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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, Mirounga angustirostris, Piedras Blancas, San Simeon
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.
Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris
Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California
Image ID: 20388  
Sarcophyton leather coral on coral reef, Fiji, Sarcophyton, Vatu I Ra Passage, Bligh Waters, Viti Levu Island
Sarcophyton leather coral on coral reef, Fiji.
Species: Sarcophyton soft coral, Sarcophyton
Location: Vatu I Ra Passage, Bligh Waters, Viti Levu Island, Fiji
Image ID: 34816  
Sarcophyton leather coral on coral reef, Fiji, Sarcophyton, Bligh Waters
Sarcophyton leather coral on coral reef, Fiji.
Species: Sarcophyton soft coral, Sarcophyton
Location: Bligh Waters, Fiji
Image ID: 34987  
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, Mirounga angustirostris, Piedras Blancas, San Simeon
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.
Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris
Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California
Image ID: 35132  
El Copulador, a well known male southern right whale in Argentina. El Copulador, "The Copulator", is a serious player in the southern right whale mating game. He was a white calf and, while most white calves darked to near-black as they age, El Copulador has retained a distinctly light coloration. He is often seen in mating and courtship groups and has likely successfully mated with many females over the years, Eubalaena australis, Puerto Piramides, Chubut
El Copulador, a well known male southern right whale in Argentina. El Copulador, "The Copulator", is a serious player in the southern right whale mating game. He was a white calf and, while most white calves darked to near-black as they age, El Copulador has retained a distinctly light coloration. He is often seen in mating and courtship groups and has likely successfully mated with many females over the years.
Species: Southern Right Whale, Eubalaena australis
Location: Puerto Piramides, Chubut, Argentina
Image ID: 38437  
Sarcophyton leather coral on diverse coral reef, Fiji, Sarcophyton, Vatu I Ra Passage, Bligh Waters, Viti Levu Island
Sarcophyton leather coral on diverse coral reef, Fiji.
Species: Sarcophyton soft coral, Sarcophyton
Location: Vatu I Ra Passage, Bligh Waters, Viti Levu Island, Fiji
Image ID: 31456  
Spectacular pristine tropical reef, including dendronephthya soft corals, sarcophyton leather corals and schooling Anthias fishes, pulsing with life in a strong current over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world, Dendronephthya, Pseudanthias, Sarcophyton, Vatu I Ra Passage, Bligh Waters, Viti Levu Island
Spectacular pristine tropical reef, including dendronephthya soft corals, sarcophyton leather corals and schooling Anthias fishes, pulsing with life in a strong current over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world.
Species: Anthias, Dendronephthya soft coral, Sarcophyton soft coral, Dendronephthya, Pseudanthias, Sarcophyton
Location: Vatu I Ra Passage, Bligh Waters, Viti Levu Island, Fiji
Image ID: 31458  
Sarcophyton leather coral, sea fan and crinoid on coral reef, Fiji, Crinoidea, Sarcophyton, Vatu I Ra Passage, Bligh Waters, Viti Levu Island
Sarcophyton leather coral, sea fan and crinoid on coral reef, Fiji.
Species: Crinoid feather star, Sarcophyton soft coral, Crinoidea, Sarcophyton
Location: Vatu I Ra Passage, Bligh Waters, Viti Levu Island, Fiji
Image ID: 31475  
Leather coral, gorgonian and stony corals, on a South Pacific coral reef, Fiji, Gorgonacea, Sarcophyton, Vatu I Ra Passage, Bligh Waters, Viti Levu Island
Leather coral, gorgonian and stony corals, on a South Pacific coral reef, Fiji.
Species: Gorgonian, Sarcophyton soft coral, Gorgonacea, Sarcophyton
Location: Vatu I Ra Passage, Bligh Waters, Viti Levu Island, Fiji
Image ID: 31489  
Sarcophyton leather coral on diverse coral reef, Fiji, Sarcophyton, Vatu I Ra Passage, Bligh Waters, Viti Levu Island
Sarcophyton leather coral on diverse coral reef, Fiji.
Species: Sarcophyton soft coral, Sarcophyton
Location: Vatu I Ra Passage, Bligh Waters, Viti Levu Island, Fiji
Image ID: 31495  
Sarcophyton leather coral showing polyp detail, close up image, Fiji, Sarcophyton, Makogai Island, Lomaiviti Archipelago
Sarcophyton leather coral showing polyp detail, close up image, Fiji.
Species: Sarcophyton soft coral, Sarcophyton
Location: Makogai Island, Lomaiviti Archipelago, Fiji
Image ID: 31562  
Sarcophyton leather coral showing polyp detail, close up image, Fiji, Sarcophyton, Makogai Island, Lomaiviti Archipelago
Sarcophyton leather coral showing polyp detail, close up image, Fiji.
