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| Southern humpback whale in Antarctica, with significant diatomaceous growth (brown) on the underside of its fluke, lifting its fluke before diving in Neko Harbor, Antarctica. Image ID: 25647 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Neko Harbor, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica | Blue whale feeding on krill underwater closeup photo. A picture of a blue whale with its throat pleats inflated with a mouthful of krill. Image ID: 27309 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus Location: California, USA | Blue whale, raising fluke prior to diving for food, fluking up, lifting tail as it swims in the open ocean foraging for food. Image ID: 27352 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus Location: Dana Point, California, USA |
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| Guadalupe fur seals resting. Image ID: 02106 Species: Guadalupe fur seal, Arctocephalus townsendi Location: Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Baja California, Mexico | Fin whale underwater. The fin whale is the second longest and sixth most massive animal ever, reaching lengths of 88 feet. Image ID: 27113 Species: Fin whale, Balaenoptera physalus Location: La Jolla, California, USA | California sea lion underwater. Image ID: 27420 Species: California sea lion, Zalophus californianus Location: Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico |
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| Humpback whale lunge feeding on Antarctic krill, with mouth open and baleen visible. The humbpack's pink throat grooves are seen as its pleated throat becomes fully distended as the whale fills its mouth with krill and water. The water will be pushed out, while the baleen strains and retains the small krill. Image ID: 25660 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Gerlache Strait, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica | Male elephant seals (bulls) rear up on their foreflippers and fight for territory and harems of females. Bull elephant seals will haul out and fight from December through March, nearly fasting the entire time as they maintain their territory and harem. They bite and tear at each other on the neck and shoulders, drawing blood and creating scars on the tough hides. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. Image ID: 15394 Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA | Pacific harbor seal on wet sandy beach. Image ID: 20214 Species: Pacific harbor seal, Phoca vitulina richardsi Location: La Jolla, California, USA |
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| Blue whale, adult and juvenile (likely mother and calf), swimming together side by side underwater in the open ocean. Image ID: 01964 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus | Blue whale, exhaling in a huge blow as it swims at the surface between deep dives. The blue whale's blow is a combination of water spray from around its blowhole and condensation from its warm breath. Image ID: 21255 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus Location: La Jolla, California, USA | California sea lion hauled out on rocks beside the ocean. Image ID: 19934 Species: California sea lion, Zalophus californianus Location: La Jolla, California, USA |
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| Guadalupe fur seal, hauled out upon volcanic rocks along the shoreline of Guadalupe Island. Image ID: 21350 Species: Guadalupe fur seal, Arctocephalus townsendi Location: Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Baja California, Mexico | A California sea lion plays with a piece of kelp, underwater at Santa Barbara Island. Santa Barbara Island, 38 miles off the coast of southern California, is part of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and Channel Islands National Park. It is home to a large population of sea lions. Image ID: 23427 Species: California sea lion, Zalophus californianus Location: Santa Barbara Island, California, USA | Blue whale underwater closeup photo. This incredible picture of a blue whale, the largest animal ever to inhabit earth, shows it swimming through the open ocean, a rare underwater view. Over 80' long and just a few feet from the camera, an extremely wide lens was used to photograph the entire enormous whale. Image ID: 27293 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus Location: California, USA |
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| Blue whale underwater closeup photo. This incredible picture of a blue whale, the largest animal ever to inhabit earth, shows it swimming through the open ocean, a rare underwater view. Over 80' long and just a few feet from the camera, an extremely wide lens was used to photograph the entire enormous whale. Image ID: 27308 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus Location: California, USA | Blue whale underwater closeup photo. This incredible picture of a blue whale, the largest animal ever to inhabit earth, shows it swimming through the open ocean, a rare underwater view. Over 80' long and just a few feet from the camera, an extremely wide lens was used to photograph the entire enormous whale. Image ID: 27317 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus Location: California, USA | A humpback whale raises it fluke out of the water, the coast of Del Mar and La Jolla is visible in the distance. Image ID: 27137 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Del Mar, California, USA |
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| A humpback whale raises it fluke out of the water, the coast of Del Mar and La Jolla is visible in the distance. Image ID: 27141 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Del Mar, California, USA | Blue whale, the largest animal ever to inhabit earth, swims through the open ocean, underwater view. Image ID: 01902 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus | California sea lion. Image ID: 02943 Species: California sea lion, Zalophus californianus Location: Coronado Islands (Islas Coronado), Baja California, Mexico |
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| Blue whale fluking. An enormous blue whale raises its powerful fluke (tail) high out of the water as it makes a steep dive into the open ocean. Image ID: 21261 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus Location: La Jolla, California, USA | California sea lion underwater. Image ID: 27421 Species: California sea lion, Zalophus californianus Location: Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico | California sea lion underwater. Image ID: 27422 Species: California sea lion, Zalophus californianus Location: Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico |
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| Large group of bachelor adult male California sea lions, underwater view, at Isla Las Animas near La Paz, Sea of Cortez, Baja California. Image ID: 27462 Species: California sea lion, Zalophus californianus Location: Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico | Pacific harbor seal, Childrens Pool. Image ID: 18431 Species: Pacific harbor seal, Phoca vitulina richardsi Location: La Jolla, California, USA | Sea lion portrait, hauled out on rocks beside the ocean. Image ID: 20207 Species: California sea lion, Zalophus californianus Location: La Jolla, California, USA |
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| A bull elephant seal forceably mates (copulates) with a much smaller female, often biting her into submission and using his weight to keep her from fleeing. Males may up to 5000 lbs, triple the size of females. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. Image ID: 20388 Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA | Guadalupe fur seal, hauled out upon volcanic rocks along the shoreline of Guadalupe Island. Image ID: 21351 Species: Guadalupe fur seal, Arctocephalus townsendi Location: Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Baja California, Mexico | Humpback whale in Antarctica. A humpback whale swims through the beautiful ice-filled waters of Neko Harbor, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica. Image ID: 25652 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Neko Harbor, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica |
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