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| 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 | Blue-footed booby, courtship display, Punta Suarez. Image ID: 01797 Species: Blue-footed booby, Sula nebouxii Location: Hood Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador |
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| 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 | California grunion. Image ID: 09301 Species: California grunion, Leuresthes tenuis Location: Carlsbad, California, USA |
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| 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 | A group of juvenile and female Guadalupe fur seals rest and socialize over a shallow, kelp-covered reef. During the summer mating season, a single adjult male will form a harem of females and continually patrol the underwater boundary of his territory, keeping the females near and intimidating other males from approaching. Image ID: 09675 Species: Guadalupe fur seal, Arctocephalus townsendi Location: Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Baja California, Mexico |
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| A group of juvenile and female Guadalupe fur seals rest and socialize over a shallow, kelp-covered reef. K9726. Image ID: 09676 Species: Guadalupe fur seal, Arctocephalus townsendi Location: Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Baja California, Mexico | A group of juvenile and female Guadalupe fur seals rest and socialize over a shallow, kelp-covered reef. During the summer mating season, a single adjult male will form a harem of females and continually patrol the underwater boundary of his territory, keeping the females near and intimidating other males from approaching. Image ID: 09677 Species: Guadalupe fur seal, Arctocephalus townsendi, Stephanocystis dioica Location: Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Baja California, Mexico | A group of juvenile and female Guadalupe fur seals rest and socialize over a shallow, kelp-covered reef. During the summer mating season, a single adjult male will form a harem of females and continually patrol the underwater boundary of his territory, keeping the females near and intimidating other males from approaching. Image ID: 09692 Species: Guadalupe fur seal, Arctocephalus townsendi Location: Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Baja California, Mexico |
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| Male humpback whale emits an underwater stream of bubbles as it swims quickly during competitive group activities. Image ID: 04421 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA | Giant black sea bass, gathering in a mating - courtship aggregation amid kelp forest, Catalina Island. Image ID: 33366 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: 33368 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: 33373 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: 33374 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: 33382 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: 33390 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: 33397 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: 33399 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: 33402 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: 33403 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: 33404 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: 33412 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: 33413 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: 33414 Species: Giant Black Sea Bass, Stereolepis gigas Location: Catalina Island, California, USA |
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| 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: 02795 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, 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: 02800 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA | 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: 02822 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA |
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