Marine mammals are one of the most fascinating species to observe in the animal kingdom as well as one of the most difficult as they spend a majority of their lives in or around the water where they rely on their food for survival. Mammals are in a class of their own being warm blooded creatures, having lungs that they breath air through, nursing their young with their own milk and having a layer of hair or fur to regulate their body temperature.
The body of a marine mammal is extremely smooth and silk which enables it to glide through the waters at exceptional speeds. Marine mammals can spend an enormous amount of time underwater but they must always surface to breathe.
In past years, marine mammals were once the main food source for humans and they were hunted to almost extinction. Year after year, scientists and marine biologists are learning more about the every day lives of each species of marine mammal and many stunning conclusions have been discovered. Not only are marine mammals a very important factor in our world, they are meant to be... (... more information below the photos)
Sea Animals Killer Whales surfing behind a whale watching boat in Johnstone Strait of Vancouver Island, Sea Animals in British Columbia, Canada |
Wildlife Photo Polar Bear Hudson Bay Wildlife around the Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba is plentiful and this beautiful photo of a Polar Bear shows how real it is. |
Photo Of A Killer Whale Photo of a Killer Whale, with the beautiful British Columbia coast landscape in the background, photographed off Vancouver Island, Canada. |
Pictures Of Dolphins Pictures of Dolphins, Pacific White Sided Dolphins of Northern Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada |
Polar Bear Winter Churchill Manitoba A Polar Bear walking across the frozen tundra during the winter in Churchill, Manitoba as snow falls across the region. |
Orca Whales Mom and Baby Orca Whales spyhopping in Johnstone Strait, British Columbia on a whale watching tour |
Dolphin Image Pacific white sided dolphins can be seen off the British Columbia coast in Western Canada. |
Polar Bear Global Warming Symbol Hudson Bay A true symbol of global warming is the majestic polar bear, which inhabits the polar regions of the world and Hudson Bay in Manitoba, Canada. |
Baby Seal Picture A really cute baby seal picture taken on the ice floes of the Atlantic Ocean near Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland, Canada. |
Orca Whales Photo of Orca Whales in the sun taken on a whale watching tour off Vancouver Island |
Humpback Whale With Iceberg Picture of a Humpback Whale Fluke in front of an iceberg near Newfoundland, Canada. |
Dolphins Underwater Underwater picture of pacific white sided dolphins |
Orca Whale Pictures Orca Whale Pictures, Killer Whales |
Humpback Whale Tours Humpback whale watching tours off Northern Vancouver Island, BC |
Killer Whale Jumping Orcinus Orca or Killer Whale female breaching beside a whale watching boat off Vancouver Island |
Climate Change Effects On Polar Bear Habitat The Polar Bear, Ursus maritimus, evolved from the brown bear over 200,000 years ago, but today their existence is threatened by climate change and it's effects on the polar bear habitat. |
Sea Bear Ursus Maritimus Hudson Bay Churchill Manitoba A Polar Bear (sometimes known as a sea bear) looks directly at the camera as it walks on the icy fringes of Hudson Bay in Churchill Manitoba. This is the largest land predator in the world as well as one of the most vulnerable species in the world. |
Endangered Animal Polar Bear Global Warming Through early ice break up in arctic regions such as Hudson Bay in Manitoba, Canada (as a result of global warming) as well as through pollution, the polar bear has been deemed a threatened animal under the Endangered Species Act of the USA. |
Arctic Wildlife Hudson Bay Polar Bear Canada The magnificent polar bear is one species of wildlife which is right at home in the arctic environment of northern Manitoba, Canada where it spends the summer months conserving its energy on the shores of Hudson Bay. |
Polar Bear Kneeling Hudson Bay Churchill Manitoba For a dangerous type of animal, this Polar Bear looks rather cute while kneeling on the snow covered tundra near the Hudson Bay in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area in Manitoba, Canada. |
Polar Bear Arctic Habitat Hudson Bay Canada The natural habitat of the majestic polar bear is in the arctic and sub-arctic regions of the world including Hudson Bay in Canada. |
Marine Mammal Polar Bear Information Churchill The following is some basic information pertaining to polar bears and their habitat - a marine mammal in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. |
Cute Polar Bear Family A Polar Bear family consisting of a sow and her cute cub, spend a bonding moment on the icy tundra of the Churchill Wildlife Management Area in Churchill, Manitoba. |
Cute Polar Bear Picture Churchill Manitoba A relaxed polar bear looks cute lounging on the rocks in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area in Manitoba, Canada. |
Cute Polar Bear Resting Hudson Bay Churchill Manitoba Peering over a rock, a cute polar bear keeps an eye on his visitors while resting in Hudson Bay near Churchill in Manitoba, Canada. |
Close Up Polar Bear Portrait Picture Churchill Manitoba About as close up to a polar bear as you want to get for a portrait picture near the town of Churchill in Manitoba, Canada. |
Sleeping Polar Bear Churchill Manitoba Canada Unperturbed at having an audience, a young polar polar continues sleeping in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area, Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. |
Fishing Boat Orca Pod Vancouver Island Off Northern Vancouver Island in British Columbia, a pod of Orca give passengers aboard this fishing boat a good look at their family. |
Whale Watching Northern Vancouver Island A golden sky silhouettes an orca during a whale watchinig tour from Northern Vancouver Island in BC, Canada. |
Sunset Orcas Soft pinks paint the evening sky during sunset as a pod of Orcas leisurely swim through Weynton Passage. |
Male Orca A lone male orca surfaces at sunset in Weyton Passage off Northern Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. |
Cute White Coat |
Fin Whale The Finn Whale is the second largest animal on the planet after the Blue Whale and inhabit all the oceans of the world. |
Newfoundlands Wildlife There are a variety of wildlife tours available from Newfoundlands Northern Peninsula to see animals such as puffins and whales. |
Dolphin Images Two playing Dolphins photographed on a dolphin watching tour in British Columbia |
Dolphin Photo A pacific white sided dolphin riding the bow wave of a whale watching boat off the coast off northern Vancouver Island. |
Sperm Whales Kaikoura Aerial Stock Photo of a Sperm Whale of the kaikoura coast |
Whale Watching New Zealand Aerial Stock Photo of Sperm Whale Watching in New Zealand |
Beyond The Sea Humpback Whale Tail at sunset, beyond the sea |
Whale Tail Photo of a Humpback Whale Tail with beautiful sunset taken on a whale watching tours |
Gray Whale |
Hectors Dolphin Picture Akaroa Harbour Canterbury New Zealand Identified by its unique rounded dorsil fin, the Hector's dolphin is one of the smallest cetaceans in the world at an average length of 1.4 metres (4.59 Feet). It is one of four species of dolphin in the genus Cephalorhynchus. |
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... protected, not hunted.
Humans are the major problem for the declining marine population and, we as humans, can help in the survival of marine mammals in our everyday life by keeping our oceans clean and recycling the appropriate garbage to help the world become a better place. Nature has been kind enough over the years to give humans the opportunity to view fascinating marine mammals such as dolphins, whales, seals, polar bears and otters and learning to appreciate them is a major step.
Our list of pictures is a small sample of what resides in our oceans and they give everybody an idea of how amazing some types of wildlife are. To witness a whale appear out of the quiet ocean waters, to watch a dolphin family leap and frolic in the waters or to view a baby seal squirm along the snow and ice gives one a different perspective to the natural ways of life.
Pages of images are available to browse and see the incredible marine mammal pictures that we have been lucky enough to able to photograph throughout our many adventures.
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