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Common dolphin hunt sardines in the Indian Ocean - near Port Saint-Johns in South Africa
© Bruno Guénard / Biosphoto
© Bruno Guénard / Biosphoto
Common dolphin hunt sardines in the Indian Ocean - near Port Saint-Johns in South Africa
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Weddel seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) on an iceberg. Cruise on board Exploris One. Antarctic.
© Antoine Lorgnier / Biosphoto
© Antoine Lorgnier / Biosphoto
Weddel seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) on an iceberg. Cruise on board Exploris One. Antarctic.
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Bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus) on a small iceberg in front of the Hambergbreen glacier, Torell land, Spitsbergen
© Raphaël Sané / Biosphoto
© Raphaël Sané / Biosphoto
Bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus) on a small iceberg in front of the Hambergbreen glacier, Torell land, Spitsbergen
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Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) looking ecstatic on the snow at Portal Point, Charlotte Bay, Antarctic Peninsula
© Raphaël Sané / Biosphoto
© Raphaël Sané / Biosphoto
Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) looking ecstatic on the snow at Portal Point, Charlotte Bay, Antarctic Peninsula
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Portrait of a Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) at Portal Point on the Antarctic Peninsula.
© Raphaël Sané / Biosphoto
© Raphaël Sané / Biosphoto
Portrait of a Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) at Portal Point on the Antarctic Peninsula.
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Crabeater seal (Lobodon carcinophaga) resting on an iceberg at Skontorp Cove, Paradise Harbour, Antarctic Peninsula
© Raphaël Sané / Biosphoto
© Raphaël Sané / Biosphoto
Crabeater seal (Lobodon carcinophaga) resting on an iceberg at Skontorp Cove, Paradise Harbour, Antarctic Peninsula
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Young, female Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) playfully approaching the camera, mouth open. Shetland Isles, Scotland, UK, Atlantic Ocean
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Young, female Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) playfully approaching the camera, mouth open. Shetland Isles, Scotland, UK, Atlantic Ocean
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Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) Shetland Isles, Scotland, UK, Atlantic Ocean
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) Shetland Isles, Scotland, UK, Atlantic Ocean
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Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), close to the Antarctic Peninsula during late summer. Polar Region, Southern Ocean,
© Martin Zwick / Biosphoto
© Martin Zwick / Biosphoto
Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), close to the Antarctic Peninsula during late summer. Polar Region, Southern Ocean, Antarctic Peninsula
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Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) photographed in black and white in the clear waters of Reunion Island.
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) photographed in black and white in the clear waters of Reunion Island.
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Phoques gris (Halichoerus grypus) sur un banc de sable, hiver, Côte d'opale, Pas-de-Calais, France
© Yann Avril / Biosphoto
© Yann Avril / Biosphoto
Phoques gris (Halichoerus grypus) sur un banc de sable, hiver, Côte d'opale, Pas-de-Calais, France
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Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) with calf below the surface, Tahiti, French Polynesia
© Cyrille Mulard / Biosphoto
© Cyrille Mulard / Biosphoto
Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) with calf below the surface, Tahiti, French Polynesia
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Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) with calf below the surface, Tahiti, French Polynesia
© Cyrille Mulard / Biosphoto
© Cyrille Mulard / Biosphoto
Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) with calf below the surface, Tahiti, French Polynesia
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Two humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae), accompanied by a pod of false killer whales (Pseudorca crassidens), Tahiti, French Polynesia
© Cyrille Mulard / Biosphoto
© Cyrille Mulard / Biosphoto
Two humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae), accompanied by a pod of false killer whales (Pseudorca crassidens), Tahiti, French Polynesia
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Portrait of young Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus), Lincolnshire, England
© Tesni Ward / Biosphoto
© Tesni Ward / Biosphoto
Portrait of young Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus), Lincolnshire, England
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Indian Ocean bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops aduncus) in Mayotte lagoon.
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Indian Ocean bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops aduncus) in Mayotte lagoon.
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Orca (Orcinus orca) group off Mayotte. During the short passage off Mayotte, this group of killer whales was observed devouring a Mobula ray and a
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Orca (Orcinus orca) group off Mayotte. During the short passage off Mayotte, this group of killer whales was observed devouring a Mobula ray and a large tiger shark.
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Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) on shore and walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) in the water, Smeerenburg, Amsterdamoya, Svalbard, Arctic.
© Samuel Blanc / Biosphoto
© Samuel Blanc / Biosphoto
Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) on shore and walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) in the water, Smeerenburg, Amsterdamoya, Svalbard, Arctic.
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Belugas (Delphinapterus leucas) moving between blocks of broken pack ice, Svalbard, Arctic.
© Samuel Blanc / Biosphoto
© Samuel Blanc / Biosphoto
Belugas (Delphinapterus leucas) moving between blocks of broken pack ice, Svalbard, Arctic.
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Killer whale (Orcinus orca) and Emperor penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri) on pack ice in the Ross Sea, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica
© Samuel Blanc / Biosphoto
© Samuel Blanc / Biosphoto
Killer whale (Orcinus orca) and Emperor penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri) on pack ice in the Ross Sea, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica
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Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) and calf in the turquoise-blue waters of the Mayotte lagoon.
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) and calf in the turquoise-blue waters of the Mayotte lagoon.
