Marine Iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus), Punta Suarez, Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Marine iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus), Punta Suarez, Espanola (Hood) Island, Galapagos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Adult Galapagos marine iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus), basking on Fernandina Island, Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Marine Iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus), Isla Santa Cruz, Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus), Floreana (Charles) Island, Galapagos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Marine Iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus), Turtle Bay, Isla Santa Cruz, Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Marine Gate, Rhodes Old Town, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Rhodes, Dodecanese Island Group, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Galapagos marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) basking in Urbina Bay, Isabela Island, Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Performing killer whale, Marine World Africa USA, California, United States of America, North America

Tourists looking at marine iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus), Isla Isabela, Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Iwo Jima War Memorial to the U.S. Marine Corps, Second World War, Arlington, Virginia, United States of America (USA), North America

Marine iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus), Isla Isabela, Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Marine iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus), Isla Isabela, Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Marine iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus), Isla Isabela, Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Shipbreakers #01. EPOTY 2012 entry. In Chittagong, Bangladesh, is the world's largest marine cemetery. Hundreds of ships annually go to these shores, where a huge number of workers, day by day, working by hand scrapping these huge masses of metal, all without gloves, barefoot and without health insurance.

Porco's bay and Dois Irmaos islands, Fernando de Noronha national marine sanctuary, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Pernambuco, Brazil, South America

Coral reef of soft leather corals (Sarcophyton sp.) and limestone islands. Misool, Raja Ampat, Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean. More info: This region has the highest marine biological diversity in the world.

Whale shark. Growing over 17m in length, despite it is th largest fish of the world, scientists still do not know a lot about the Whale Shark, such as where they migrate to, why divers don't see the free swimming babies, etc. Here, a bunch of divers may be a bit too close to the 8m long shark. By regulations in Ningaloo, swimmers have to be 3 meter from the whale shark. Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia

Soft Coral & diver. Sipadan has some of the best dropoffs in the world. Subsequently, here grows some of the prettiest corals (hard & soft) in the Pacific. Sipadan, Malaysia

A rare, aerial view of Blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus) surfacing near whale-watching boat in the fjords, near Husavik, on the north coast of Iceland.

Adult Dall's Porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli) bow riding in Southeast Alaska, USA. Note: Dall's porpoise is one of the fastest cetaceans in the world!

A rare, aerial view of a Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) surfacing near whale-watching boat in the fjords, near Husavik, on the north coast of Iceland.

Cod fish drying in the small fishing town of ò in the Lofoton Island Group, Norway. This town has the shortest name of any town in the world!

Porto beach with granitic rocky outcrop in the foreground and red granite headlands and cliffs in the background, within a UNESCO World Heritage coastal/marine site and Corsica's National Park (Parc Naturel Regional de Corse), Corsica, France.

Adult Dall's Porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli) bow riding in Southeast Alaska, USA. Note: Dall's porpoise is one of the fastest cetaceans in the world!

Adult Dall's Porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli) surfacing in Southeast Alaska, USA. Note: Dall's porpoise is one of the fastest cetaceans in the world!

Heavy rain clouds approaching Boldro's beach, Fernando de Noronha national marine sancturay , UNESCO World Heritage Site, Pernambuco, Brazil, South America

Adult Dall's Porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli) bow riding in Southeast Alaska, USA. Note: Dall's porpoise is one of the fastest cetaceans in the world!

Coral and tide pool with Dois Irmaos in the background, Fernando de Noronha national marine sanctuary, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Pernambuco, Brazil, South America

Adult Dall's Porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli) surfacing in Southeast Alaska, USA. Note: Dall's porpoise is one of the fastest cetaceans in the world!

Cod fish cleaned and drying out in the small fishing town of ò in the Lofoton Island Group, Norway. This town has the shortest name of any town in the world!

Coral and tide pool with Dois Irmaos in the background, Fernando de Noronha national marine sanctuary, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Pernambuco, Brazil, South America

Boobies feeding at dusk and Dois Irmaos, Fernando de Noronha national marine sanctuary, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Pernambuco, Brazil, South America

Sunset and Dois Irmaos islands, Fernando de Noronha national marine sanctuary, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Pernambuco, Brazil, South America

Dois Irmaos islands and beach, Fernando de Noronha national marine sanctuary, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Pernambuco, Brazil, South America

Cod fish heads drying in the small fishing town of ò in the Lofoton Island Group, Norway. This town has the shortest name of any town in the world!

