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| Blue whale underwater closeup photo. This picture of a blue whale, the largest animal ever to inhabit earth, shows it swimming through the open ocean, a rare underwater view. Since this blue whale was approximately 80-90' long and just a few feet from the camera, an extremely wide lens was used to photograph the entire enormous whale. Image ID: 27299 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus Location: California, USA | Two blue whales, a mother and her calf, swim through the open ocean in this aerial photograph. The calf is blowing (spouting, exhaling) with a powerful column of spray. The blue whale is the largest animal ever to live on Earth. Image ID: 02304 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus Location: San Diego, California, USA | A great white shark opens it mouth just before it attacks its prey with a crippling, powerful bite. After the prey has been disabled, the shark will often wait for it to weaken from blood loss before resuming the attack. If the shark looses a tooth in the course of the bite, a replacement just behind it will move forward to take its place. Image ID: 19452 Species: Great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias Location: Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Baja California, Mexico |
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| A whale shark swims through the open ocean in the Galapagos Islands. The whale shark is the largest shark on Earth, but is harmless eating plankton and small fish. Image ID: 01520 Species: Whale shark, Rhincodon typus Location: Darwin Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador | Ocean sunfish recruiting fish near drift kelp to clean parasites, open ocean, Baja California. Image ID: 03267 Species: Ocean sunfish, Mola mola | Blue whale underwater photo showing entire whale head (rostrum) to tail (fluke). This picture of a blue whale shows it swimming through the open ocean, a rare underwater view. Specialized underwater camera gear, including an extremely wide lens, was used to capture the entire enormous whale in a single photograph. Image ID: 27300 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus Location: California, USA |
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| Blue shark underneath drift kelp, open ocean. Image ID: 01006 Species: Blue shark, Prionace glauca Location: San Diego, California, USA | A blue shark swims through the open ocean in search of prey, backlit by the sunset. Image ID: 02286 Species: Blue shark, Prionace glauca Location: San Diego, California, USA | Blue whales, adult and juvenile (likely mother and calf), swimming together side by side underwater in the open ocean. Image ID: 34568 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus Location: San Diego, California, USA |
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| A huge blue whale swims through the open ocean in this underwater photograph. The blue whale is the largest animal ever to live on Earth. Image ID: 34567 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus Location: San Diego, California, USA | A huge blue whale swims through the open ocean in this underwater photograph. The blue whale is the largest animal ever to live on Earth. Image ID: 03027 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus | Humpback whale lunge feeding on Antarctic krill, with mouth open and baleen visible. The humbpack's 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: 25648 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Gerlache Strait, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica |
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| Blue whale, swimming through the open ocean. Image ID: 21248 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus Location: La Jolla, California, USA | A huge blue whale swims through the open ocean in this aerial photograph. The blue whale is the largest animal ever to live on Earth. Image ID: 02169 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus | Blue whale and San Onofre Nuclear Power generating station, raising fluke prior to diving for food, fluking up, lifting its tail as it swims in the open ocean foraging for food. Image ID: 27337 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus Location: Dana Point, California, USA |
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| Blue shark searching drift kelp for food, open ocean. Image ID: 02288 Species: Blue shark, Prionace glauca Location: San Diego, California, USA | Ocean sunfish and freediving photographer, open ocean. Image ID: 03325 Species: Ocean sunfish, Mola mola Location: San Diego, California, USA | Ocean sunfish schooling, open ocean near San Diego. Image ID: 03562 Species: Ocean sunfish, Mola mola Location: San Diego, California, USA |
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| Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. Image ID: 06304 Species: Ocean sunfish, Mola mola | Aggregating anemone opens its arms to passing ocean currents in an attempt to snag passing bits of food or unwary prey. Image ID: 00314 Species: Aggregating anemone, Anthopleura elegantissima Location: Laguna Beach, California, USA | Blue shark and yellowtail in the open ocean. Image ID: 01000 Species: North Pacific Yellowtail, Seriola lalandi, Prionace glauca Location: San Diego, California, USA |
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| Blue shark and offshore drift kelp paddy, open ocean. Image ID: 01078 Species: Blue shark, Prionace glauca, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Diego, California, USA | Blue shark and offshore drift kelp paddy, open ocean. Image ID: 01081 Species: Blue shark, Prionace glauca, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Diego, California, USA | California Sea Lion mother with her pup, mother has injury, open wound, La Jolla, California. Image ID: 36583 Species: California Sea Lion, Zalophus californianus Location: La Jolla, California, USA |
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| Wandering albatross in flight, over the open sea. The wandering albatross has the largest wingspan of any living bird, with the wingspan between, up to 12' from wingtip to wingtip. It can soar on the open ocean for hours at a time, riding the updrafts from individual swells, with a glide ratio of 22 units of distance for every unit of drop. The wandering albatross can live up to 23 years. They hunt at night on the open ocean for cephalopods, small fish, and crustaceans. The survival of the species is at risk due to mortality from long-line fishing gear. Image ID: 24071 Species: Wandering albatross, Diomedea exulans Location: Southern Ocean | 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. Image ID: 27324 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. Image ID: 27331 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus Location: California, USA |
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| Aerial view of the lagoon inside Clipperton Island. The lagoon within the atoll was formerly open to the ocean but has been closed and stagnant for many decades. Some experts believe erosion will open the lagoon up to the ocean again soon. Clipperton Island, a minor territory of France also known as Ile de la Passion, is a spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France). Image ID: 32864 Location: Clipperton Island, France Pano dimensions: 4298 x 9430 | ||
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| Blue shark showing ampullae of Lorenzini, eye and small portion of nictitating membrane. Image ID: 01076 Species: Blue shark, Prionace glauca Location: San Diego, California, USA | Blue whale fluke, powerful tail that propels the huge whale through the open ocean. Image ID: 01910 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus | |
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