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| Sea lions underwater, male and female courting / socializing. Image ID: 31294 Species: California sea lion, Zalophus californianus Location: Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico | 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 | 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 |
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| 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 | 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 |
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| 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 | Sapphire devil (blue damselfish), female/juvenile coloration. Image ID: 11834 Species: Sapphire devil, Chrysiptera cyanea |
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| Banded iguana, male. The bands of color on the male of this species change from green to either blue, grey or black, depending on mood. Females are usually solid green, ocassionally with blue spots or a few narrow bands. Image ID: 12612 Species: Banded iguana, Brachylophus fasciatus | Pot-bellied seahorse, male, carrying eggs. The developing embryos are nourished by individual yolk sacs, and oxygen is supplied through a placenta-like attachment to the male. Two to six weeks after fertilization, the male gives birth. The babies must then fend for themselves, and few survive to adulthood. Image ID: 14472 Species: Pot-bellied seahorse, Hippocampus abdominalis | Pot-bellied seahorse, male, carrying eggs. The developing embryos are nourished by individual yolk sacs, and oxygen is supplied through a placenta-like attachment to the male. Two to six weeks after fertilization, the male gives birth. The babies must then fend for themselves, and few survive to adulthood. Image ID: 14558 Species: Pot-bellied seahorse, Hippocampus abdominalis |
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| Bull elephant seal, adult male, bellowing. Its huge proboscis is characteristic of male elephant seals. Scarring from combat with other males. Central California. Image ID: 15387 Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA | This bull elephant seal, an old adult male, shows extreme scarring on his chest and proboscis from many winters fighting other males for territory and rights to a harem of females. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. Image ID: 15388 Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA | 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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| Male elephant seal rears up on its foreflippers and bellows to intimidate other males and to survey its beach territory. Winter, Central California. Image ID: 15521 Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA | Wood duck, male. Image ID: 15691 Species: Wood duck, Aix sponsa Location: Santee Lakes, California, USA | American black bear, adult male, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. Image ID: 15981 Species: American black bear, Ursus americanus |
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| Siberian tiger cub, male, 10 weeks old. Image ID: 15989 Species: Siberian tiger, Panthera tigris altaica | Siberian tiger cub, male, 10 weeks old. Image ID: 15990 Species: Siberian tiger, Panthera tigris altaica | Black bear walking in a forest. Black bears can live 25 years or more, and range in color from deepest black to chocolate and cinnamon brown. Adult males typically weigh up to 600 pounds. Adult females weight up to 400 pounds and reach sexual maturity at 3 or 4 years of age. Adults stand about 3' tall at the shoulder. Image ID: 18751 Species: American black bear, Ursus americanus Location: Orr, Minnesota, USA |
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| Mature male brown bear boat walks in tall sedge grass. Image ID: 19172 Species: Brown bear, Ursus arctos Location: Lake Clark National Park, Alaska, USA | Juvenile female brown bear forages for razor clams in sand flats at extreme low tide. Grizzly bear. Image ID: 19175 Species: Brown bear, Ursus arctos Location: Lake Clark National Park, Alaska, USA | Brown bears fighting or sparring. These are likely young but sexually mature males that are simply mock fighting for practice. Image ID: 19177 Species: Brown bear, Ursus arctos Location: Lake Clark National Park, Alaska, USA |
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| Mature male coastal brown bear boar waits on the tide flats at the mouth of Silver Salmon Creek for salmon to arrive. Grizzly bear. Image ID: 19178 Species: Brown bear, Ursus arctos Location: Lake Clark National Park, Alaska, USA | Juvenile female brown bear forages for razor clams in sand flats at extreme low tide. Grizzly bear. Image ID: 19182 Species: Brown bear, Ursus arctos Location: Lake Clark National Park, Alaska, USA | Brown bear female sow in sedge meadow, with her three spring cubs hidden by the deep grass next to her. These cubs were born earlier in the spring and will remain with their mother for almost two years, relying on her completely for their survival. Image ID: 19186 Species: Brown bear, Ursus arctos Location: Lake Clark National Park, Alaska, USA |
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| Mature male coastal brown bear boar waits on the tide flats at the mouth of Silver Salmon Creek for salmon to arrive. Grizzly bear. Image ID: 19202 Species: Brown bear, Ursus arctos Location: Lake Clark National Park, Alaska, USA | Brown bear female sow with spring cubs. These three cubs were born earlier in the spring and will remain with their mother for almost two years, relying on her completely for their survival. Image ID: 19205 Species: Brown bear, Ursus arctos Location: Lake Clark National Park, Alaska, USA | Brown bear female sow with spring cubs. These three cubs were born earlier in the spring and will remain with their mother for almost two years, relying on her completely for their survival. Image ID: 19206 Species: Brown bear, Ursus arctos Location: Lake Clark National Park, Alaska, USA |
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