Marine Animal Colonies

Large gatherings of seals and penguins in their natural habitats, featuring vast colonies resting on beaches and rocky coasts.

South America, Argentina, Peninsula Valdes, Punta Norte, Patagonia. colony of southern sea lions (Otaria flavescens) on beach
South America, Argentina, Peninsula Valdes, Punta Norte, Patagonia. colony of southern sea lions (Otaria flavescens) on beach

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Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina), beach with huge colony at Gold Harbour. Antarctica, Subantarctica, South Georgia, October
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Short-tailed Shearwater (Puffinus tenuirostris) massive flock taking flight, Hokkaido, Japan
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Jackass Penguin, (Spheniscus demersus), Betty's Bay, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa, colony on rock
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Cape Fur Seal (Arctocephalus pusillus) colony, Cape Cross, Namibia
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Cape Fur Seal (Arctocephalus pusillus) colony on coast, Cape Cross, Namibia
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African penguins (Spheniscus demersus) molting their feathers on the beach at Boulder Beach, Simons Town near Cape Town, South Africa.
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Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) nesting colony, Saltee Island, Ireland
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Gentoo Penguins (Pygocelis papua) walking, Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands, South America
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South America, Argentina, Peninsula Valdes, Punta Norte, Patagonia. colony of southern sea lions (Otaria flavescens) on beach
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Guillemots (Uria aalge), colony, bird island Hornoya, Varanger, Norway, Europe
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Chinstrap Penguins, Pygoscelis antarctica, nesting colony on Baileys Head Antarctica pennisula
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Coast, Rocky coast, Beach, Seals, Atlantic, Ross of Mull, Mull, Inner Hebrides, Hebrides, Highlands, Highland, Scotland, Great Britain
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imperial cormorant colony phalacrocorax atriceps beagle channel, argentina
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Falkland Islands. A group of rockhopper penguins emerge from the sea.
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Elegant terns (Thalasseus elegans) in flight at breeding colony on Isla Rasa, Baja California, Mexico, North America
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Kelp goose falcon with goslings (Chloephaga hybrida) on the Seagrass Falklands
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Peruvian Pelicans, Pelecanus thragus, Ballestas Islands, Islas Ballestas, Paracas National Reserve, Peru, South America
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Gannet colony, Northern gannet (Morus bassanus), rock needle Stori Karl, Skouvikurbjarg, Langanes Peninsula, Norourland eystra, Iceland, Europe
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Cape Fur Seals, Dyer Island, near Danger Point, Western Cape
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South American Sea Lion (Otaria flavescens) and South American Fur Seal (Arctocephalus australis) group swimming, Point Coles Nature Reserve, Peru
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Gentoo penguin colony, Betty's Bay, african penguin (Spheniscus demersus)
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King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) group swimming, South Georgia Island
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Rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome), subspecies southern rockhopper penguin rookery, Falkland Islands (Large format sizes available)
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Scandinavia, Sweden, Halland, Flock of ringed plover flying
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Colony of Northern Gannet on Bonaventure Island Quebec
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Stony Point Nature Reserve, Bird Colony, Betty's Bay, Stony Point, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa
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Gentoo penguins (Pygocelis papua papua) jumping out of the water, Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands, South America
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Harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) on a sandbank, North Sea, Wadden Sea National Park, Germany, Europe
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Stellar Sea Lions, Eumetopias jubatus, South Morseby Island, Haida Gwaii, Formerly known as Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada
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Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) colony on beach, Patagonia, Argentina
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Cape Gannet colony Bird Island Nature Reserve Lamberts Bay
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Adult cape petrels (Daption capense), in flight near Deception Island, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions
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White-bellied Shag (Phalacrocorax atriceps albiventer) group with Black-browed Albatross (Thalassarche melanophris) colony in the background, Steeple Jason Island, Falkland Islands
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A zodiac with tourists is watching a group of Snares penguins (Eudyptes robustus), also known as the Snares crested penguins on the rocks along the shoreline of Snares Island, New Zealand.
