Search results for Little Calf Cowrie

Meadow and Sierra Nevada peak Bear Creek Spire at sunrise, Little Lakes Valley, John Muir Wilderness, Inyo National Forest.
Location: Little Lakes Valley, Inyo National Forest, California
Image ID: 31176  

Chestnut cowry.
Species: Chestnut cowrie, Date cowrie, Cypraea spadicea
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 34206  

White southern right whale calf taking a breath at the ocean surface.
Species: Southern Right Whale, Eubalaena australis
Location: Puerto Piramides, Chubut, Argentina
Image ID: 38397  

Sea gull picks skin from a white southern right whale calf.
Species: Southern Right Whale, Eubalaena australis
Location: Puerto Piramides, Chubut, Argentina
Image ID: 38408  

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).
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Maui, Hawaii
Image ID: 04434  

Humpback whale, abandoned calf alongside University of Hawaii research boat. This young calf lived only a few days after being abandoned or separated from its mother, and was eventually attacked by tiger sharks.
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Maui, Hawaii
Image ID: 05979  

Inquisitive southern right whale mother and calf visits a boat, Eubalaena australis, aerial photo.
Species: Southern Right Whale, Eubalaena australis
Location: Puerto Piramides, Chubut, Argentina
Image ID: 38302  

Southern right whale mother and calf, aerial photo, Eubalaena australis.
Species: Southern Right Whale, Eubalaena australis
Location: Puerto Piramides, Chubut, Argentina
Image ID: 38347  

Southern right whale mother and calf, aerial photo, Eubalaena australis.
Species: Southern Right Whale, Eubalaena australis
Location: Puerto Piramides, Chubut, Argentina
Image ID: 38348  

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  

Southern right whale mother and calf, aerial photo, Eubalaena australis.
Species: Southern Right Whale, Eubalaena australis
Location: Puerto Piramides, Chubut, Argentina
Image ID: 38371  

Mother and calf southern right whales are seen here as part of a larger courtship group, with adult males interested in mating with the mother. The calf has no choice but to stay by her mother's side during the courting activities.
Species: Southern Right Whale, Eubalaena australis
Location: Puerto Piramides, Chubut, Argentina
Image ID: 38379  

Aerial view of mother and white calf, Southern right whale, Argentina.
Species: Southern right whale, Eubalaena australis
Location: Puerto Piramides, Chubut, Argentina
Image ID: 35927  

Aerial view of mother and white calf, Southern right whale, Argentina.
Species: Southern right whale, Eubalaena australis
Location: Puerto Piramides, Chubut, Argentina
Image ID: 35928  

Southern right whale mother and calf in shallow water, aerial photo, Patagonia, Argentina.
Species: Southern right whale, Eubalaena australis
Location: Puerto Piramides, Chubut, Argentina
Image ID: 35958  

Beautiful golden female Calfornia sea lion on rocks at sunrise. This sea lion has hauled out of the ocean onto rocks near Point La Jolla to rest and warm in the morning sun.
Species: California sea lion, Zalophus californianus
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 38634  

Sky Rock petroglyphs near Bishop, California. Hidden atop an enormous boulder in the Volcanic Tablelands lies Sky Rock, a set of petroglyphs that face the sky. These superb examples of native American petroglyph artwork are thought to be Paiute in origin, but little is known about them.
Location: Bishop, California
Image ID: 27000  

Sky Rock petroglyphs near Bishop, California. Hidden atop an enormous boulder in the Volcanic Tablelands lies Sky Rock, a set of petroglyphs that face the sky. These superb examples of native American petroglyph artwork are thought to be Paiute in origin, but little is known about them.
Location: Bishop, California
Image ID: 27006  

Mother and calf moose wade through meadow grass near Christian Creek.
Species: Moose, Alces alces
Location: Christian Creek, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 13037  

Mother moose grazes in Christian Creek while its calf watches nearby.
Species: Moose, Alces alces
Location: Christian Creek, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 13038  

Mother moose grazes in Christian Creek while its calf watches nearby.
Species: Moose, Alces alces
Location: Christian Creek, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 13043  

Nevada Falls, with Liberty Cap (center) and Half Dome (left). Nevada Falls marks where the Merced River plummets almost 600 feet through a joint in the Little Yosemite Valley, shooting out from a sheer granite cliff and then down to a boulder pile far below.
Location: Nevada Falls, Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 16115  

Chestnut cowrie with mantle extended, feather duster worm.
Species: Chestnut cowrie, Date cowrie, Cypraea spadicea, Eudistylia polymorpha
Location: Santa Cruz Island, California
Image ID: 01061  

Blue whale, mother and calf.
Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus
Image ID: 02301  

Chestnut cowry, mantle exposed.
Species: Chestnut cowrie, Date cowrie, Cypraea spadicea
Location: San Miguel Island, California
Image ID: 00624  

Chestnut cowrie with mantle extended.
Species: Chestnut cowrie, Date cowrie, Cypraea spadicea
Location: San Miguel Island, California
Image ID: 01062  

Gray whale, neonate calf with embryonic folds visible.
Species: Gray whale, Eschrichtius robustus
Location: Monterey, California
Image ID: 01129  

Flamingo tongue snail.
Species: Flamingo tongue cowrie, Cyphoma gibbosum
Location: Roatan, Honduras
Image ID: 02554  

Simnia and egg cluster on gorgonian.
Species: Simnia, Delonovolva aequalis
Location: Anacapa Island, California
Image ID: 02556  

Flamingo tongue snail.
Species: Flamingo tongue cowrie, Cyphoma gibbosum
Location: Roatan, Honduras
Image ID: 02567