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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 | Clark's Grebes Rushing on Lake Hodges, San Diego. Image ID: 36784 Species: Clarks Grebe, Aechmophorus clarkii Location: Lake Hodges, San Diego, California, USA | Clark's Grebes Rushing on Lake Hodges, San Diego. Image ID: 36785 Species: Clarks Grebe, Aechmophorus clarkii Location: Lake Hodges, San Diego, California, USA |
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| Western Grebes Rushing on Lake Hodges. Image ID: 36789 Species: Western Grebe, Aechmophorus occidentalis Location: Lake Hodges, San Diego, California, USA | Brandt's Cormorant Skypointing, Courtship Display, La Jolla. Image ID: 36802 | Clark's Grebes Rushing on Lake Hodges, San Diego. Image ID: 36829 Species: Clarks Grebe, Aechmophorus clarkii Location: Lake Hodges, San Diego, California, USA |
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| Double-crested cormorant nuptial crests, tufts of feathers on each side of the head, plumage associated with courtship and mating. Image ID: 36846 Species: Double-crested cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus Location: La Jolla, California, USA | Double-crested cormorant nuptial crests, tufts of feathers on each side of the head, plumage associated with courtship and mating. Image ID: 36849 Species: Double-crested cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus Location: La Jolla, California, USA | Clarks Grebes, courting pair, Lake Hodges. Image ID: 36885 Species: Clarks Grebe, Aechmophorus clarkii |
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| Western Grebe, Lake Hodges. Image ID: 36886 Species: Western Grebe, Aechmophorus occidentalis | Western Grebes rushing in a courtship display. Rushiing grebes run across the water 60 feet (20m) or further with their feet hitting the water as rapidly as 20 times per second. Lake Hodges, San Diego. Image ID: 36890 Species: Western Grebe, Aechmophorus occidentalis | 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 |
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| Western gull, courtship display. Image ID: 15565 Species: Western gull, Larus occidentalis Location: La Jolla, California, USA | Western gulls, courtship behaviour. Image ID: 18396 Species: Western gull, Larus occidentalis Location: La Jolla, California, USA | Western gulls, courtship behaviour. Image ID: 18398 Species: Western gull, Larus occidentalis Location: La Jolla, California, USA |
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| Blue-footed booby, courtship display, Punta Suarez. Image ID: 01797 Species: Blue-footed booby, Sula nebouxii Location: Hood Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador | Four blue whales (including calf) socializing, Baja California (Mexico). Image ID: 03356 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus | Blue-footed booby, courtship display. Image ID: 01791 Species: Blue-footed booby, Sula nebouxii Location: North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador |
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| California grunion. Image ID: 09301 Species: California grunion, Leuresthes tenuis Location: Carlsbad, California, USA | California grunion. Image ID: 09302 Species: California grunion, Leuresthes tenuis Location: Carlsbad, California, USA | California grunion. Image ID: 09306 Species: California grunion, Leuresthes tenuis Location: Carlsbad, California, USA |
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