falkland Island Group, South Atlantic Ocean.
Electric Ray Torpedo nobiliana, Jersey, British Isles
Cuvier's Beaked Whale, (Ziphiius cavirostris) logging at the surface. Azores (RR)
Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) large adult male on snow ice pack. Spitzbergen, Polar High Arctic, North Atlantic.
Angler fish (Lophius piscatorius) lunging for prey with mouth open. UK.
Only for a few seconds the blowhole of a surfacing beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) is exposed and free of water. St. Lawrence estuary, Canada Sequence 1/3.
False-killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens) surfacing off Isla San Esteban in the midriff region of the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico
Sub-adult Humpback Whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, breaching in northern Gulf of California, Mexico
Red-ridged clinging crab (mithrax forceps). Cayman Islands.
Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris). Florida.