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Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), group below the surface, Reunion Island
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), group below the surface, Reunion Island
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Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) on ice floe in the Cierva Cove, Antarctic Peninsula. Antarctica, January
© Martin Zwick / Biosphoto
© Martin Zwick / Biosphoto
Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) on ice floe in the Cierva Cove, Antarctic Peninsula. Antarctica, January
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Dugong (Dugong dugon) feeding on a seagrass meadow (Halophila stipulacea). Marsa Alam, Egypt. Red Sea
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Dugong (Dugong dugon) feeding on a seagrass meadow (Halophila stipulacea). Marsa Alam, Egypt. Red Sea
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Pod of Spinner dolphins (Stenella longirostris) swimming over shallow sandy lagoon. Marsa Alam, Egypt. Red Sea
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Pod of Spinner dolphins (Stenella longirostris) swimming over shallow sandy lagoon. Marsa Alam, Egypt. Red Sea
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Leopard Seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) on ice floe in Port Lockroy at Wiencke-Island. Antarctica, February
© Martin Zwick / Biosphoto
© Martin Zwick / Biosphoto
Leopard Seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) on ice floe in Port Lockroy at Wiencke-Island. Antarctica, February
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Leopard Seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) in Cierva Cove, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, January
© Martin Zwick / Biosphoto
© Martin Zwick / Biosphoto
Leopard Seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) in Cierva Cove, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, January
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Atlantic walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) with its most prominent feature the long tusks, coming close to check the photographer, Spitsbergen, Svalbard,
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Atlantic walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) with its most prominent feature the long tusks, coming close to check the photographer, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norwegian archipelago, Norway, Arctic Ocean
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Underwater portrait of Atlantic walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) with its most prominent feature the long tusks, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norwegian
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Underwater portrait of Atlantic walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) with its most prominent feature the long tusks, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norwegian archipelago, Norway, Arctic 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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Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) with fully open mouth. Vulnerable (IUCN). The sperm whale is the largest of the toothed whales. Sperm whales are
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) with fully open mouth. Vulnerable (IUCN). The sperm whale is the largest of the toothed whales. Sperm whales are known to dive as deep as 1,000 meters in search of squid to eat. Image has been shot in Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit
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Bubble-net feeding of the Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae). Chatham Strait area. Alaska. USA.
© Andrey Gudkov / Biosphoto
© Andrey Gudkov / Biosphoto
Bubble-net feeding of the Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae). Chatham Strait area. Alaska. USA.
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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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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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Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), below the surface, Rurutu, French Polynesia
© Fabien Michenet / Biosphoto
© Fabien Michenet / Biosphoto
Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), below the surface, Rurutu, French Polynesia
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Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) in the water, on the shore, Opal Coast, France
© Yann Avril / Biosphoto
© Yann Avril / Biosphoto
Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) in the water, on the shore, Opal Coast, France
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Pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus). Tenerife, Canary Islands.
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
Pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus). Tenerife, Canary Islands.
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Pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus). Tenerife, Canary Islands.
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
Pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus). Tenerife, Canary Islands.
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Tail of Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus brevicauda) is the largest animal ever known to have existed. This may be the pygmy sub-species of blue
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Tail of Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus brevicauda) is the largest animal ever known to have existed. This may be the pygmy sub-species of blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus. Mirissa, Sri Lanka, Indian Ocean Photo taken under permit
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Free diver is swimming over a pod of Sleeping sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) Researchers first saw this unusual sleep behavior in sperm whales
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Free diver is swimming over a pod of Sleeping sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) Researchers first saw this unusual sleep behavior in sperm whales in 2008. The scientists in that study found that sperm whales dozed in this upright drifting posture for about 10 to 15 minutes at a time, Vulnerable (IUCN). The sperm whale is the largest of the toothed whales. Sperm whales are known to dive as deep as 1,000 meters in search of squid to eat. Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit n°RP 16-02/32 FIS-5.
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Sub-adult sperm whale try to move away a calf to to mate with a female, (Physeter macrocephalus), Vulnerable (IUCN), The sperm whale is the largest
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Sub-adult sperm whale try to move away a calf to to mate with a female, (Physeter macrocephalus), Vulnerable (IUCN), The sperm whale is the largest of the toothed whales. Sperm whales are known to dive as deep as 1,000 meters in search of squid to eat. Image has been shot in Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit n°RP 16-02/32 FIS-5.
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Pod of sperm whale, (Physeter macrocephalus), Vulnerable (IUCN),
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Pod of sperm whale, (Physeter macrocephalus), Vulnerable (IUCN), The sperm whale is the largest of the toothed whales. Sperm whales are known to dive as deep as 1,000 meters in search of squid to eat. Image has been shot in Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit n°RP 16-02/32 FIS-5.
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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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Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) yawning on a beach in the Antarctic Peninsula.
© Raphaël Sané / Biosphoto
© Raphaël Sané / Biosphoto
Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) yawning on a beach in the Antarctic Peninsula.
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Antarctic Minke Whale (Balaenoptera bonaerensis), Wilhelmina Bay, Antarctic Peninsula
© Raphaël Sané / Biosphoto
© Raphaël Sané / Biosphoto
Antarctic Minke Whale (Balaenoptera bonaerensis), Wilhelmina Bay, Antarctic Peninsula
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Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) adult in transparency with golden reflections in the Southern Ocean, Antarctic
© Raphaël Sané / Biosphoto
© Raphaël Sané / Biosphoto
Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) adult in transparency with golden reflections in the Southern Ocean, Antarctic
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Interaction between an Antarctic Fur Seal (Arctocephalus gazella) and a King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) moulting, South Georgia
© Raphaël Sané / Biosphoto
© Raphaël Sané / Biosphoto
Interaction between an Antarctic Fur Seal (Arctocephalus gazella) and a King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) moulting, South Georgia
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Interaction between an Antarctic Fur Seal (Arctocephalus gazella) and a King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) moulting, South Georgia
© Raphaël Sané / Biosphoto
© Raphaël Sané / Biosphoto
Interaction between an Antarctic Fur Seal (Arctocephalus gazella) and a King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) moulting, South Georgia