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Blue whale underwater closeup photo. This picture of a blue whale, the largest animal ever to inhabit earth, shows it swimming through the open ocean, a rare underwater view. Since this blue whale was approximately 80-90' long and just a few feet from the camera, an extremely wide lens was used to photograph the entire enormous whale. Mammal Photo. Image ID: 27299 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus Location: California, USA	North Pacific humpback whales, a mother and calf pair swim closely together just under the surface of the ocean. The calf will remain with its mother for about a year, migrating from Hawaii to Alaska to feed on herring. Mammal Picture. Image ID: 00140 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA	North Pacific humpback whale, breach. Stock Photography of Mammal. Image ID: 00205 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA

Guadalupe fur seals, floating upside down underwater over a rocky reef covered with golden kelp at Guadalupe Island. Photograph of Mammal. Image ID: 02113 Species: Guadalupe fur seal, Arctocephalus townsendi Location: Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Baja California, Mexico	Two blue whales, a mother and her calf, swim through the open ocean in this aerial photograph. The calf is blowing (spouting, exhaling) with a powerful column of spray. The blue whale is the largest animal ever to live on Earth. Mammal Photos. Image ID: 02304 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus Location: San Diego, California, USA	Guadalupe fur seal, floating upside down under the ocean's surface at Guadalupe Island, watching the photographer and looking for passing predators. Mammal Image. Image ID: 02114 Species: Guadalupe fur seal, Arctocephalus townsendi Location: Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Baja California, Mexico

Male elk bugling during the fall rut. Large male elk are known as bulls. Male elk have large antlers which are shed each year. Male elk engage in competitive mating behaviors during the rut, including posturing, antler wrestling and bugling, a loud series of screams which is intended to establish dominance over other males and attract females. Professional stock photos of Mammal. Image ID: 19693 Species: Elk, Cervus canadensis Location: Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA	Bull elk spar to establish harems of females, Gibbon Meadow. Pictures of Mammal. Image ID: 13151 Species: Elk, Cervus canadensis Location: Gibbon Meadows, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA	Alaskan brown bear catching a jumping salmon, Brooks Falls. Mammal Photo. Image ID: 17031 Species: Brown bear, Ursus arctos Location: Brooks River, Katmai National Park, Alaska, USA

A large, old brown bear (grizzly bear) wades across Brooks River. Coastal and near-coastal brown bears in Alaska can live to 25 years of age, weigh up to 1400 lbs and stand over 9 feet tall. Mammal Picture. Image ID: 17039 Species: Brown bear, Ursus arctos Location: Brooks River, Katmai National Park, Alaska, USA	Full grown, mature male coastal brown bear boar (grizzly bear) in sedge grass meadows. Stock Photography of Mammal. Image ID: 19134 Species: Brown bear, Ursus arctos Location: Lake Clark National Park, Alaska, USA	Mule deer in tall grass, fall, autumn. Photograph of Mammal. Image ID: 19577 Species: Mule deer, Odocoileus hemionus Location: Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA

A Florida manatee, or West Indian Manatee, swims slowly through the clear waters of Crystal River. Mammal Photos. Image ID: 02696 Species: West Indian manatee, Trichechus manatus Location: Three Sisters Springs, Crystal River, Florida, USA	Atlantic spotted dolphin, Olympic swimmer Mikako Kotani. Mammal Image. Image ID: 00647 Species: Atlantic spotted dolphin, Stenella frontalis Location: Bahamas	Portrait of a young brown bear, pausing while grazing in tall sedge grass. Brown bears can consume 30 lbs of sedge grass daily, waiting weeks until spawning salmon fill the rivers. Professional stock photos of Mammal. Image ID: 19135 Species: Brown bear, Ursus arctos Location: Lake Clark National Park, Alaska, USA

Humpback whale in Antarctica. A humpback whale swims through the beautiful ice-filled waters of Neko Harbor, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica. Pictures of Mammal. Image ID: 25646 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Neko Harbor, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica	Galapagos sea lion pup, Punta Espinosa. Mammal Photo. Image ID: 01611 Species: Galapagos sea lion, Zalophus californianus wollebacki, Zalophus californianus wollebaeki Location: Fernandina Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador	Humpback whale breaching with pectoral fins lifting spray from the ocean surface. Mammal Picture. Image ID: 03854 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA

Atlantic spotted dolphin and Olympic champion swimmer Matt Biondi. Stock Photography of Mammal. Image ID: 00018 Species: Atlantic spotted dolphin, Stenella frontalis Location: Bahamas	Hawaiian spinner dolphin, resting herd swimming along reef. Photograph of Mammal. Image ID: 00108 Species: Hawaiian spinner dolphin, Stenella longirostris Location: Lanai, Hawaii, USA	California sea lions underwater, Coronados Islands, Baja California, Mexico Mammal Photos. Image ID: 34577 Species: California Sea Lion, Zalophus californianus Location: Coronado Islands (Islas Coronado), Baja California, Mexico

Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada Mammal Image. Image ID: 32663 Species: Steller sea lion, Eumetopias jubatus Location: Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada	California sea lion, La Jolla Professional stock photos of Mammal. Image ID: 34272 Species: California Sea Lion, Zalophus californianus Location: La Jolla, California, USA	Blue whale underwater photo showing entire whale head (rostrum) to tail (fluke). This picture of a blue whale shows it swimming through the open ocean, a rare underwater view. Specialized underwater camera gear, including an extremely wide lens, was used to capture the entire enormous whale in a single photograph. Pictures of Mammal. Image ID: 27300 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus Location: California, USA

Blue whale, exhaling as it surfaces from a dive, aerial photo. The blue whale is the largest animal ever to have lived on Earth, exceeding 100' in length and 200 tons in weight. Mammal Photo. Image ID: 25950 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus Location: Redondo Beach, California, USA	Fin whale underwater. The fin whale is the second longest and sixth most massive animal ever, reaching lengths of 88 feet. Mammal Picture. Image ID: 27594 Species: Fin whale, Balaenoptera physalus	Fin whale underwater. The fin whale is the second longest and sixth most massive animal ever, reaching lengths of 88 feet. Stock Photography of Mammal. Image ID: 27597 Species: Fin whale, Balaenoptera physalus

Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada Photograph of Mammal. Image ID: 32660 Species: Steller sea lion, Eumetopias jubatus Location: Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada	Blue whales, adult and juvenile (likely mother and calf), swimming together side by side underwater in the open ocean. Mammal Photos. Image ID: 34568 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus Location: San Diego, California, USA	California sea lions, La Jolla Mammal Image. Image ID: 34273 Species: California Sea Lion, Zalophus californianus Location: La Jolla, California, USA