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Magnificent frigatebird, adult male (right) and adult female (left), on nest, male with raised wings and throat pouch inflated in a courtship display to attract females.
Image ID: 16754
Species: Magnificent frigatebird, Fregata magnificens
Location: North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador | Magnificent frigatebird, adult male on nest, with throat pouch inflated, a courtship display to attract females.
Image ID: 16755
Species: Magnificent frigatebird, Fregata magnificens
Location: North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador | Magnificent frigatebird, adult male on nest, with throat pouch inflated, a courtship display to attract females.
Image ID: 16756
Species: Magnificent frigatebird, Fregata magnificens
Location: North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador |
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Magnificent frigatebird, bachelor adult males with raised wings and throat pouch inflated in a courtship display to attract females.
Image ID: 16765
Species: Magnificent frigatebird, Fregata magnificens
Location: North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador | Magnificent frigatebird, adult male on nest, with raised wings and throat pouch inflated in a courtship display to attract females.
Image ID: 16766
Species: Magnificent frigatebird, Fregata magnificens
Location: North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador | Magnificent frigatebird, adult male on nest, with raised wings and throat pouch inflated in a courtship display to attract females.
Image ID: 16767
Species: Magnificent frigatebird, Fregata magnificens
Location: North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador |
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Magnificent frigatebird, adult male (right) and adult female (left), on nest, male with raised wings and throat pouch inflated in a courtship display to attract females.
Image ID: 16768
Species: Magnificent frigatebird, Fregata magnificens
Location: North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador | Magnificent frigatebird, adult male on nest, with raised wings and throat pouch inflated in a courtship display to attract females.
Image ID: 16769
Species: Magnificent frigatebird, Fregata magnificens
Location: North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador | Magnificent frigatebird, adult male on nest, with throat pouch inflated, a courtship display to attract females.
Image ID: 16770
Species: Magnificent frigatebird, Fregata magnificens
Location: North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador |
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Magnificent frigatebird, adult male on nest, with throat pouch inflated, a courtship display to attract females.
Image ID: 16771
Species: Magnificent frigatebird, Fregata magnificens
Location: North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador | Western gulls, courtship behaviour.
Image ID: 18402
Species: Western gull, Larus occidentalis
Location: La Jolla, California, USA | Western gulls, courtship behaviour.
Image ID: 18403
Species: Western gull, Larus occidentalis
Location: La Jolla, California, USA |
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Western gulls, courtship behaviour.
Image ID: 18406
Species: Western gull, Larus occidentalis
Location: La Jolla, California, USA | Western gulls, courtship behaviour.
Image ID: 18407
Species: Western gull, Larus occidentalis
Location: La Jolla, California, USA | Western gulls, courtship behaviour.
Image ID: 18408
Species: Western gull, Larus occidentalis
Location: La Jolla, California, USA |
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Western gulls, courtship behaviour.
Image ID: 18409
Species: Western gull, Larus occidentalis
Location: La Jolla, California, USA | Western gulls, courtship behaviour.
Image ID: 18411
Species: Western gull, Larus occidentalis
Location: La Jolla, California, USA | Western gulls, courtship behaviour.
Image ID: 18412
Species: Western gull, Larus occidentalis
Location: La Jolla, California, USA |
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Western gulls, courtship behaviour.
Image ID: 18414
Species: Western gull, Larus occidentalis
Location: La Jolla, California, USA | Western gulls, courtship behaviour.
Image ID: 18415
Species: Western gull, Larus occidentalis
Location: La Jolla, 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: 20389
Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris
Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA |
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A bull elephant seal approaches a female before forceably mating (copulating) with her, in spite of nearly smashing the female's pup in the process.
Image ID: 20390
Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris
Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA | A bull elephant seal eyes a female before forceably mating (copulating) with her.
Image ID: 20417
Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris
Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA | Having just mated with a female (obscured) next to him, this bull male elephant seal's penis is still extended and visible.
Image ID: 20423
Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris
Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA |
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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: 20428
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: 15451
Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris
Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA | Blue-footed booby, courtship display.
Image ID: 01792
Species: Blue-footed booby, Sula nebouxii
Location: North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador |
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Four blue whales (including calf) socializing, Baja California (Mexico).
Image ID: 03375
Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus | Four blue whales (including calf) socializing, Baja California (Mexico).
Image ID: 03355
Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus | Four blue whales (including calf) socializing, Baja California (Mexico).
Image ID: 03357
Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus |
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