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Cape Fur Seal, (Arctocephalus pusillus), adults swimming in water, Seal Island, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa
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Wildebeests after crossing a river Masai Mara Kenya
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Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) nesting colony, Quebec, Canada
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South African fur seal Arctocephalus pusillus colony, Namibia, Africa
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Imperial Shag also called King Shag, King Cormorant, Blue eyed Shag (Phalacrocorax atriceps, Leucarbo atriceps).
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Atlantic Puffins and Seagulls at coast, Little Catalina, North Bird Island, Bonavista Peninsula, Newfoundland And Labrador, Canada
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Jackass Penguin, (Spheniscus demersus), Betty's Bay, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa, colony on rock
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North America, USA, Alaska, Glacier Bay NP, Stellar sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus)
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Arctic Fox (Alopex lagopus) running while being attacked by a group of Snow Geese (Chen caerulescens), Wrangel Island, Russia
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View from hill of the Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) colony with nest sites still covered with snow in early spring on Cuverville Island in the Antarctic Peninsula region
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Elephant Seals on Beach, San Simeon, California
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Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) adults, flock fishing, diving for mackerel, Shetland Islands, Scotland, june
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Common Murre (Uria aalge) Faralion Island NWR California
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Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) breeding colony on cliffs, Hermaness, Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Guillemots on cliff, Uria aalge, Iceland, Europe
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NEW ZEALAND, SUB-ANTARCTICA, SNARES ISLAND, SNARES PENGUINS (Eudyptes robustus)
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Norway. Svalbard. Spitsbergen. Alkefjellet. Cliffside colony of common guillemots (Uria aalge).
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King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) group swimming, South Georgia Island
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African penguins, Spheniscus demersus, South Africa, Addo Elephant National Park, St. Croix, Port Elizabeth, Madiba Bay, Ibhayi, Africa
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A Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) colony on Sounders Island, an island on the west coast of the Falkland Islands.
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Black-browed Albatross (Thalassarche melanophris) nesting colony, Steeple Jason Island, Falkland Islands
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NZ, Otago Peninsula.  Fur Seals (Arctocephalus forsteri) at tidal pool.
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King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) swimming in the ocean near South Georgia Island.
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Jackass Penguins or African Penguins (Spheniscus demersus) on the beach, Boulders Beach, Simon's Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa
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Tetrapods in front of Helgoland Tetrapoden on the coast of the island of Helgoland, Germany
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Rockhopper penguin jumping out of the sea. South America, Falkland Islands, Bleaker Island.
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Russia, Kamchatka, Verkhoturov Island, Group of walruses resting on shore
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Northern Gannet colony in northeastern Iceland.
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Canada. British Columbia. Vancouver Island. Mother harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) with nursing pup in Johnstone Strait.
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king penguin
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Brown fur seals (Arctocephalus pusillus), colony on rocky island, seal island, Duiker Island, Hout Bay, Cape Town, South Africa, Africa
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Adelie Penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) colony, Brown Bluff, Antarctica
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Steller's Eider (Polysticta stelleri) adult males and females, wintering flock, taking off from water, Varanger, Northern Norway, march
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South African (Cape) Fur Seal. Dyer Island.  Western Cape. South Africa
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Sea Lions close to Vancouver Island British Columbia, Canada. Sea Lion Colony on the small island on summer season. Nobody, travel photo
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Macaroni Penguin (Eudyptes chrysolophus) standing in colony in typical dense Tussock Grass.
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Pacific Coast Scenic Byway - Oregon - Simpson Reef Overlook at Oregon Islands. Thousands of sea lions and seals gather onto the sandy beach of this small island, part of Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge. Location: Oregon (43.312° N 124.397° W)
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Chinstrap Penguin (Pygoscelis antarcticus) on the beach, Deception Island, Antarctica
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northern gannet - colony, sula bassana
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Grey (Halichoerus grypus) seals resting on rocky islands in the sea, nature reserve, coastline, Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe
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Birds perched on mountain
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South American Terns (Sterna hirundinacea) on the rocky beach of the penguin sanctuary on Magdalena Island in the Strait of Magellan near Punta Arenas in southern Chile.
