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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
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Bigfin reef squid (Sepioteuthis lessoniana), Mayotte
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Under the Hole, the door to the mesophotic zone, under an arch in natural light at a depth of 60 metres. Mayotte
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Under the Hole, the door to the mesophotic zone, under an arch in natural light at a depth of 60 metres. Mayotte
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Blue starfish (Coscinasterias tenuispina). Clear example of regeneration, many stars can regenerate any part of their body, even from a single arm
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
Blue starfish (Coscinasterias tenuispina). Clear example of regeneration, many stars can regenerate any part of their body, even from a single arm can form a complete individual. Marine invertebrates of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.
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Spotted sea hare, (Aplysia dactylomela) a tropical Atlantic species considered alien in Mediterranean Sea where first seen in 2002 and likely
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Spotted sea hare, (Aplysia dactylomela) a tropical Atlantic species considered alien in Mediterranean Sea where first seen in 2002 and likely self-established due to increasing temperatures. Puolo Bay, Marine Protected area Punta Campanella, Massa Lubrense, Penisola Sorrentina, Costa Amalfitana, Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea, Mediterranean
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White spotted octopus (Octopus macropus) above bottom. Marine invertebrates of the Canary Islands.
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
White spotted octopus (Octopus macropus) above bottom. Marine invertebrates of the Canary Islands.
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Release of gametes from barrel sponges (Xestospongia testudinaria), Mayotte
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Release of gametes from barrel sponges (Xestospongia testudinaria), Mayotte
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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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Imperial shrimp (Periclimenes imperator) on Blue sea cucumber (Actinopyga caerulea), in front of Siladen Island, Bunaken National Park, North
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
Imperial shrimp (Periclimenes imperator) on Blue sea cucumber (Actinopyga caerulea), in front of Siladen Island, Bunaken National Park, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
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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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Crowned Jellyfish (Cephea cephea) drifting in open water, Tahiti, French Polynesia
© Fabien Michenet / Biosphoto
© Fabien Michenet / Biosphoto
Crowned Jellyfish (Cephea cephea) drifting in open water, Tahiti, French Polynesia
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Juvenile jack taking refuge in a purple jellyfish (Thysanostoma loriferum). Photographed at night over abyssal depths Tahiti, French Polynesia.
© Fabien Michenet / Biosphoto
© Fabien Michenet / Biosphoto
Juvenile jack taking refuge in a purple jellyfish (Thysanostoma loriferum). Photographed at night over abyssal depths Tahiti, French Polynesia. Award-winning image.
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Common octopus (Octopus vulgaris), in Port-Cros National Park, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
Common octopus (Octopus vulgaris), in Port-Cros National Park, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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Hawksbill Sea Turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, South Male Atoll, Indian Ocean, Maldives
© Reinhard Dirscherl / Biosphoto
© Reinhard Dirscherl / Biosphoto
Hawksbill Sea Turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, South Male Atoll, Indian Ocean, Maldives
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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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Moon Jellyfish (Aurelia aurita) on black background, Mayotte
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Moon Jellyfish (Aurelia aurita) on black background, Mayotte
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Common Cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) under the surface at dusk, Miseno, Napoli, Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea
© Pasquale Vassallo / Biosphoto
© Pasquale Vassallo / Biosphoto
Common Cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) under the surface at dusk, Miseno, Napoli, Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea
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School of fish under the surface at dusk, island Procida, La Corricella, Tyrrhenian Sea, Campania Italy
© Pasquale Vassallo / Biosphoto
© Pasquale Vassallo / Biosphoto
School of fish under the surface at dusk, island Procida, La Corricella, Tyrrhenian Sea, Campania Italy
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Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) swimming at full speed in the lagoon of Mayotte.
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) swimming at full speed in the lagoon of Mayotte.
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A tiny Benthic Hydromedusa, with a bell size of less than one centimeter, (Ptychogastria polaris), swimming in front of an iceberg, Tasiilaq, East
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
A tiny Benthic Hydromedusa, with a bell size of less than one centimeter, (Ptychogastria polaris), swimming in front of an iceberg, Tasiilaq, East Greenland
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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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Barrel Jellyfish (Rhizostoma pulmo), Gulf of Naples, Mediterranean Sea
© Pasquale Vassallo / Biosphoto
© Pasquale Vassallo / Biosphoto
Barrel Jellyfish (Rhizostoma pulmo), Gulf of Naples, Mediterranean Sea
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Detail of a cauliflower jellyfish, Bouéni Pass, Mayotte
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Smaragdia viridis, small mollusc associated with seagrass beds (Caulerpa prolifera). Marine invertebrates of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
Smaragdia viridis, small mollusc associated with seagrass beds (Caulerpa prolifera). Marine invertebrates of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.