Species: Sarcophyton soft coral, Sarcophyton
Location: Makogai Island, Lomaiviti Archipelago, Fiji
Image ID: 31566  
Spectacular pristine tropical reef, including dendronephthya soft corals, sarcophyton leather corals and schooling Anthias fishes, pulsing with life in a strong current over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world, Dendronephthya, Pseudanthias, Sarcophyton, Namena Marine Reserve, Namena Island
Spectacular pristine tropical reef, including dendronephthya soft corals, sarcophyton leather corals and schooling Anthias fishes, pulsing with life in a strong current over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world.
Species: Anthias, Dendronephthya soft coral, Sarcophyton soft coral, Dendronephthya, Pseudanthias, Sarcophyton
Location: Namena Marine Reserve, Namena Island, Fiji
Image ID: 31583  
Spectacular pristine tropical reef, including dendronephthya soft corals, sarcophyton leather corals and schooling Anthias fishes, pulsing with life in a strong current over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world, Dendronephthya, Pseudanthias, Sarcophyton, Namena Marine Reserve, Namena Island
Spectacular pristine tropical reef, including dendronephthya soft corals, sarcophyton leather corals and schooling Anthias fishes, pulsing with life in a strong current over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world.
Species: Anthias, Dendronephthya soft coral, Sarcophyton soft coral, Dendronephthya, Pseudanthias, Sarcophyton
Location: Namena Marine Reserve, Namena Island, Fiji
Image ID: 31584  
Sarcophyton leather coral on diverse coral reef, Fiji, Pseudanthias, Sarcophyton, Namena Marine Reserve, Namena Island
Sarcophyton leather coral on diverse coral reef, Fiji.
Species: Anthias, Sarcophyton soft coral, Pseudanthias, Sarcophyton
Location: Namena Marine Reserve, Namena Island, Fiji
Image ID: 31592  
Copper Rockfish Sebastes caurinus with pink soft corals and reef invertebrate life, Browning Passage, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Sebastes caurinus
Copper Rockfish Sebastes caurinus with pink soft corals and reef invertebrate life, Browning Passage, Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
Species: Copper rockfish, Sebastes caurinus
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Image ID: 34365  
Bright red sea fan gorgonian and yellow sarcophyton leather coral on pristine coral reef, Fiji, Gorgonacea, Plexauridae, Sarcophyton
Bright red sea fan gorgonian and yellow sarcophyton leather coral on pristine coral reef, Fiji.
Species: Gorgonian, Sarcophyton soft coral, Sea fan, Gorgonacea, Plexauridae, Sarcophyton
Location: Fiji
Image ID: 31611  
Bright red Plexauridae sea fan gorgonian and yellow sarcophyton leather coral on pristine coral reef, Fiji, Gorgonacea, Plexauridae, Sarcophyton
Bright red Plexauridae sea fan gorgonian and yellow sarcophyton leather coral on pristine coral reef, Fiji.
Species: Gorgonian, Sarcophyton soft coral, Sea fan, Gorgonacea, Plexauridae, Sarcophyton
Location: Fiji
Image ID: 31612  
Courting group of southern right whales, aerial photo. Mating may occur as a result of this courting and social behavior. The white whale seen here is a serious player named El Copulador (the copulator) and is often seen in mating and courting groups of southern right whales at Peninsula Valdes. His light coloration is an indication that he was a white calf, but he did not darken as he aged in the way most white southern right whale calves do, Eubalaena australis, Puerto Piramides, Chubut, Argentina
Courting group of southern right whales, aerial photo. Mating may occur as a result of this courting and social behavior. The white whale seen here is a serious player named El Copulador (the copulator) and is often seen in mating and courting groups of southern right whales at Peninsula Valdes. His light coloration is an indication that he was a white calf, but he did not darken as he aged in the way most white southern right whale calves do.
Species: Southern Right Whale, Eubalaena australis
Location: Puerto Piramides, Chubut, Argentina
Image ID: 38358  
Mating pair of Southern Right Whales, aerial photo. In this photo, the male is grasping the female with one of his pectoral fins as a prelude to copulation. By permission of the Government of Argentina, Chubut, permit # 51 / 2025-SsCyA, Eubalaena australis, Puerto Piramides
Mating pair of Southern Right Whales, aerial photo. In this photo, the male is grasping the female with one of his pectoral fins as a prelude to copulation. By permission of the Government of Argentina, Chubut, permit # 51 / 2025-SsCyA.
