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Ancient Douglas fir trees in Cathedral Grove. Cathedral Grove is home to huge, ancient, old-growth Douglas fir trees. About 300 years ago a fire killed most of the trees in this grove, but a small number of trees survived and were the originators of what is now Cathedral Grove. Western redcedar trees grow in adundance in the understory below the taller Douglas fir trees.
Species: Douglas fir tree, Pseudotsuga menziesii
Location: Cathedral Grove, MacMillan Provincial Park, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Image ID: 22456
Panorama dimensions: 9702 x 3043

Killer whale attacking sea lion. Biggs transient orca and California sea lion, Orcinus orca, Zalophus californianus, Palos Verdes

Killer whale attacking sea lion. Biggs transient orca and California sea lion.
Species: California sea lion, Killer whale, Orcinus orca, Zalophus californianus
Location: Palos Verdes, California
Image ID: 30428

Steller sea lion entanglement, line wrapped around the sea lion's neck, injury and infection from the wound can weaken and kill the animal, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada.
Species: Steller sea lion, Eumetopias jubatus
Location: Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada
Image ID: 32668

A California brown pelican entangled in a plastic bag which is wrapped around its neck. This unfortunate pelican probably became entangled in the bag by mistaking the floating plastic for food and diving on it, spearing it in such a way that the bag has lodged around the pelican's neck. Plastic bags kill and injure untold numbers of marine animals each year.
Species: Brown Pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 22562

Adult male killer whale, tall dorsal fin, Palos Verdes, Orcinus orca

Adult male killer whale, tall dorsal fin, Palos Verdes.
Species: Killer whale, Orcinus orca
Location: Palos Verdes, California
Image ID: 30435

Fluke (tail) of killer whale, Biggs Transient Orca, Palos Verdes, Orcinus orca

Fluke (tail) of killer whale, Biggs Transient Orca, Palos Verdes.
Species: Killer whale, Orcinus orca
Location: Palos Verdes, California
Image ID: 30436

Saddle patch and dorsal fins of killer whales, Palos Verdes, Orcinus orca

Saddle patch and dorsal fins of killer whales, Palos Verdes.
Species: Killer whale, Orcinus orca
Location: Palos Verdes, California
Image ID: 30421

Lionness and cubs with kill, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya, Panthera leo

Lionness and cubs with kill, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya.
Species: African lion, Panthera leo
Location: Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya
Image ID: 30098

Killer Whale, Biggs Transient Orca, Palos Verdes, Orcinus orca

Killer Whale, Biggs Transient Orca, Palos Verdes.
Species: Killer whale, Orcinus orca
Location: Palos Verdes, California
Image ID: 30422

Killer Whale and blow, Biggs Transient Orcas, Palos Verdes, Orcinus orca

Killer Whale and blow, Biggs Transient Orcas, Palos Verdes.
Species: Killer whale, Orcinus orca
Location: Palos Verdes, California
Image ID: 30423

A freediving spearfisherman glides quietly through the kelp forest in search of game fish to hunt. The most skilled spearfishermen forego the use of SCUBA, which is noisy underwater and scares away fish. Instead, they practice breathhold techniques to move silently through the water. San Clemente Island.
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 10235

Lionness and cubs with kill, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya.
Species: African lion, Panthera leo
Location: Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya
Image ID: 30103

Saddle patch and dorsal fin of a killer whale, Palos Verdes, Orcinus orca

Saddle patch and dorsal fin of a killer whale, Palos Verdes.
Species: Killer whale, Orcinus orca
Location: Palos Verdes, California
Image ID: 30434

Killer Whale, Biggs Transient Orca, Palos Verdes.
Species: Killer whale, Orcinus orca
Location: Palos Verdes, California
Image ID: 30437

Burnt and fallen giant sequoia tree, killed by forest fire, Sequoiadendron giganteum, Mariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park, California

Burnt and fallen giant sequoia tree, killed by forest fire.
Species: Giant sequoia tree, Sequoiadendron giganteum
Location: Mariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 23292

Killer Whale, Biggs Transient Orca, Palos Verdes.
Species: Killer whale, Orcinus orca
Location: Palos Verdes, California
Image ID: 30424

Gentoo penguin defends its dead chick (right), from the striated caracara (left) that has just killed it. The penguin continued to defend its lifeless chick for hours, in spite of the futility and inevitability of the final result. Striated caracaras eventually took possession of the dead chick and fed upon it.
Species: Gentoo penguin, Striated caracara, Phalcoboenus australis, Pygoscelis papua
Location: Steeple Jason Island, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom
Image ID: 24075

Striated caracara feeds upon a gentoo penguin chick it has just killed, Phalcoboenus australis, Pygoscelis papua, Steeple Jason Island

Striated caracara feeds upon a gentoo penguin chick it has just killed.
Species: Gentoo penguin, Striated caracara, Phalcoboenus australis, Pygoscelis papua
Location: Steeple Jason Island, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom
Image ID: 24086

Southern giant petrel kills and eats an Adelie penguin chick, Shingle Cove, Macronectes giganteus, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, Southern Ocean

Southern giant petrel kills and eats an Adelie penguin chick, Shingle Cove.
Species: Southern giant petrel, Macronectes giganteus
Location: Shingle Cove, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, Southern Ocean
Image ID: 25027

Lionness and cubs with kill, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya.
Species: African lion, Panthera leo
Location: Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya
Image ID: 30109

Killer Whales, Biggs Transient Orcas, Palos Verdes.
Location: Palos Verdes, California
Image ID: 30439

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