Aquatic Gallery

Killer whale / Orca - The adult male known as MEL , 45 to 50 years old when these images were taken (March 2006)

FG-eb-327 Killer whale / Orca - The adult male known as "MEL", 45 to 50 years old when these images were taken (March 2006) hunting South American Sealion pups on a beach at Punta Norte, Valdes Peninsula, Province Chubut, Patagonia, Argentina Orcinus orca Intentional stranding is a unique hunting strategy of the small population of Orcas in northern Patagonia. The sunset colors are reflected on Mel's wet skin Francois Gohier Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

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Bottlenose DOLPHIN - two, facing, one on top of the other

STA-13 Bottlenose DOLPHIN - two, facing, one on top of the other tursiops truncatus Distribution: Worldwide except polar regionsBottlenose Dolphin STA 13 Two, one on top of the other tursiops truncatus © Augusto Leandro Stanzani / ARDEA LONDON STA-13 Bottlenose DOLPHIN - two, facing, one on top of the other tursiops truncatus Distribution: Worldwide except polar regionsBottlenose Dolphin STA 13 Two, one on top of the other tursiops truncatus © Augusto Leandro Stanzani / ARDEA LONDON Augusto Leandro Stanzani PLEASE READ OUR LICENCE TERMS. ALL DIGITAL IMAGES MUST BE DESTROYED UNLESS OTHERWISE AGREED IN WRITING. Mammals STA-13 Augusto Leandro Stanzani Bottlenose Dolphin STA 13 Two, one on top of the other tursiops truncatus © Augusto Leandro Stanzani / ARDEA LONDON STA-13 Augusto Leandro Stanzani Augusto Leandro Stanzani Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

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Beluga or white whale in the White Sea

Arctic, Russia, Russian north, north, Kareliya, White sea Beluga or white whale Delphinapterus leucas under the ice of the Arctic, Russia, Russian north, north, Kareliya, White sea, IUCN Near threatened, small toothed whale, distinctive melon, yioung are grey and become white with age, threatened by pollution and hunting Arctic, Russia, Russian north, north, Kareliya, White sea, Delphinapterus leucas, white whale, Beluga, Aquatic, Aquatisch, Cetacea, Delphinapterus, dolphin, Delphinapterus leucas, Delphinidae, sea mammals, white whale, wildlife, Sea life, underwater, Whale, White, animale, animals, dive, diving, water, Sea, cold water, Landscape, Marine, Meer, Oceanlife, Ozean, Sporttauchen, Taucherin, UW, Taucherinnen, Underwater, Unterwasserfotografie, Unterwasserfotos, Unterwasserphoto, Unterwasserphotos, biocenosises, blue deep, deep, exploration, kelp, marinelife, ocean, scuba diving, sealife snow, underwater photo, underwater photography, underwater world, underwaterphotography, winter, ice, ice sport, ice diving, ice diver, diver, scuba, scuba diver, taucher cetacean, cetacea, marine mammal, mammal, whale, marine, underwater, ocean, toothed, toothed whale, predator, diving, ice, near threatened, red list

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