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Brandt's cormorant (Phalacrocorax penicillatus), feeding on a bait ball of sardines, Los Islotes, Espiritu Santo Island, La Paz Sea of Cortez, Baja
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Brandt's cormorant (Phalacrocorax penicillatus), feeding on a bait ball of sardines, Los Islotes, Espiritu Santo Island, La Paz Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico, East Pacific Ocean
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Brandt's cormorant (Phalacrocorax penicillatus), feeding on a bait ball of sardines, Los Islotes, Espiritu Santo Island, La Paz Sea of Cortez, Baja
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Brandt's cormorant (Phalacrocorax penicillatus), feeding on a bait ball of sardines, Los Islotes, Espiritu Santo Island, La Paz Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico, East Pacific Ocean
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Brandt's cormorant (Phalacrocorax penicillatus), feeding on a bait ball of sardines, Los Islotes, Espiritu Santo Island, La Paz Sea of Cortez, Baja
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Brandt's cormorant (Phalacrocorax penicillatus), feeding on a bait ball of sardines, Los Islotes, Espiritu Santo Island, La Paz Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico, East Pacific Ocean
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In a moment we’ve been surrounded and dazed by the curiosity of these California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) that seemed to have found us as
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
In a moment we’ve been surrounded and dazed by the curiosity of these California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) that seemed to have found us as playmates, while they were probably enjoying our blunder. They are used at the contact with the persons, because they are steadily studied and controlled by the researchers of the University of La Paz. Los Islotes, Espiritu Santo Island, La Paz Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico, East Pacific Ocean
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In a moment we’ve been surrounded and dazed by the curiosity of these California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) that seemed to have found us as
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
In a moment we’ve been surrounded and dazed by the curiosity of these California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) that seemed to have found us as playmates, while they were probably enjoying our blunder. They are used at the contact with the persons, because they are steadily studied and controlled by the researchers of the University of La Paz. Los Islotes, Espiritu Santo Island, La Paz Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico, East Pacific Ocean
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Munk's pygmy devil ray / Munk's mobula (Mobula munkiana) flying out of the water, Baja California, Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California), Mexico,
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Munk's pygmy devil ray / Munk's mobula (Mobula munkiana) flying out of the water, Baja California, Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California), Mexico, Pacific Ocean.
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Brandt's cormorant feeds on small fish from the surface to sea floor, by pursuit diving using its feet for propulsion ; they have been observed
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Brandt's cormorant feeds on small fish from the surface to sea floor, by pursuit diving using its feet for propulsion ; they have been observed foraging at depths of over 36.5 m. It is a marine bird of extraordinary skills. Species : Brandt's cormorant -- Phalacrocorax penicillatus Conservation status (IUCN) : Least concern Location : Los Islotes rockeries, Espiritu Santo archipelago, Sea of Cortez, east coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico. The area was declared part of a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 1995
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An unbelievable large school of sardines, moving as one unit, opens while each individual tries to escape at the maw of grouper and dentex. The tiny
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
An unbelievable large school of sardines, moving as one unit, opens while each individual tries to escape at the maw of grouper and dentex. The tiny sardines found themselves in a situation which limited their chances of survival, since they were locked up between the surface and the shallow bottom, with very few possibilities to escape the predators’ mouths. The large school was so big to darken the natural light coming through the surface in the shallow water and frantically moved apart under the attacks of the groupers and dentex, to reassemble shortly after. The school of fishes continually changed shapes, similarly to the flocks of starlings in the sky. I remained hours in the shallow water, doing my best to take a representative picture, while avoiding to be part of the feast. Species : Sardines, Leopard grouper (Mycteroperca rosacea), Dentex Conservation status : Least concerned Location: Los Islotes rockeries, Espiritu Santo archipelago, Sea of Cortez, Mexico The area was declared part of a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 1995
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Mobula ray is jumps out of the water. Mexico. Sea of Cortez. Cal.
© Andrey Gudkov / Biosphoto
© Andrey Gudkov / Biosphoto
Mobula ray is jumps out of the water. Mexico. Sea of Cortez. Cal.
