Porpoising seal
Crabeater seals are mostly seen snoozing on icefloes. But when there is krill near the surface, they can be highly active and work as a team to catch it
Fin whale supergroup
The largest gathering of whales I have ever witnessed. Over 1000 fin whales, gorging themselves on krill off Coronation Island, South Orkney
Diving beneath the ice
A pair of humpback whales dive beneath an iceberg in the Weddell Sea - the world's coldest sea.
Crabeater in Blizzard
A crabeater seal afloat on a sea ice during a blizzard: mid-summer in Antarctica
Minke Belly
The pleated belly of a dead minke whale which stranded dead on the Ardnamurchan Peninsula in July 2020. Although the cause of death was not determined by a pathologist, a large scar through the mouth was consistent with entanglement in fishing gear: the ultimate fate for about half of all minkes found dead in Scotland. The visually-striking pleated throat allows their belly to stretch to accommodate prey-laden water. In the seas around the Hebrides, they prefer sandeel and herring.
Antarctic Fur Seal | Arctocephalus gazella | Leucistic
One in a thousand, leucistic Antarctic fur seal, friendship, pigment, anamoly, nature's beauty, rare animal, fur seal pups, hauled-out, nursery group, creche
Nostril Flare
A curious crabeater seal pup comes to inspect me and my camera at Cuverville Island, Antarctica
Crabeater Seal | Lobodon carcinophagus
crabeater seal squinting in bright daylight; flaring nostrils; vibrissae spread out with water beads; blue sea backdrop; wet and shiny pelage
Ice Sausages
Crabeater seals sleep during the day and feed at night. They are great sleepers.
Fun for free
A group of dusky dolphins taking time out of their busy schedule to ride our bow wave through the Beagle Channel.
Blubber and Steel
A dusky dolphin brushes against the bulbous bow of the National Geographic Explorer, on an exceptionally calm day in the Beagle Channel, Tierra del Fuego.
Polar Bear |Ursus maritimus |
polar bear, Vulnerable Species, jumping, melting sea ice, arctic wildlife, marine mammal, wilderness, climate change, melting sea ice, foraging, Arctic Canada, Nunavut
