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Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) two breaching in evening light, Moray Firth

Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) two breaching in evening light, Moray Firth, Inverness-shire, Scotland, UK, August, sequence 2/2. Photographer quote: A day of overcast cloud cleared in the last ten minutes of sunset spilling golden light through a small gap between the cloud base and hill top. A group of dolphins seized the moment and performed a perfect synchronized leap in the low warm sunlight. And I smiled, sighed with relief, and went home happy! Did you know? The bottle nose dolphins in the Moray Firth are said to be worth more than £4m to the Inverness economy through tourism revenue

Orca (Orcinus orca) with South American sealion (Otaria flavescens) in mouth, beaching

Orca (Orcinus orca) with South American sealion (Otaria flavescens) in mouth, beaching itself on shore. Punta Norte, Valdez Peninsula, Argentina. April

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Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) swimming over a sandy bottom, Roatan Island

Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) swimming over a sandy bottom, Roatan Island, Bay Islands, Honduras Carribean. Captive dolphins used in spectacle; they go out the fence for some minutes a day to meet divers

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