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| Venus comb murex. Scientists speculate that the distinctively long and narrow spines are a protection against fish and other mollusks and prevent the mollusk from sinking into the soft, sandy mud where it is commonly found. Image ID: 12970 Species: Venus comb murex, Murex pecten | Parrotfish detail, Fiji. Image ID: 34737 Location: Namena Marine Reserve, Namena Island, Fiji | Aerial Photo of South La Jolla State Marine Reserve. Image ID: 30639 Location: La Jolla, California, USA |
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| Aerial Photo of Cabrillo State Marine Reserve, Point Loma, San Diego. Image ID: 30641 Location: San Diego, California, USA | Aerial Photo of Tijuana River Mouth SMCA. Tijuana River Mouth State Marine Conservation Area borders Imperial Beach and the Mexican Border. Image ID: 30660 Location: Imperial Beach, California, USA | A Pacific harbor seal hauls out on a rock. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. Image ID: 00940 Species: Pacific harbor seal, Phoca vitulina richardsi Location: La Jolla, California, USA |
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| Pacific harbor seal swims in the protected waters of Childrens Pool in La Jolla, California. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. Image ID: 03018 Species: Pacific harbor seal, Phoca vitulina richardsi Location: La Jolla, California, USA | African elephant herd, Amboseli National Park, Kenya. Image ID: 29531 Species: African elephant, Loxodonta africana Location: Amboseli National Park, Kenya | Aerial photo of San Dieguito Lagoon and Dog Beach. San Dieguito Lagoon State Marine Conservation Area (SMCA) is a marine protected area near Del Mar in San Diego County. Image ID: 30604 Location: Del Mar, California, USA |
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| Aerial Photo of Tijuana River Mouth SMCA. Tijuana River Mouth State Marine Conservation Area borders Imperial Beach and the Mexican Border. Image ID: 30649 Location: Imperial Beach, California, USA | Three Brothers and Merced River in spring, Yosemite National Park. Image ID: 36354 Location: Yosemite National Park, California, USA | Aerial Photo of San Diego Scripps Coastal SMCA. Blacks Beach and Torrey Pines State Reserve. Image ID: 30736 Location: La Jolla, California, USA |
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| Aerial photo of Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. The Batiquitos Lagoon is a coastal wetland in southern Carlsbad, California. Part of the lagoon is designated as the Batiquitos Lagoon State Marine Conservation Area, run by the California Department of Fish and Game as a nature reserve. Image ID: 30563 Location: Carlsbad, Callifornia, USA | Aerial photo of Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. The Batiquitos Lagoon is a coastal wetland in southern Carlsbad, California. Part of the lagoon is designated as the Batiquitos Lagoon State Marine Conservation Area, run by the California Department of Fish and Game as a nature reserve. Image ID: 30569 Location: Carlsbad, Callifornia, USA | Aerial Photo of San Diego Scripps Coastal SMCA. Blacks Beach and Torrey Pines State Reserve. Image ID: 30622 Location: La Jolla, California, USA |
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| Aerial Photo of San Diego Scripps Coastal SMCA. Scripps Institution of Oceanography Research Pier. Image ID: 30626 Location: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, California, USA | Aerial photo of Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. The Batiquitos Lagoon is a coastal wetland in southern Carlsbad, California. Part of the lagoon is designated as the Batiquitos Lagoon State Marine Conservation Area, run by the California Department of Fish and Game as a nature reserve. Image ID: 30665 Location: Carlsbad, Callifornia, USA | Aerial Photo of South La Jolla State Marine Reserve. Image ID: 30748 Location: La Jolla, California, USA |
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| Aerial Photo of San Diego Scripps Coastal SMCA. Blacks Beach and Scripps Pier. Image ID: 30624 Location: La Jolla, California, USA | Aerial Photo of Tijuana River Mouth SMCA. Tijuana River Mouth State Marine Conservation Area borders Imperial Beach and the Mexican Border. Image ID: 30648 Location: Imperial Beach, California, USA | African elephant herd, Amboseli National Park, Kenya. Image ID: 29510 Species: African elephant, Loxodonta africana Location: Amboseli National Park, Kenya |
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| African elephant herd, Amboseli National Park, Kenya. Image ID: 29536 Species: African elephant, Loxodonta africana Location: Amboseli National Park, Kenya | Brown pelican preening. After wiping its long beak on the uropygial gland near the base of its tail, the pelican spreads the preen oil on feathers about its body, helping to keep them water resistant, an important protection for a bird that spends much of its life diving in the ocean for prey. Image ID: 20034 Species: Brown pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus Location: La Jolla, California, USA | Aerial photo of San Dieguito Lagoon State Marine Conservation Area. San Dieguito Lagoon State Marine Conservation Area (SMCA) is a marine protected area near Del Mar in San Diego County. Image ID: 30607 Location: Del Mar, California, USA |
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| African elephant eating acacia, Meru National Park, Kenya. Image ID: 29652 Species: African elephant, Loxodonta africana Location: Meru National Park, Kenya | African elephant herd, drinking water at a swamp, Amboseli National Park, Kenya. Image ID: 29529 Species: African elephant, Loxodonta africana Location: Amboseli National Park, Kenya | African elephants below Mount Kilimanjaro, Amboseli National Park, Kenya. Image ID: 29603 Species: African elephant, Loxodonta africana Location: Amboseli National Park, Kenya |
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| Star trails, rotating around the North Star (Polaris), seen from Death Valley. Image ID: 25270 Location: Milky Way Galaxy, The Universe | Pacific harbor seal swims in the protected waters of Childrens Pool in La Jolla, California. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. Image ID: 03016 Species: Pacific harbor seal, Phoca vitulina richardsi Location: La Jolla, California, USA | Pacific harbor seal swims in the protected waters of Childrens Pool in La Jolla, California. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. Image ID: 03017 Species: Pacific harbor seal, Phoca vitulina richardsi Location: La Jolla, California, USA |
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