Marine Mammals and Action

Captivating images of marine mammals like whales and sharks breaching and playing in the ocean.

USA, Alaska, Glacier Bay National Park. Humpback whales breaching ocean surface.

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Northern Right Whale Dolphin (Lissodelphis borealis) pair jumping, Monterey Bay, California

USA, Alaska, Glacier Bay National Park. Humpback whales breaching ocean surface.

Southern right whale jumping

Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) leaping out of the water with seal prey, Seal Island, False Bay, South Africa

Killer whale playing with sea lion pup Valdes Peninsula

USA, Hawaii, Big Island, Water drips from tail of Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaengliae) in Pacific Ocean along Kona Coast

Scotland, Inverness, bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)

Risso's Dolphin (Grampus griseus) surfacing, Monterey Bay, California

Sei Whale (Balaenoptera borealis) adult, dorsal fin, swimming at surface, Azores, June

Canada, British Columbia, Great Bear Rainforest. Fin Island. Humpback whale tail.

Southern right whale, Eubalaena australis, calf breaching showing callosities. Hermanus, Whale Coast, Overberg, Western Cape, South Africa.

Adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) flukes-up dive, Snow Pass, Southeast Alaska, United States of America, North America

Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) showing distinctive wrinkled skin, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico, Endangered

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), surfacing off Half Moon Island in the South Shetland Island Group, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), tail throw in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, California, United States of America, North America

Humpback whale breaching, Hervey Bay, Queensland

Buckelwale an der Isländischen Westküste Humpback Whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Copyright: xZoonar.com/RaimundxLinkex 21630812

Bottlenose Whale (Hyperoodon ampullatus) surfacing, Nova Scotia, Canada

Spain, Dolphin spyhopping in sea

Pilot whale (Globicephala macorhynchus) at surface before diving, Tenerife, Canary Islands.

Species-specific breach, breaching, jumping with a twist, humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia, Oceania

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), Resurrection Bay, Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska, USA.

Adult Pacific white-sided dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens), breaching in Monterey Bay Marine Sanctuary, California, United States of America, North America

in australia a free whale in the ocean like concept of freedom

Whale watching experience off the coast of Atlantic.

Spinner Dolphin (Stenella longirostris) adult, leaping out of water, Maldives, march

Bay of Islands dolphins Two dolphins swimming at the surface at Bay of Islands in New Zealand Copyright: xZoonar.com/OliverxFoerstnerx 13800654

Short-finned Pilot Whale mother and her dead calf Canary

Whale watching experience off the coast of Atlantic.

Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) adult, swimming at surface of sea, with Long-beaked Common Dolphins (Delphinus capensis) in distance, offshore Port St. Johns, 'Wild Coast', Eastern Cape (Transkei), South Africa

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) at surface showing bloodied tubercles on head during courtship battle, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico

Adult fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) surfacing in the rich waters off the continental shelf near South Georgia, Polar Regions

Orca (Orcinus orca) male and female surfacing, South Georgia Island

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A dolphin's dorsal fin cuts through the water in the Launch Complex 39 Area turn basin at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. The turn basin was carved out of the Banana River when Kennedy Space Center was built. Dolphins frequent bays and coastlines, usually in depths under 20 meters. While some pods take up permanent residence and establish home waters, others are migratory and swim considerable distances from coast to coast. Dolphins are a frequent sight in the rivers around Kennedy, which shares a boundary with the Merritt Island Wildlife Nature Refuge.

Mexico, Baja California, Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) , flukes exposed, diving in the San Ignacio Lagoon, Sea of Cortez

A small pod of Type B killer whales (Orcinus orca), near Cierva Cove, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Pacific White-sided Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens) three swimming with one leaping out of water, Monterey, California

Pilot Whale (Globicephala) emerging from water, Canary Islands, Spain, Europe

A breaching humpback whale calf Megaptera novaeangliae, off Maui, Hawaii, United States of America, Pacific, North America Copyright: RyanxRossotto 1387-142

USA, Alaska, Inian Islands, Humpback Whale Fin

Species-specific breach, breaching, jumping with a twist, humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), Hervey Bay, Fraser Island in the back, Queensland, Australia, Oceania

Risso's dolphin swimming on the surface Azores

Male Killer whale -Orca (Orcinus orca) surfacing in the Johnstone Strait, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Indo-pacific Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops aduncus), Lovina Bay, Bali, Indonesia, Asia

Risso's Dolphin (Grampus griseus) adult, scarred individual, diving, Maldives, march

California Grey Whale - Close-up of head, showing the baleen plates hanging from the upper part of the mouth (Eschrichtius robustus). San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California South, Mexico. The very white skin on this individual is unusual. Grey whale skin is dark grey. San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California South, Mexico.

