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A neonate gray whale calf, born just hours before, still exhbiting embryonic folds in the skin along its side. This baby gray whale was born in the cold waters of Big Sur, far to the north of the Mexican lagoons of Baja California where most gray whale births take place. Birth Photo. Image ID: 01135 Species: Gray whale, Eschrichtius robustus Location: Monterey, California, USA	Pot-bellied seahorse, male, carrying eggs. The developing embryos are nourished by individual yolk sacs, and oxygen is supplied through a placenta-like attachment to the male. Two to six weeks after fertilization, the male gives birth. The babies must then fend for themselves, and few survive to adulthood. Birth Picture. Image ID: 14472 Species: Pot-bellied seahorse, Hippocampus abdominalis	Pot-bellied seahorse, male, carrying eggs. The developing embryos are nourished by individual yolk sacs, and oxygen is supplied through a placenta-like attachment to the male. Two to six weeks after fertilization, the male gives birth. The babies must then fend for themselves, and few survive to adulthood. Stock Photography of Birth. Image ID: 14558 Species: Pot-bellied seahorse, Hippocampus abdominalis

Black bear cub. Black bear cubs are typically born in January or February, weighing less than one pound at birth. Cubs are weaned between July and September and remain with their mother until the next winter. Photograph of Birth. Image ID: 18752 Species: American black bear, Ursus americanus Location: Orr, Minnesota, USA	Gray whale, neonate calf with embryonic folds visible. Birth Photos. Image ID: 01129 Species: Gray whale, Eschrichtius robustus Location: Monterey, California, USA	Having just given birth moments before, a mother elephant seal barks at seagulls that are feasting on the placenta and birth tissues. The pup is unharmed; the interaction is a common one between elephant seals and gulls. Winter, Central California. Birth Image. Image ID: 15481 Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA

Pot-bellied seahorse, male, carrying eggs. The developing embryos are nourished by individual yolk sacs, and oxygen is supplied through a placenta-like attachment to the male. Two to six weeks after fertilization, the male gives birth. The babies must then fend for themselves, and few survive to adulthood. Professional stock photos of Birth. Image ID: 11027 Species: Pot-bellied seahorse, Hippocampus abdominalis	Pot-bellied seahorse, male, carrying eggs. The developing embryos are nourished by individual yolk sacs, and oxygen is supplied through a placenta-like attachment to the male. Two to six weeks after fertilization, the male gives birth. The babies must then fend for themselves, and few survive to adulthood. Pictures of Birth. Image ID: 11031 Species: Pot-bellied seahorse, Hippocampus abdominalis	Pot-bellied seahorse, male, carrying eggs. The developing embryos are nourished by individual yolk sacs, and oxygen is supplied through a placenta-like attachment to the male. Two to six weeks after fertilization, the male gives birth. The babies must then fend for themselves, and few survive to adulthood. Birth Photo. Image ID: 11032 Species: Pot-bellied seahorse, Hippocampus abdominalis

Pot-bellied seahorse, male, carrying eggs. The developing embryos are nourished by individual yolk sacs, and oxygen is supplied through a placenta-like attachment to the male. Two to six weeks after fertilization, the male gives birth. The babies must then fend for themselves, and few survive to adulthood. Birth Picture. Image ID: 11897 Species: Pot-bellied seahorse, Hippocampus abdominalis	Pot-bellied seahorse, male, carrying eggs. The developing embryos are nourished by individual yolk sacs, and oxygen is supplied through a placenta-like attachment to the male. Two to six weeks after fertilization, the male gives birth. The babies must then fend for themselves, and few survive to adulthood. Stock Photography of Birth. Image ID: 11898 Species: Pot-bellied seahorse, Hippocampus abdominalis	Pot-bellied seahorse, male, carrying eggs. The developing embryos are nourished by individual yolk sacs, and oxygen is supplied through a placenta-like attachment to the male. Two to six weeks after fertilization, the male gives birth. The babies must then fend for themselves, and few survive to adulthood. Photograph of Birth. Image ID: 11900 Species: Pot-bellied seahorse, Hippocampus abdominalis

Pot-bellied seahorse, male, carrying eggs. The developing embryos are nourished by individual yolk sacs, and oxygen is supplied through a placenta-like attachment to the male. Two to six weeks after fertilization, the male gives birth. The babies must then fend for themselves, and few survive to adulthood. Birth Photos. Image ID: 11901 Species: Pot-bellied seahorse, Hippocampus abdominalis	Pot-bellied seahorse, male, carrying eggs. The developing embryos are nourished by individual yolk sacs, and oxygen is supplied through a placenta-like attachment to the male. Two to six weeks after fertilization, the male gives birth. The babies must then fend for themselves, and few survive to adulthood. Birth Image. Image ID: 11902 Species: Pot-bellied seahorse, Hippocampus abdominalis	Pot-bellied seahorse, male, carrying eggs. The developing embryos are nourished by individual yolk sacs, and oxygen is supplied through a placenta-like attachment to the male. Two to six weeks after fertilization, the male gives birth. The babies must then fend for themselves, and few survive to adulthood. Professional stock photos of Birth. Image ID: 11903 Species: Pot-bellied seahorse, Hippocampus abdominalis