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Common guillemots (Uria aalge) on bird cliffs in the North Sea, Staple Island, Archipelago, Farne Islands Nature Reserve, Farne Islands, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, Europe
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A raft of American coots (Fulica americana) overwintering on Lake Washington in Kirkland, Washington State, USA.
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Magellan geese flying over the moor Falkland Islands
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Imperial shag¶ÿ(Leucocarbo¶ÿatriceps)¶ÿcolony on¶ÿPaulet¶ÿIsland
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Guillemot - nesting colony (Uria aalge). Farne Isles, Northumberland UK.
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Falklands Islands, Saunders Island, The Neck. Black-browed Albatross (Diomedea melanophris)
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Basstoelpel, Bass-Toelpel Sula bassana, Morus bassanus, Fotografen an der Brutkolonie auf dem Vogelfelsen, Deutschland, Schleswig-Holstein, Helgoland northern gannet Sula bassana, Morus bassanus, photographers at the breeding colony on the bird rock, Germany, Schleswig-Holstein, Heligoland BLWS726136 *** Basstoelpel, Bass Toelpel Sula bassana, Morus bassanus , Photographers to the Breeding colony at the Bird rock, Germany, Schleswig Holstein, Helgoland Northern Gannet Sula bassana, Morus bassanus , Photographers AT The Breeding Colony ON The Bird rock, Germany, Schleswig Holstein, Heligoland BLWS726136 Copyright: xblickwinkel/H.xDutyx
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Steller's sea lion, eumetopias jubata, group on rocks, Alaska
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Nesting Gannets (Morus bassanus) bird colony on seastack, spring, Langanes Peninsula, North Iceland, Iceland
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Flock of Seagulls,Grundarfjordur, Snaefellsnes Peninsula, Iceland
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feeding the pelicans and sea lions in the UNESCO World Heritage port city of Valparaiso in Chile.
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Tanzania, Katavi National Park. Hippos wallow in mud as the Katuma River dries at the end of the long dry season in the Katavi National Park.
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Common Guillemot (Uria aalge) adults, breeding plumage, flock in flight at colony, early in year when they return to breed, Hornoi Island, Norway, March
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Cape Fur Seals (Arctocephalus pusillus), Skeleton Coast National Park, Kunene Region, Namibia, Africa
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Laysan Albatros chick and dead fish after tsunami Hawai
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Colony of Magellanic Penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus) on the coast of Tierra del Fuego in southern Argentina, South America.
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Marine Iguanas, Isla Espanola, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
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Colony of New Zealand fur seals (Arctocephalus forsteri) off Point Kean, Kaikoura Peninsula, Kaikoura, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific
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A polar bear family on the ice of Hudson bay
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American Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) group feeding on eggs in Olive Ridley Sea Turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) nest, Ostional Beach, Costa Rica
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View of penguins waddling amongst the rugged, dark rocks as golden sunlight kisses the horizon in Stoney Point Penguin Colony, Betty's Bay, Western Cape, South Africa.
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Colony of King penguins of South Georgia
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A colony of Campbell's Albatross (Thalassarche impavida) with an adult and chicks nesting on Campbell Island.
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Trottellummen auf Helgoland Trottellummen auf Helgoland Copyright: xZoonar.com/MartinaxBergx 6702228
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Olive Ridley Sea Turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) females coming ashore to lay eggs during an arribada nesting event, Ostional Beach, Costa Rica
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Snow Geese (Chen caerulescens), MT
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Christmas Island Red Crab (Gecarcoidea natalis) mass at rocky shore line, Christmas Island, Australia
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Kapkormorane, Kapscharben am Stony Point, S
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Jackass Penguin (Spheniscus demersus) colony. Simonstown. Cape Town. Western Cape. South Africa
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The Lummenfelsen on Helgoland der Lummenfelsen on Helgoland
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Colony with sea lions, sea bears and elephant seals, Zalophus californianus, Mirounga angustirostris, Arctocephalus townsendi, Cedros Island, Mexico, Central America
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Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) on the breeding rock Langanes with yellow lichens on rocks, Langanesbyggð, Norðurland eystra, Iceland, Europe
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Deep-sea trawler being followed by seabirds at sea, including albatrosses, cape gannets and petrels, off Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa
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Sally Lighfoot Crab and Galapagos Penguin on shore Santiago
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Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) in the net of Shetland pelagic trawler 'Charisma', Shetland Isles, Scotland, UK, October 2012.