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California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) feeding on sardine's bait ball (Sardinops sagax), Magdalena Bay, West Coast of Baja California
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) feeding on sardine's bait ball (Sardinops sagax), Magdalena Bay, West Coast of Baja California Peninsula, Pacific Ocean, Mexico
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Striped marlin (Tetrapturus audax) feeding on sardine's bait ball (Sardinops sagax), Magdalena Bay, West Coast of Baja California Peninsula,
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Striped marlin (Tetrapturus audax) feeding on sardine's bait ball (Sardinops sagax), Magdalena Bay, West Coast of Baja California Peninsula, Pacific Ocean, Mexico
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Striped marlin (Tetrapturus audax) feeding on sardine's bait ball (Sardinops sagax), Magdalena Bay, West Coast of Baja California Peninsula, Pacific
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Striped marlin (Tetrapturus audax) feeding on sardine's bait ball (Sardinops sagax), Magdalena Bay, West Coast of Baja California Peninsula, Pacific Ocean, Mexico
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Cape Cormorants (Phalacrocorax capensis; Endangered) swimming amongst school of Southern African Pilchards (Sardinops sagax) with sun in background,
© Colin Marshall / Biosphoto
© Colin Marshall / Biosphoto
Cape Cormorants (Phalacrocorax capensis; Endangered) swimming amongst school of Southern African Pilchards (Sardinops sagax) with sun in background, Port St. Johns, Wild Coast, Eastern Cape, Transkei, South Africa, Africa, Indian Ocean
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Gray whale (Eschrichtius robusuts) Gray whale in very shallow water. BCS Mexico.
© Christopher Swann / Biosphoto
© Christopher Swann / Biosphoto
Gray whale (Eschrichtius robusuts) Gray whale in very shallow water. BCS Mexico.
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Gray whale (Eshcrichtius robustus) Eye of a whale BCS Mexico
© Christopher Swann / Biosphoto
© Christopher Swann / Biosphoto
Gray whale (Eshcrichtius robustus) Eye of a whale BCS Mexico
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Brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) feeding underwater, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Bahia Magdalena, Baja California, Mexico
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) feeding underwater, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Bahia Magdalena, Baja California, Mexico
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Polychaete Benthic Bristle Worm (Scoloplos armiger), San Luis Obispo
© Stuart Wilson / Biosphoto
© Stuart Wilson / Biosphoto
Polychaete Benthic Bristle Worm (Scoloplos armiger), San Luis Obispo County, California.
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Big Gulf grouper (Mycteroperca jordani) in front of a Shoal of Big-eye jacks (Caranx sexfasciatus), Cabo Pulmo Marine National Park, Baja California
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Big Gulf grouper (Mycteroperca jordani) in front of a Shoal of Big-eye jacks (Caranx sexfasciatus), Cabo Pulmo Marine National Park, Baja California Sur, Mexico
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Striped marlin (Tetrapturus audax) feeding on sardine's bait ball
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Striped marlin (Tetrapturus audax) feeding on sardine's bait ball (Sardinops sagax), Magdalena Bay, West Coast of Baja California, Pacific Ocean, Mexico
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Striped marlin (Kajikia audax) feeding on sardine's bait ball (Sardinops sagax), Magdalena Bay, West Coast of Baja California, Pacific Ocean, Mexico
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Striped marlin (Kajikia audax) feeding on sardine's bait ball (Sardinops sagax), Magdalena Bay, West Coast of Baja California, Pacific Ocean, Mexico
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California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) feeding on sardine's bait ball (Sardinops sagax), Magdalena Bay, West Coast of Baja California, Pacific
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) feeding on sardine's bait ball (Sardinops sagax), Magdalena Bay, West Coast of Baja California, Pacific Ocean, Mexico
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Royal tern (Thalasseus maximus), Courtship ritual, Magdalena Bay (Madelaine Bay), Puerto San Carlos, Baja California Sur, Mexico
© Sylvain Cordier / Biosphoto
© Sylvain Cordier / Biosphoto
Royal tern (Thalasseus maximus), Courtship ritual, Magdalena Bay (Madelaine Bay), Puerto San Carlos, Baja California Sur, Mexico
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Elegant tern (Thalasseus elegans) juvenile food begging on a pole, Sausalito, San Francisco Bay, California,
© Jack Chapman / Biosphoto
© Jack Chapman / Biosphoto
Elegant tern (Thalasseus elegans) juvenile food begging on a pole, Sausalito, San Francisco Bay, California,
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Gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) Baja California Mexico.
© Christopher Swann / Biosphoto
© Christopher Swann / Biosphoto
Gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) Baja California Mexico.