Pot-bellied seahorse, male, carrying eggs. The developing embryos are nourished by individual yolk sacs, and oxygen is supplied through a placenta-like attachment to the male. Two to six weeks after fertilization, the male gives birth. The babies must then fend for themselves, and few survive to adulthood. Pictures of Birth. Image ID: 11904 Species: Pot-bellied seahorse, Hippocampus abdominalis	Pot-bellied seahorse, male, carrying eggs. The developing embryos are nourished by individual yolk sacs, and oxygen is supplied through a placenta-like attachment to the male. Two to six weeks after fertilization, the male gives birth. The babies must then fend for themselves, and few survive to adulthood. Birth Photo. Image ID: 14473 Species: Pot-bellied seahorse, Hippocampus abdominalis	Pot-bellied seahorse, male, carrying eggs. The developing embryos are nourished by individual yolk sacs, and oxygen is supplied through a placenta-like attachment to the male. Two to six weeks after fertilization, the male gives birth. The babies must then fend for themselves, and few survive to adulthood. Birth Picture. Image ID: 14474 Species: Pot-bellied seahorse, Hippocampus abdominalis

Pot-bellied seahorse, male, carrying eggs. The developing embryos are nourished by individual yolk sacs, and oxygen is supplied through a placenta-like attachment to the male. Two to six weeks after fertilization, the male gives birth. The babies must then fend for themselves, and few survive to adulthood. Stock Photography of Birth. Image ID: 14475 Species: Pot-bellied seahorse, Hippocampus abdominalis	Pot-bellied seahorse, male, carrying eggs. The developing embryos are nourished by individual yolk sacs, and oxygen is supplied through a placenta-like attachment to the male. Two to six weeks after fertilization, the male gives birth. The babies must then fend for themselves, and few survive to adulthood. Photograph of Birth. Image ID: 14476 Species: Pot-bellied seahorse, Hippocampus abdominalis	Female elephant seal, hauled out on the sandy beach rookery, will give birth to a pup then mate, and return to the ocean 27 days after giving birth. Winter, Central California. Birth Photos. Image ID: 15470 Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA

Female elephant seal, hauled out on the sandy beach rookery, will give birth to a pup then mate, and return to the ocean 27 days after giving birth. Winter, Central California. Birth Image. Image ID: 15471 Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA	Seagulls feast on the placenta and birth tissues produced by an elephant seal birth just moments before. The pup is unharmed; the interaction is a common one between elephant seals and gulls. Winter, Central California. Professional stock photos of Birth. Image ID: 15478 Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA	Having just given birth moments before, a mother elephant seal barks at seagulls that are feasting on the placenta and birth tissues. The pup is unharmed; the interaction is a common one between elephant seals and gulls. Winter, Central California. Pictures of Birth. Image ID: 15482 Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA

Female elephant seal, hauled out on the sandy beach rookery, will give birth to a pup then mate, and return to the ocean 27 days after giving birth. Winter, Central California. Birth Photo. Image ID: 15539 Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA	Black bear cub. Black bear cubs are typically born in January or February, weighing less than one pound at birth. Cubs are weaned between July and September and remain with their mother until the next winter. Birth Picture. Image ID: 18769 Species: American black bear, Ursus americanus Location: Orr, Minnesota, USA	Black bear cub. Black bear cubs are typically born in January or February, weighing less than one pound at birth. Cubs are weaned between July and September and remain with their mother until the next winter. Stock Photography of Birth. Image ID: 18794 Species: American black bear, Ursus americanus Location: Orr, Minnesota, USA

Black bear cub. Black bear cubs are typically born in January or February, weighing less than one pound at birth. Cubs are weaned between July and September and remain with their mother until the next winter. Photograph of Birth. Image ID: 18795 Species: American black bear, Ursus americanus Location: Orr, Minnesota, USA	Black bear cub. Black bear cubs are typically born in January or February, weighing less than one pound at birth. Cubs are weaned between July and September and remain with their mother until the next winter. Birth Photos. Image ID: 18796 Species: American black bear, Ursus americanus Location: Orr, Minnesota, USA	Black bear cub. Black bear cubs are typically born in January or February, weighing less than one pound at birth. Cubs are weaned between July and September and remain with their mother until the next winter. Birth Image. Image ID: 18852 Species: American black bear, Ursus americanus Location: Orr, Minnesota, USA