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| Sea fan gorgonian on coral reef, Grand Cayman Island. Image ID: 32121 Location: Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands | Sea fan gorgonian on coral reef, Grand Cayman Island. Image ID: 32238 Location: Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands | Sea fan gorgonian on coral reef, Grand Cayman Island. Image ID: 32249 Location: Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands |
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| California Golden gorgonian polyps. The golden gorgonian is a colonial organism composed of thousands of tiny polyps. Each polyp secretes calcium which accumulates to form the structure of the colony. The fan-shaped gorgonian is oriented perpendicular to prevailing ocean currents to better enable to filter-feeding polyps to capture passing plankton and detritus passing by. Image ID: 03481 Species: California golden gorgonian, Muricea californica Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA | Male elephant seals (bulls) rear up on their foreflippers and fight for territory and harems of females. Bull elephant seals will haul out and fight from December through March, nearly fasting the entire time as they maintain their territory and harem. They bite and tear at each other on the neck and shoulders, drawing blood and creating scars on the tough hides. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. Image ID: 15394 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: 35133 Species: Elephant Seal, Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA |
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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. Image ID: 35147 Species: Elephant Seal, Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA | Northern elephant seal, San Benito Islands. Image ID: 02161 Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris Location: San Benito Islands (Islas San Benito), Baja California, Mexico | 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: 20388 Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA |
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| Red gorgonian polyps. The red gorgonian is a colonial organism composed of thousands of tiny polyps. Each polyp secretes calcium which accumulates to form the structure of the colony. The fan-shaped gorgonian is oriented perpendicular to prevailing ocean currents to better enable to filter-feeding polyps to capture passing plankton and detritus passing by. Image ID: 03480 Species: Red gorgonian, Lophogorgia chilensis Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA | Colorful Chironephthya soft coral coloniea in Fiji, hanging off wall, resembling sea fans or gorgonians. Image ID: 34781 Location: Vatu I Ra Passage, Bligh Waters, Viti Levu Island, Fiji | Colorful Chironephthya soft coral coloniea in Fiji, hanging off wall, resembling sea fans or gorgonians. Image ID: 34790 Location: Vatu I Ra Passage, Bligh Waters, Viti Levu Island, Fiji |
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| Plexauridae sea fan or gorgonian on coral reef. This gorgonian is a type of colonial alcyonacea soft coral that filters plankton from passing ocean currents. Image ID: 34797 Species: Gorgonian, Gorgonacea Location: Gau Island, Lomaiviti Archipelago, Fiji | Beautiful South Pacific coral reef, with Plexauridae sea fans, schooling anthias fish and colorful dendronephthya soft corals, Fiji. Image ID: 34815 Species: Dendronephthya Soft Coral, Gorgonian, Anthias, Dendronephthya, Gorgonacea, Pseudanthias Location: Vatu I Ra Passage, Bligh Waters, Viti Levu Island, Fiji | Beautiful South Pacific coral reef, with Plexauridae sea fans, schooling anthias fish and colorful dendronephthya soft corals, Fiji. Image ID: 34828 Species: Dendronephthya Soft Coral, Gorgonian, Anthias, Dendronephthya, Gorgonacea, Pseudanthias Location: Vatu I Ra Passage, Bligh Waters, Viti Levu Island, Fiji |
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| Colorful and exotic coral reef in Fiji, with soft corals, hard corals, anthias fishes, anemones, and sea fan gorgonians. Image ID: 34849 Species: Dendronephthya Soft Coral, Anthias, Dendronephthya, Pseudanthias Location: Fiji | Beautiful South Pacific coral reef, with Plexauridae sea fans, schooling anthias fish and colorful dendronephthya soft corals, Fiji. Image ID: 34850 Species: Dendronephthya Soft Coral, Gorgonian, Anthias, Dendronephthya, Gorgonacea, Pseudanthias Location: Fiji | Beautiful South Pacific coral reef, with Plexauridae sea fans, schooling anthias fish and colorful dendronephthya soft corals, Fiji. Image ID: 34851 Species: Dendronephthya Soft Coral, Gorgonian, Anthias, Dendronephthya, Gorgonacea, Pseudanthias Location: Fiji |
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| Colorful and exotic coral reef in Fiji, with soft corals, hard corals, anthias fishes, anemones, and sea fan gorgonians. Image ID: 34852 Species: Anthias, Pseudanthias Location: Fiji | Beautiful South Pacific coral reef, with Plexauridae sea fans, schooling anthias fish and colorful dendronephthya soft corals, Fiji. Image ID: 34853 Species: Dendronephthya Soft Coral, Gorgonian, Anthias, Dendronephthya, Gorgonacea, Pseudanthias Location: Fiji | Anthias fishes school in strong currents over a Fijian coral reef, with various hard and soft corals, sea fans and anemones on display. Fiji. Image ID: 34855 Species: Anthias, Pseudanthias Location: Fiji |
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| Beautiful South Pacific coral reef, with Plexauridae sea fans, schooling anthias fish and colorful dendronephthya soft corals, Fiji. Image ID: 34857 Species: Dendronephthya Soft Coral, Gorgonian, Anthias, Dendronephthya, Gorgonacea, Pseudanthias Location: Fiji | Beautiful South Pacific coral reef, with Plexauridae sea fans, schooling anthias fish and colorful dendronephthya soft corals, Fiji. Image ID: 34858 Species: Dendronephthya Soft Coral, Gorgonian, Anthias, Dendronephthya, Gorgonacea, Pseudanthias Location: Fiji | Anthias fishes school in strong currents over a Fijian coral reef, with various hard and soft corals, sea fans and anemones on display. Fiji. Image ID: 34894 Species: Anthias, Pseudanthias Location: Fiji |
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| Anthias fishes school in strong currents over a Fijian coral reef, with various hard and soft corals, sea fans and anemones on display. Fiji. Image ID: 34893 Species: Anthias, Pseudanthias Location: Fiji | Colorful and exotic coral reef in Fiji, with soft corals, hard corals, anthias fishes, anemones, and sea fan gorgonians. Image ID: 34895 Species: Dendronephthya Soft Coral, Anthias, Dendronephthya, Pseudanthias Location: Fiji | Colorful and exotic coral reef in Fiji, with soft corals, hard corals, anthias fishes, anemones, and sea fan gorgonians. Image ID: 34896 Species: Dendronephthya Soft Coral, Anthias, Dendronephthya, Pseudanthias Location: Fiji |
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| Colorful and exotic coral reef in Fiji, with soft corals, hard corals, anthias fishes, anemones, and sea fan gorgonians. Image ID: 34897 Species: Dendronephthya Soft Coral, Anthias, Dendronephthya, Pseudanthias Location: Fiji | Gorgonian sea fan detail, Fiji. Image ID: 34900 Species: Gorgonian, Gorgonacea Location: Namena Marine Reserve, Namena Island, Fiji | Plexauridae sea fan or gorgonian on coral reef. This gorgonian is a type of colonial alcyonacea soft coral that filters plankton from passing ocean currents. Image ID: 34909 Species: Gorgonian, Gorgonacea Location: Bligh Waters, Fiji |
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