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| Magnificent frigatebird, adult male on nest, with throat pouch inflated, a courtship display to attract females. Image ID: 16725 Species: Magnificent frigatebird, Fregata magnificens Location: North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador | Giant black sea bass, gathering in a mating - courtship aggregation amid kelp forest, Catalina Island. Image ID: 33355 Species: Giant Black Sea Bass, Stereolepis gigas Location: Catalina Island, California, USA | Adult male humpback whale singing, suspended motionless underwater. Only male humpbacks have been observed singing. All humpbacks in the North Pacific sing the same whale song each year, and the song changes slightly from one year to the next. Image ID: 02796 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA |
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| Adult male humpback whale bubble streaming underwater. The male escort humpback whale seen here is emitting a curtain of bubbles as it swims behind a female (left) during a competitive group. The bubble curtain may be meant as warning or visual obstruction to other male whales interested in the mother. Image ID: 02828 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA | Adult male humpback whale bubble streaming underwater. The male escort humpback whale seen here is emitting a curtain of bubbles as it swims behind a mother and calf. The bubble curtain may be meant as warning or visual obstruction to other nearby male whales interested in the mother. Image ID: 05925 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA | Western gulls, courtship behaviour. Image ID: 18397 Species: Western gull, Larus occidentalis Location: La Jolla, California, USA |
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| Gray whales, two males both with extended penis during courtship socialization, Laguna San Ignacio. Image ID: 06431 Species: Gray whale, Eschrichtius robustus Location: San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California, Mexico | Giant black sea bass, gathering in a mating - courtship aggregation amid kelp forest, Catalina Island. Image ID: 33357 Species: Giant Black Sea Bass, Stereolepis gigas Location: Catalina Island, California, USA | Giant black sea bass, gathering in a mating - courtship aggregation amid kelp forest, Catalina Island. Image ID: 33359 Species: Giant Black Sea Bass, Stereolepis gigas Location: Catalina Island, California, USA |
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| Giant black sea bass, gathering in a mating - courtship aggregation amid kelp forest, Catalina Island. Image ID: 33360 Species: Giant Black Sea Bass, Stereolepis gigas Location: Catalina Island, California, USA | Giant black sea bass, gathering in a mating - courtship aggregation amid kelp forest, Catalina Island. Image ID: 33361 Species: Giant Black Sea Bass, Stereolepis gigas Location: Catalina Island, California, USA | Giant black sea bass, gathering in a mating - courtship aggregation amid kelp forest, Catalina Island. Image ID: 33362 Species: Giant Black Sea Bass, Stereolepis gigas Location: Catalina Island, California, USA |
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| Giant black sea bass, gathering in a mating - courtship aggregation amid kelp forest, Catalina Island. Image ID: 33364 Species: Giant Black Sea Bass, Stereolepis gigas Location: Catalina Island, California, USA | Giant black sea bass, gathering in a mating - courtship aggregation amid kelp forest, Catalina Island. Image ID: 33379 Species: Giant Black Sea Bass, Stereolepis gigas Location: Catalina Island, California, USA | Adult male humpback whale singing, suspended motionless underwater. Only male humpbacks have been observed singing. All humpbacks in the North Pacific sing the same whale song each year, and the song changes slightly from one year to the next. Image ID: 02794 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA |
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| Adult male humpback whale bubble streaming underwater. The male escort humpback whale seen here is emitting a curtain of bubbles as it swims behind a mother and calf. The bubble curtain may be meant as warning or visual obstruction to other nearby male whales interested in the mother. Image ID: 05928 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA | Courtship group of six Southern right whales, Eubalaena australis, Argentina. Image ID: 35915 Species: Southern Right Whale, Eubalaena australis Location: Puerto Piramides, Chubut, Argentina | Adult male humpback whale singing, suspended motionless underwater. Only male humpbacks have been observed singing. All humpbacks in the North Pacific sing the same whale song each year, and the song changes slightly from one year to the next. Image ID: 02802 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA |
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| Maasai Giraffe, two males in courtship combat, jousting, Olare Orok Conservancy. Image ID: 30069 Species: Masai Giraffe, Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi Location: Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya | 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 | Adult male humpback whale singing, suspended motionless underwater. Only male humpbacks have been observed singing. All humpbacks in the North Pacific sing the same whale song each year, and the song changes slightly from one year to the next. Image ID: 02813 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA |
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| Humpback whale male escort emits a stream of bubbles during competitive group socializing. The whale is swimming so fast that the bubbles pass back alongside the whale. Image ID: 02855 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA | Male humpback whale bubble streaming underwater. The male escort humpback whale seen here is emitting a curtain of bubbles as it swims behind a mother and calf (barely seen in the distance). Image ID: 04434 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA | Adult male humpback whale bubble streaming underwater. The male escort humpback whale seen here is emitting a curtain of bubbles as it swims behind a female during competitive group activities. The bubble curtain may be meant as warning or visual obstruction to other nearby male whales interested in the female. Image ID: 04444 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA |
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| Male North Pacific humpback whale streams a trail of bubbles. The primary male escort whale (center) creates a curtain of bubbles underwater as it swims behind a female (right), with other challenging males trailing behind in a competitive group. The bubbles may be a form of intimidation from the primary escort towards the challenging escorts. Image ID: 05968 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA | Adult male north Pacific humpback whale bubble streaming underwater in the midst of a competitive group. The male escort humpback whale seen here is emitting a curtain of bubbles as it swims closely behind a female, . The bubble curtain may be meant as warning or visual obstruction to other nearby males interested in the female. Image ID: 05999 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA | Adult male north Pacific humpback whale bubble streaming underwater in the midst of a competitive group. The male escort humpback whale seen here is emitting a curtain of bubbles as it swims closely behind a female, . The bubble curtain may be meant as warning or visual obstruction to other nearby males interested in the female. Image ID: 06037 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA |
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| Five southern right whales in courtship group, aerial photo, Eubalaena australis, Argentina. Image ID: 35969 Species: Southern Right Whale, Eubalaena australis Location: Puerto Piramides, Chubut, Argentina | 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: 15408 Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA | Western gull, courtship display. Image ID: 15565 Species: Western gull, Larus occidentalis Location: La Jolla, California, USA |
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