A false killer whale surges powerfully down the face a wave

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) with opened blowholes, Queensland, Pacific, Australia, Oceania

Newborn Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) calf, Laguna Ojo de Liebre (Scammon's Lagoon), Pacific coast, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Great White Shark, Carcharodon Carcharias, Adult Breaching, False Bay In South Africa

Aerial View of Whale Swimming in Ocean

Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) opening mouth and showing baleen plates, San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California, Mexico

Group of killer whales (Orcinus orca) swimming off the Kuril Islands, Matua island, Russian Far East

Sperm Whale, Kaikoura, Marlborough, South Island, New Zealand - Physeter macrocephalus

Newborn Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) calf, Laguna Ojo de Liebre (Scammon's Lagoon), Pacific coast, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Blue whale from surface feeding Spitsbergen

Canada, Quebec. Whale watching on the St. Lawrence River, fin whale. Saguenay National Park area (aka Fjord du Saguenay). IMAGE RESTRICTED: Not available to US land tour operators.

Humpback Whale - Tail above water (Magaptera Novaengliae). Stellwagen Bank Marine Sanctuary, Gulf of Maine, Atlantic Ocean.

Hunting for small fishes close to the shore. Humpback whale in the Itilliarsuup Kangerlua Fjord, Uummannaq Fjord. Greenland, Danish Territory.

Humpback whale feeding behaviour Alaska USA

Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) leaping, Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Humpback whale surfaces to breathe, showing the small, rounded dorsal fin on the back of this species. Megaptera novaeangliae. Silver Bank Humpback Whale Sanctuary, Dominican Republic.

A large male orca swimming in the Salish Sea

Ein Baby vom Gewoehnlichen Schweinswal durchbricht die Wasseroberflaeche Ein Baby vom Gewoehnlichen Schweinswal durchbricht die Wasseroberflaeche / A baby Harbour porpoise breaks through the surface of the water / Phocoena phocoena Copyright: xZoonar.com/HelgexSchulzx 21567286

Curious type B2 killer whale (Orcinus orca), inspecting the ship in the Errera Channel, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Long-beaked common dolphin, Delphinus capensis, Isla San Marcos, Baja California Sur, Mexico.

Southern Right Whale (Eubalaena australis) hair on chin and upper jaw, Valdes Peninsula, Argentina

Great white shark, White Shark, Great White Shark, Great White Sharks (carcharodon carcharias), Human Sharks, Other Animals, Fish, Shark, Animals, GREAT WHITE SHARK, ADULT BREACHING, FALSE BAY IN SOUTH AFRICA

Risso's dolphin swimming on the surface Azores

Sperm Whale (physeter macrocephalus) Galapagos Islands

Killer Whale, orcinus orca, Adult Spy Hopping, Channel near Orca's Island

LONG-FINNED PILOT WHALE - Five dorsal fins showing above water (Globicephala malena). North Atlantic.

Pilot Whales (globicephala melas). The strait of Gibraltar, Spain.

Dolphin watching in Atlantic ocean. Fajal. Azores Island. Portugal. Europe

A pod of Killer whales or orcas (Orcinus orca) is swimming in Chatham Strait, Alaska, USA.

Killer Whale (Orcinus orca). Tysfjord - Lofoten Isles - Norway.

Adult blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) surfacing off northwestern Spitsbergen Island, Svalbard, Barents Sea, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Adult white-beaked dolphin (Lagenorhynchus albirostris) surfacing in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) adult, dorsal fin at surface of sea, Skjalfandi Bay, Iceland, July

mediterranean monk seal monachus monachus on sea surface

Brydes whale surface feeding on euphausids in Baja California Sur, Mexico

A pod of mammal eating killer whales (Orcinus orca), surfacing on Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia, Australia, Pacific

Great white shark, white shark, man shark, Great white sharks (carcharodon carcharias), white sharks, man sharks, Other Animals, Fish, Shark, Animals, Great White Shark, Adult Breaching, False Bay in South Africa

Young gray whale spy hopping with mouth open in Magdalena Bay

Killer whale female calf Orcinus orca, breaching at sunset off Isla San Jose, Baja California Sur, Sea of Cortez, Mexico, North America Copyright: MichaelxNolan 1112-8724

Adult Munk's pygmy devil ray, Mobula munkiana, swimming near Isla Danzante, Baja California Sur, Mexico.

Great White Shark, Carcharodon Carcharias, Adult Breaching, False Bay In South Africa

USA, Alaska, Sitka. Steller sea lions in water.