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Slate Pencil Urchin (Heterocentrotus mammilatus) on green coral.
© Nicolas-Alain Petit / Biosphoto
© Nicolas-Alain Petit / Biosphoto
Slate Pencil Urchin (Heterocentrotus mammilatus) on green coral. South lagoon. New Caledonia.
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Pelagic Shrimp (Funchalia villosa) drifting on a Pyrosome off the Tahiti Reef at night, French Polynesia
© Fabien Michenet / Biosphoto
© Fabien Michenet / Biosphoto
Pelagic Shrimp (Funchalia villosa) drifting on a Pyrosome off the Tahiti Reef at night, French Polynesia
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Common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) eating a discarded condom floating in the sea, Miseno, Campania, Italy. Tyrrhenian Sea
© Pasquale Vassallo / Biosphoto
© Pasquale Vassallo / Biosphoto
Common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) eating a discarded condom floating in the sea, Miseno, Campania, Italy. Tyrrhenian Sea
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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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Dramatic fight between an octopus and a moray eel. The moray makes a knot on itself that runs over the body and frees it from
© Paulo de Oliveira / Biosphoto
© Paulo de Oliveira / Biosphoto
Dramatic fight between an octopus and a moray eel. The moray makes a knot on itself that runs over the body and frees it from the tantacles of the octopus. Portugal
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Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) juvenile under surface, Fakarava, French Polynesia
© Fabien Michenet / Biosphoto
© Fabien Michenet / Biosphoto
Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) juvenile under surface, Fakarava, French Polynesia
© Fabien Michenet / Biosphoto
Green turtle (Chelonia mydas), Tahiti, French Polynesia
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Portuguese Man O'war (Physalia physalis) in front of a reef, Tahiti, French Polynesia
© Fabien Michenet / Biosphoto
© Fabien Michenet / Biosphoto
Portuguese Man O'war (Physalia physalis) in front of a reef, Tahiti, French Polynesia
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Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) under the surface at sunset, Mayotte
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) under the surface at sunset, Mayotte
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Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) eating a seven-arm octopus (Haliphron atlanticus) under the surface, Azores, North Atlantic
© Gérard Soury / Biosphoto
© Gérard Soury / Biosphoto
Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) eating a seven-arm octopus (Haliphron atlanticus) under the surface, Azores, North Atlantic
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Portuguese man o' war (Physalia physalis), Tenerife, Canary Islands.
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
Portuguese man o' war (Physalia physalis), Tenerife, Canary Islands.
© Fabrice Guérin / Biosphoto
Sperm whale breast-feeds her newborn - Indian Ocean
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Green turtle (Chelonia mydas), Indian Ocean, Reunion
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Green sea turtle (Cheloia mydas) swimming, in the Indian Ocean, Réunion, France
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Green sea turtle (Cheloia mydas) swimming, in the Indian Ocean, Réunion, France
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Octopus (Octopus sp) in the lagoon, Mayotte, Indian Ocean.
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Octopus (Octopus sp) in the lagoon, Mayotte, Indian Ocean.
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Common dolphin - Short-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus delphis). Group feeding on snipe fish (Macroramphosus scolopax). Tenerife, Canary Islands.
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
Common dolphin - Short-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus delphis). Group feeding on snipe fish (Macroramphosus scolopax). Tenerife, Canary Islands.
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Common dolphin - Short-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus delphis). Specimen feeding on snipe fish (Macroramphosus scolopax). Tenerife, Canary
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
Common dolphin - Short-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus delphis). Specimen feeding on snipe fish (Macroramphosus scolopax). Tenerife, Canary Islands.
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Common Dolphins (Delphinus delphis) hunting a shoal of sardines, Corsica, France
© Fabrice Guérin / Biosphoto
© Fabrice Guérin / Biosphoto
Common Dolphins (Delphinus delphis) hunting a shoal of sardines, Corsica, France
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A jellyfish (Rhizostoma pulmo) with your guest, Tyrrhenian Sea
© Pasquale Vassallo / Biosphoto
© Pasquale Vassallo / Biosphoto
A jellyfish (Rhizostoma pulmo) with your guest, Tyrrhenian Sea
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Bigfin reef squid (Sepioteuthis lessoniana) at night, Indian Ocean, Mayotte
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Bigfin reef squid (Sepioteuthis lessoniana) at night, Indian Ocean, Mayotte
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Portrait of Bigfin reef squid (Sepioteuthis lessoniana) at night, Indian Ocean, Mayotte
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Portrait of Bigfin reef squid (Sepioteuthis lessoniana) at night, Indian Ocean, Mayotte