Sancho's beach, Fernando de Noronha national marine sanctuary, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Pernambuco, Brazil, South America

In and around Ushuaia, Argentina - the southernmost city in the world.

Strawberry Poison Frog (Dendrobates pumilio), adult, Bastimentos National Park, Bocas del Toro, Panama. The strawberry poison frog or strawberry poison-dart frog (Oophaga pumilio or Dendrobates pumilio) is a species of small amphibian poison dart frog found in Central America. It is common throughout its range, which extends from eastern central Nicaragua through Costa Rica and northwestern Panama. The species is often found in humid lowlands and premontane forest, but large populations are also found in disturbed areas such as plantations. The strawberry poison frog is perhaps most famous for its widespread variation in coloration, comprising approximately 15���30 color morphs, most of which are presumed to be true-breeding. O. pumilio, while not the most poisonous of the dendrobatids, is the most toxic member of its genus. The species is most diverse in Panama with varieties in vivid shades of all red, orange, blue, yellow or green, green and yellow, white with red, orange or black and spotted varieties. The most colorful mix is found in Isla Bastimentos Marine National Park though not all in one place. Colors vary by location. A beach on the north side of the island is named after the species. Two of Southern Explorations' Panama tours visit red frog habitat. Both the eight-day Panama Adventure trip and eleven-day Panama Highlights trip spend time in Isla Bastimentos Marine National Park and the former also goes to Red Frog Beach. The red frog is not as poisonous as some of its cousins and is not a threat to humans. It subsists on a diet of ants that dine on poisonous plants, providing the red frog its protective skin toxin. Males attract females with a loud quick chirp. To hear the distinctive sound before you depart on your Panama tours, go to the University of Michigan Museum's biodiversity website (www.animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu.) After birth, the tadpoles climb aboard the mother who deposits them in different protected areas where she retu

Starry night octopus, Octopus luteus, foraging on coral reef at night, Malapascua, Cebu, Philippines, Visayan Sea.

Leaping Southern Right Whale, (Eubalaena australis), Golfo Nuevo, Chubut, Patagonia, Argentina

Southern Right Whale

Rocky beach and village at dusk. Trengandin beach. Noja, Cantabria. Spain, Europe.

Rocky beach and village at dusk. Trengandin beach. Noja, Cantabria. Spain, Europe.

Rocky beach and village at dusk. Trengandin beach. Noja, Cantabria. Spain, Europe.

Heron Island with platform reef from above, cords of the coral spawning, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Queensland, Australia

Luxury tent on stilts right at the beach under Pandanus trees, Wilson Island Resort, Wilson Island, part of the Capricornia Cays National Park, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Queensland, Australia

Ranger with Rainbow Lorikeets at Bungalow Bay Koala Village, Horseshoe Bay, northcoast of Magnetic island, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Queensland, Australia

Messerschmidt 109 and scuba diver, Mediterranean Sea, Ile de Planier, Marseille, France

Ranger showing baby crocodile at Bungalow Bay Koala Village, Horseshoe Bay, northcoast of Magnetic island, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Queensland, Australia

Shoal of blue reef fish, Wilson Island, part of the Capricornia Cays National Park, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Queensland, Australia

Coral around Heron Island from above, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Queensland, Australia

Tourist with snorkelling gear on Middle Island beach, Island next to Great Keppel Island, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Queensland, Australia

Ranger showing echidna at Bungalow Bay Koala Village, Horseshoe Bay, northcoast of Magnetic island, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Queensland, Australia

Ranger showing python at Bungalow Bay Koala Village, Horseshoe Bay, northcoast of Magnetic island, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Queensland, Australia

Heron Island and coral from above, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Queensland, Australia

Tourist with Rainbow Lorikeets at Bungalow Bay Koala Village, Horseshoe Bay, northcoast of Magnetic island, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Queensland, Australia

Geoff Mercer, owns a hotel and lives on Great Keppel Island, with tourist on the way to the beach, Great Keppel Island, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Queensland, Australia

Tourist with snorkelling gear on Middle Island beach, Island next to Great Keppel Island, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Queensland, Australia

Arrival at Long beach, southern Great Keppel Island, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Queensland, Australia

Guest in the hammock right at the beach under Pandanus trees, Wilson Island Resort, Wilson Island, part of the Capricornia Cays National Park, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Queensland, Australia

