Juvenile brown bears near Johnson River. Before reaching adulthood and competition for mating, it is common for juvenile brown bears to seek one another for companionship after leaving the security of their mothers.
Species: Brown bear, Ursus arctos
Location: Johnson River, Lake Clark National Park, Alaska
Image ID: 19171
Common Bullseye, Pempheris multiradiata, on the wreck of the Portland Maru, Kangaroo Island, South Australia. The Portland Maru was a 117-meter Japanese cargo ship which struck a submerged object and was beached near Cape Borda, Kangaroo Island, on March 19, 1935.
Species: Common Bullseye, Pempheris multiradiata
Location: Wreck of the Portland Maru, Kangaroo Island, South Australia
Image ID: 39231
Arizona lupine is a common early spring ephemeral wildflower of the Colorado Desert. The purple-pink flowers show a yellow spot on the upper petal, which changes in color to red once the flower has been pollinated to discourage insects from visiting it after pollination.
Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California
Image ID: 35180
Magellanic penguins, in grasslands at the opening of their underground burrow. Magellanic penguins can grow to 30" tall, 14 lbs and live over 25 years. They feed in the water, preying on cuttlefish, sardines, squid, krill, and other crustaceans.
Species: Magellanic penguin, Spheniscus magellanicus
Location: New Island, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom
Image ID: 23776
Fin whale underwater. The fin whale is the second longest and sixth most massive animal ever, reaching lengths of 88 feet.
Species: Fin whale, Balaenoptera physalus
Image ID: 27619