Whales Gallery

Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) tail fluke above water as it dives below a rainbow

Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) tail fluke above water as it dives below a rainbow, Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean, Vulnerable species. Digital composite

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Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) Umbili, a female age 8 years, breaching

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) Umbili, a female age 8 years, breaching, Francisco Coloane Marine Park, Chile's first marine park, southeast of the Carlos III Island, Strait of Magellan, Chile

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Killer Whales (Orcinus orca) spy-hopping to observe Weddell Seal (Leptonychotes weddellii)

Killer Whales (Orcinus orca) spy-hopping to observe Weddell Seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) in preparation to knock it from the ice by creating a wave. Marguerite Bay, Antarctic Peninsula, summer. Freeze Frame book plate page 122-123. Taken on location for BBC series Frozen Planet

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