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A rocky cliff with calm sea and many seagulls sitting on it, Heligoland, North Sea, Germany, Europe
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Brant geese, Salish Sea, migration stop
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Aerial view of a gathering of manatees in the clear, turquoise waters near the rocky shoreline, Crystal River, Florida, United States.
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Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) group on beach, Falkland Islands
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South African Fur Seal (arctocephalus pusillus), Colony at Cape Cross in Namibia
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Tourists and Galapagos Sea Lions (Zalophus wollebaeki), lazing in the sun, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, South America
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Adult puffin (Fratercula arctica), breeding plumage, flock swimming in the sea, Skjalfandi Bay, Iceland, Europe
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Sally lightfoot crabs (Grapsus grapsus) on lava rocks along the shore near Puerto Egas, Santiago Island (James Island) in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
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Whiskered / Atlantic Walrus - on beach, with people in boat (Odobenus rosmarus). Prins Karls Forland, West of main Island of Spitzberg.
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About 10 months old King penguin chicks (Aptenodytes patagonicus) huddling in a storm at the Right Whale Bay colony on South Georgia Island, Sub-Antarctica.
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Griffon Vulture, both sexes incubate the egg (Photo Eurasian Griffon in the Refugio de Rapaces de Montejo de la Vega), Griffon Vulture, both sexes incubate the egg (Photo Eurasian Griffon in the Refugio de Rapaces de Montejo de la Vega)
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African Penguins (Spheniscus demersus) walking down a big boulder, Boulders Beach, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa
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Chile, Patagonia, Lake District. Southern Sea lion (Otaria flavescens) at a haul-out.
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Brown Bear Sow Fishes With Her Cubs For Pink And Silver Salmon At Allison Point With Anglers In The Background, Valdez, Southcentral Alaska, USA
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Lobster pot on sunny day with starling.
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Seals, Rathlin Island Co Antrim, Ireland
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California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) on a navigation buoy, Ventura, California, USA
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Aerial view of group of goats eating on desert landscape, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E
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Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) in the fishing port of Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island, Indefatigable Island, Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America
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Feral pigs (Sus scrofa) on flood plain, East Alligator River area, Northern Territory, Australia
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Canada, Nunavut, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Cumberland Sound, Kekerten Island. Bowhead whale jaw bone.
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Sooty tern (Onychoprion fuscatus), Russian Tern, Russian Tern, Russian Terns, Terns, Animals, Birds, Sooty Tern (Sterna fuscata) Flock. On beach Bird Island. Seychelles
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View of African penguins on Boulders Beach, Seaforth, Table Mountain National Park, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa Copyright: FrankxFell 844-34101
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Bruennichs Guillemot / Thick-billed Murre - breeding birds at Alkefjellet Cliff in Hinlopenstretet - Svalbard, Norway     Date:
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Iguanas, Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America
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Horseshoe Crab Mating Aggregation occurs every yr in southern New Jersey
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Gentoo Penguins on the beach at Saunders Island with the expedition cruise ship Ocean Nova anchored in the sheltered bay. The first British garrison on the Falklands Islands was built on Saunders Island in 1765.
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1967. Subjects: AMNWR; Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge; Scenics; Coastal environments; Aleutian Island Unit ; Wildlife; Steller Sea lions.
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Bogura, Bangladesh - 17 February 2024: Aerial view of a herd of buffaloes stirring up dust on the sandy riverbank, contrasting with the distant blue river and sky.
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Canada, Manitoba, Churchill. Churchill River Estuary, beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) in front of historic Prince of Wales Fort. (Large format sizes available)
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Sea lions basking on floating platforms at Pier 39, near Fishermans Wharf, San Francisco, California, United States of America, North America
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Barred Owl at Wharf, Shiploading Pulp, Port Mellon, Howe Sound, Sunshine Coast, B.C., Canada