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School of Munk's devil ray, pygmy devil ray, (Mobula munkiana), feeding on plankton at night, Espiritu Santo Island, Sea of Cortez, Baja California,
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
School of Munk's devil ray, pygmy devil ray, (Mobula munkiana), feeding on plankton at night, Espiritu Santo Island, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico, East Pacific Ocean
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School of Munk's devil ray, pygmy devil ray, (Mobula munkiana), feeding on plankton at night, Espiritu Santo Island, Sea of Cortez, Baja California,
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
School of Munk's devil ray, pygmy devil ray, (Mobula munkiana), feeding on plankton at night, Espiritu Santo Island, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico, East Pacific Ocean
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School of Munk's devil ray, pygmy devil ray, (Mobula munkiana), feeding on plankton at night, photographed on a long exposure, Espiritu Santo Island,
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
School of Munk's devil ray, pygmy devil ray, (Mobula munkiana), feeding on plankton at night, photographed on a long exposure, Espiritu Santo Island, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico, East Pacific Ocean
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School of Munk's devil ray, pygmy devil ray, (Mobula munkiana), feeding on plankton at night, photographed on a long exposure, Espiritu Santo Island,
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
School of Munk's devil ray, pygmy devil ray, (Mobula munkiana), feeding on plankton at night, photographed on a long exposure, Espiritu Santo Island, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico, East Pacific Ocean
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School of Munk's devil ray, pygmy devil ray, (Mobula munkiana), feeding on plankton at night, photographed ona long exposure, Espiritu Santo Island,
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
School of Munk's devil ray, pygmy devil ray, (Mobula munkiana), feeding on plankton at night, photographed ona long exposure, Espiritu Santo Island, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico, East Pacific Ocean
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Couple of California sea lion, (Zalophus californianus) playing under the surface, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico, East Pacific
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Couple of California sea lion, (Zalophus californianus) playing under the surface, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico, East Pacific Ocean
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Adult male of California sea lion, (Zalophus californianus), Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico, East Pacific Ocean
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Adult male of California sea lion, (Zalophus californianus), Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico, East Pacific Ocean
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California sea lion, (Zalophus californianus), playing with seastar, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico, East Pacific Ocean
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
California sea lion, (Zalophus californianus), playing with seastar, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico, East Pacific Ocean
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California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) opening mouth under water, Sea of Cortez, La Paz area, Mexico
© Bruno Guénard / Biosphoto
© Bruno Guénard / Biosphoto
California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) opening mouth under water, Sea of Cortez, La Paz area, Mexico
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Cormorant (Phalacrocorax sp) spearfishing, Sea of Cortez, La Paz, Mexico
© Bruno Guénard / Biosphoto
© Bruno Guénard / Biosphoto
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax sp) spearfishing, Sea of Cortez, La Paz, Mexico
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Giant Manta Ray, Manta birostris, El Boiler dive place, San Benedicto Island, Revillagigedo Archipelago Biosphere Reserve (Socorro Islands), Pacific Ocean, Western Mexico
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Megamouth Shark (Megachasma pelagios) dives toward bottom, California - Pacific Ocean.
© Bruce Rasner / Jeffrey Rotman / Biosphoto
© Bruce Rasner / Jeffrey Rotman / Biosphoto
Megamouth Shark (Megachasma pelagios) dives toward bottom, California - Pacific Ocean.
© Mike Korostelev / Biosphoto
Galapagos sea lion under the waves - Galapagos GDT 2015
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Gray whale feeding at the surface and showing it's baleen
© Christopher Swann / Biosphoto
© Christopher Swann / Biosphoto
Gray whale feeding at the surface and showing it's baleen
© Christopher Swann / Biosphoto
Fin whale surfacing - Gulf of California
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Killer Whale attacking a Common Dolphin - Gulf of California ; The dolphin is visible beneath the whale.
© Christopher Swann / Biosphoto
© Christopher Swann / Biosphoto
Killer Whale attacking a Common Dolphin - Gulf of California ; The dolphin is visible beneath the whale.
© Christopher Swann / Biosphoto
Fin whale surfacing - Gulf of California
© Christopher Swann / Biosphoto
Smoothtail mobula leaping - Gulf of California
© Christopher Swann / Biosphoto
Smoothtail mobula leaping - Gulf of California
© Christopher Swann / Biosphoto
Smoothtail mobula leaping - Gulf of California
© Christopher Swann / Biosphoto
Smoothtail mobula leaping - Gulf of California
© Christopher Swann / Biosphoto
Boobies dive bomb a shoal of fish - Gulf of California
© Christopher Swann / Biosphoto
Boobies dive bomb a shoal of fish - Gulf of California
© Christopher Swann / Biosphoto
Botlenose dolphins at surface - Gulf of California.