Jeep at Fisherman's beach, western Great Keppel Island, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Queensland, Australia

Ranger showing baby crocodile at Bungalow Bay Koala Village, Horseshoe Bay, northcoast of Magnetic island, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Queensland, Australia

Honeymoon couple at the beach, Wilson Island, part of the Capricornia Cays National Park, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Queensland, Australia

Balding Bay, northeast coast of Magnetic island, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Queensland, Australia

Reefwalk with Marine Center guide, seestar and coral, near Heron Island, eastern part is part of the Capricornia Cays National Park, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Queensland, Australia

Tourist holding a koala at Bungalow Bay Koala Village, Horseshoe Bay, northcoast of Magnetic island, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Queensland, Australia

Long beach, southern Great Keppel Island, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Queensland, Australia

Black Noddy Terns western Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Queensland, Australia

Heron Island with platform reef from above, cords of the coral spawning, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Queensland, Australia

Tourist holding a koala at Bungalow Bay Koala Village, Horseshoe Bay, northcoast of Magnetic island, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Queensland, Australia

Heron Island Resort at night, western Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Queensland, Australia

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

Pacific seahorse (Hippocampus ingens) and a small sponge, Ponta de Sao Vicente, Isabella Island, Albemarle, Galapagos Islands, a UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site, Ecuador, Pacific Ocean

Giant Pacific octopus or North Pacific Giant octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini), Japan Sea, Far East, Primorsky Krai, Russian Federation

Shoal of golden cownose rays (Rhinoptera steindachneri), swimming in the open sea, Gardner Bay, Española Island also known as Hood Island, Galápagos Islands, a World Heritage - natural site, Ecuador, South America, Pacific Ocean

Pygmy seahorse (Bargibanti hippocampus) on a branch of coral, Great Barrier Reef, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Queensland, Cairns, Australia, Pacific Ocean

Three Common Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), adult, leaping at sunset, Roatan, Honduras, Caribbean, Central America, Latin America

Diver and Belugas, White whales (Delphinapterus leucas), ice-diving in White Sea, Karelia, north Russia, Arctic

Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus), bull, swimming, California, USA

Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas), Balnek, Busuanga, Philippines, Asia

Two Common Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), adult, leaping at sunset, Roatan, Honduras, Caribbean, Central America, Latin America

Harlequin shrimp (Hymenocera picta) on a red starfish, Great Barrier Reef, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Queensland, Cairns, Australia, Pacific Ocean

Diver and Belugas, White whales (Delphinapterus leucas), ice-diving in White Sea, Karelia, north Russia, Arctic

Two Common Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), adult, leaping at sunset, Roatan, Honduras, Caribbean, Central America, Latin America

King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) walking in front of a mating Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina), St. Andrews Bay, South Georgia Island

Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus), bull, swimming, California, USA

Two Common Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), adult, leaping at sunset, Roatan, Honduras, Caribbean, Central America, Latin America

Diver and Common Starfish (Asterias rubens), ice-diving, White Sea, Karelia, north Russia, Arctic

Diver and Belugas, White whales (Delphinapterus leucas), ice-diving in White Sea, Karelia, north Russia, Arctic

Children beating an octopus with sticks in order to make it edible, Jambiani, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Africa

Shoal of golden cownose rays (Rhinoptera steindachneri), swimming in the open sea, Gardner Bay, Española Island also known as Hood Island, Galápagos Islands, a World Heritage - natural site, Ecuador, South America, Pacific Ocean

California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) playing with a water hose

Diver and Belugas, White whales (Delphinapterus leucas), Dolphinarium, Odessa, Ukraine, Europe

Green sea turtle or Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) diving, Dimakya Island, Palawan, Philippines, Pacific Ocean

Two Common Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), adult, leaping at sunset, Roatan, Honduras, Caribbean, Central America, Latin America

Dugong (Dugong dugon), feeding on sea weed, Golden Trevallys (Gnathodon speciosus), Pilot Fish, Great Barrier Reef, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Queensland, Cairns, Australia, Pacific Ocean

Suckers of Giant Pacific octopus or North Pacific giant octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini), Japan Sea, Primorsky Krai, Russian Federation

Diver and Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus), Dolphinarium, Odessa, Ukraine, Europe

Diver and Beluga, White whale (Delphinapterus leucas), dolphinarium, Odessa, Ukraine, Europe