Natural History Photo of the Day

January 6, 2026

Southern right whale underwater, Eubalaena australis, Argentina

Southern right whale underwater, Eubalaena australis, Argentina

Species: Southern right whale, Eubalaena australis
Location: Puerto Piramides, Chubut, Argentina
Created: 2019-09-14
Image ID: 35911

Previous 5 Natural History Photo of the Day entries

January 5, 2026: Sunlight streams through giant kelp forest. Giant kelp, the fastest growing plant on Earth, reaches from the rocky reef to the ocean's surface like a submarine forest.

January 4, 2026: California poppies cover the hillsides in bright orange

January 3, 2026: Cardinalfish, Fiji

January 2, 2026: Two Rushing Western Grebes Walk on Water. Grebe rushing, a courtship behavior, happens when the birds slap the lake surface up to 20 times per second, literally running across the water.

January 1, 2026: Red Irish Lord sculpinfish, Browning Pass, British Columbia