Old schooner with dolphins at the coastline in front of Moro Jable, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain, Europe

Orca (Orcinus orca) pod, southeast Alaska

North America, USA, AK, Inside Passage. Dorsal fin female Orca (Orcinus orca)

Mother and baby dolphin swimming at the surface at Bay of Islands in New Zealand

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) lifting its tail flukes to dive in the Arctic Ocean for feeding, Spitsbergen, Svalbard

Bottlenose dolphin swimming in lake

European Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) adult, non-breeding plumage, diving from surface of sea, Poole Harbour, Dorset, England, March

Killer whale / Orca (Orcinus orca) pursuing Sea lion (Otaria flavescens) close to the shore, Punta Norte Nature Reserve, Peninsula Valdes, Patagonia, Argentina, Atlantic Ocean.

Fin of orca whale cutting through Resurrection Bay Seward Dark fin of orca whale cutting through the water of Resurrection Bay Seward Alaska Copyright: xZoonar.com/StevenxHeapx 18792961

Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) feeding showing baleen plates, vulnerable, southeast Alaska

Adult Munk's pygmy devil ray (Mobula munkiana), leaping into the air, Isla San Jose, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) portrait, Honduras

A pod of whales break the water’s surface Alaska Coast

Type B Killer Whales (Orcas ocina) in Gerache Strait, Antarctica

Leopard Seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) swimming with penguin prey in mouth, Antarctica

Hector's Dolphin - jumping , Cephalorhynchus hectori

Orca Whale, spy-hopping

Orca (Orcinus orca) pair surfacing, Hokkaido, Japan

A Killer Whale or Orca breaching the water in the Straits of Georgia off Vancouver.

Risso's dolphin swimming on the surface Azores

Ocean Sunfish (Mola mola) adult, swimming with dorsal fin at surface of water, Penzance, Cornwall, England, June

A large killer whale swimming in the Salish Sea

Killer Whale in the sea (Orcinus orca)

Large group of Common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) surfacing, Loreto Marine Reserve, Gulf of California, Mexico, April

Spy hopping orca orcinus orca off Saturna Island, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

A pod of killer whales (Orcinus orca) surfacing in Chatham Strait, Southeast Alaska, United States of America, Pacific Ocean, North America

Whales Surface Near The Rocks to Fish At Knivskjelodden. Knivskjelodden Is A Peninsula Located In Nordkapp Municipality In Finnmark County. Norway. It Is The Northernmost Point on The Island of Mageroya In Northern Norway. It Is Sometimes Considered The Northernmost Point of The Entire Continent of Europe. Norway

Orca (Killer Whale) in Alaska

Bottle-nosed Dolphin,Bottle Nosed Dolphin,Bottle Nose Dolphin,(Tursiops truncatus),Roatan,Honduras,Caribbean,Central America,Lateinamerica,training in water with trainer at Roatan Institute for Marine Science

USA, Alaska, Inian Islands. Steller sea lions swimming near Elifin Cove.

Orca (Orcinus orca) aquarium captive male exhibiting flaccid fin syndrome, Spain

Spyhopping Adult Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus), Laguna Ojo de Liebre (Scammon's Lagoon), Pacific coast, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Diver climbing into dive cage on side of the Solmar V boat, with a Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) swimming at the surface close by, Guadalupe Island, Baja California, Mexico, Pacific Ocean. Model released.

Common Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) adult and juvenile, swimming at surface of sea, offshore Port St. Johns, 'Wild Coast', Eastern Cape (Transkei), South Africa

Pantropical spotted dolphin (stenella attenuata) in the marine area of Marina Ballena National Park in Costa Rica.

Common Guillemot (Uria aalge) on the water, Spitsbergen, Svalbard Archipelago

Beluga (Delphinapterus leucas) whale, group surfacing, Cunningham Inlet, Northwest Territories, Canada

Basking sharks (Ceterhinus maximus) feeding close to shore. Cornwall, England. East Atlantic Ocean. June

California gray whale Eschrichtius robustus and whale watcher on boat, San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

Group of three loons swimming on lake in Canada on summer day.

Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua) pair porpoising, South Georgia Island

Killer Whale

Aerial view of humpback whales swimming in ocean, main beach, point lookout, queensland, australia.

dead common porpoise on shore phocoena phocoena probably drowned after being caught in fishing net coldingham bay, scotland

California gray whale calf (Eschrictius robustus), with excited tourists in San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California, Mexico, North America

Sailfish saltwater sport fishing jumping

Two young Beluga Whales or White Whales (Delphinapterus leucas), Sea of Japan, Primorsky Krai, Russia, Europe

Stranded sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) on beach at Knokke, Belgium, Europe