Species: Southern Right Whale, Eubalaena australis
Location: Puerto Piramides, Chubut, Argentina
Image ID: 41221  
Mating pair of Southern Right Whales, aerial photo. The female's calf is seen at the surface above the adults; it has no choice but to stay near its mother even if she is involved in courtship or mating activities. By permission of the Government of Argentina, Chubut, permit # 51 / 2025-SsCyA, Eubalaena australis, Puerto Piramides
Mating pair of Southern Right Whales, aerial photo. The female's calf is seen at the surface above the adults; it has no choice but to stay near its mother even if she is involved in courtship or mating activities. By permission of the Government of Argentina, Chubut, permit # 51 / 2025-SsCyA.
Species: Southern Right Whale, Eubalaena australis
Location: Puerto Piramides, Chubut, Argentina
Image ID: 41222  
Copulating Southern Right Whales, aerial photo. The male is upside down (belly up) and trying to copulate with the female who is also belly up and being evasive of the male. The female's calf is at lower right. By permission of the Government of Argentina, Chubut, permit # 51 / 2025-SsCyA, Eubalaena australis, Puerto Piramides
Copulating Southern Right Whales, aerial photo. The male is upside down (belly up) and trying to copulate with the female who is also belly up and being evasive of the male. The female's calf is at lower right. By permission of the Government of Argentina, Chubut, permit # 51 / 2025-SsCyA.
Species: Southern Right Whale, Eubalaena australis
Location: Puerto Piramides, Chubut, Argentina
Image ID: 41234  
Courting Pair of Southern Right Whales, Aerial Photo, Sand is disturbed in the shallow waters of Golfo Nuevo from their socialization and mating activities. By permission of the Government of Argentina, Chubut, permit # 51 / 2025-SsCyA, Eubalaena australis, Puerto Piramides
Courting Pair of Southern Right Whales, Aerial Photo, Sand is disturbed in the shallow waters of Golfo Nuevo from their socialization and mating activities. By permission of the Government of Argentina, Chubut, permit # 51 / 2025-SsCyA.
Species: Southern Right Whale, Eubalaena australis
Location: Puerto Piramides, Chubut, Argentina
Image ID: 41235  
Aerial photo of Courtship / Mating Group of Southern Right Whales at Peninsula Valdes, Argentina. Eubalaena australis. By permission of the Government of Argentina, Chubut, permit # 51 / 2025-SsCyA, Eubalaena australis, Puerto Piramides
Aerial photo of Courtship / Mating Group of Southern Right Whales at Peninsula Valdes, Argentina. Eubalaena australis. By permission of the Government of Argentina, Chubut, permit # 51 / 2025-SsCyA.
Species: Southern Right Whale, Eubalaena australis
Location: Puerto Piramides, Chubut, Argentina
Image ID: 41236  
Aerial photo of Seven Southern Right Whales Engaged in Courtship / Mating at Peninsula Valdes, Argentina. Eubalaena australis. By permission of the Government of Argentina, Chubut, permit # 51 / 2025-SsCyA, Eubalaena australis, Puerto Piramides
Aerial photo of Seven Southern Right Whales Engaged in Courtship / Mating at Peninsula Valdes, Argentina. Eubalaena australis. By permission of the Government of Argentina, Chubut, permit # 51 / 2025-SsCyA.
Species: Southern Right Whale, Eubalaena australis
Location: Puerto Piramides, Chubut, Argentina
Image ID: 41237  
Flamingos, Amboseli National Park, Kenya, Phoenicopterus roseus
Flamingos, Amboseli National Park, Kenya.
Species: Greater Flamingo, Phoenicopterus roseus
Location: Amboseli National Park, Kenya
Image ID: 39577  
Flamingos at Dawn, Lake Kioko, Amboseli National Park, Phoenicopterus roseus
Flamingos at Dawn, Lake Kioko, Amboseli National Park.
Species: Greater Flamingo, Phoenicopterus roseus
Location: Amboseli National Park, Kenya
Image ID: 39601  
Flamingos, Amboseli National Park, Kenya, Phoenicopterus roseus
Flamingos, Amboseli National Park, Kenya.
Species: Greater Flamingo, Phoenicopterus roseus
Location: Kenya
Image ID: 39603  
Panorama dimensions: 3199 x 8394
Flamingos, Amboseli National Park, Kenya, Phoenicopterus roseus
Flamingos, Amboseli National Park, Kenya.
Species: Greater Flamingo, Phoenicopterus roseus
Location: Kenya
Image ID: 39604  
Flamingos, Amboseli National Park, Kenya, Phoenicopterus roseus
Flamingos, Amboseli National Park, Kenya.
Species: Greater Flamingo, Phoenicopterus roseus
Location: Kenya
Image ID: 39606  
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