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)
Sunset Killer Whale Family Northern Vancouver Island During a beautiful sunset off Northern Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada a Killer Whale family surfaces as the light glistens off them. |
Polar Bear Bellyflop Churchill Wildlife Management Area A Polar Bear looks as though he has just done a bellyflop as he relaxes on the icy tundra of the Churchill Wildlife Management Area in Manitoba, Canada. |
Wildlife Tourism Churchill Manitoba Tourism has become very popular around Churchill, Manitoba as visitors love to be able to encounter the wildlife in the area, especially a Polar Bear. |
Polar Bear Environment Churchill Manitoba Atop the rocks near the Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba, a Polar Bear sniffs around for any unwanted visitors to his natural environment. |
Fur Seal Pups Cape Palliser New Zealand One of the two Fur Seal pups on the rocks at the Cape Palliser Seal Colony on the North Island of New Zealand seems a little more enthusiastic than the other. |
Resting New Zealand Sea Lion South Island A New Zealand Sea Lion resting on the beach at Waipapa Point along the Catlin's Highway on the South Island of New Zealand. |
Tundra Buggy Tours Churchill Manitoba Tourists to the Churchill Wildlife Management Area in Manitoba, Canada peek out of the windows on the tundra buggy tours while a Polar Bear cub peers up. |
Male Orca Sunset Northern Vancouver Island The yellow rays at sunset explode across the water off Northern Vancouver Island in British Columbia as a male Orca surfaces. |
Killer Whales Scenery Northern Vancouver Island A small pod of Killer Whales surface as the sun glistens off the beautiful mountain landscape of Northern Vancouver Island creating a picture of spectacular scenery. |
Swim With Dolphins Tour Kaikoura NZ Don a wetsuit and swim with the dolphins during a tour with Encounter Kaikoura on the South Island of New Zealand. |
Polar Bear Habitat Churchill Manitoba The Polar Bear has an extremely good sense of smell and sight and when something unusual is spotted in his habitat in Churchill, Manitoba, he will be the first to notice. |
Polar Bear Games Churchill Manitoba Peek-a-boo games are not what a Polar Bear does on a regular basis around Churchill, Manitoba and the bear would always come out a winner. |
Whale Watching Trips Kaikoura New Zealand One of the best trips to embark on during a visit to Kaikoura on the South Island of New Zealand is a whale or dolphin watching tour. |
Killer Whales Fishing Boat British Columbia After a long day of fishing aboard this boat off Northern Vancouver Island in British Columbia, the crew gets a beautiful view of a pod of Killer Whales. |
Polar Bear Eating Churchill Manitoba A Polar Bear upon a frozen lake along the shores of the Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba thoroughly enjoying eating his seal. |
Polar Bear Weather Hudson Bay Churchill Manitoba The snowy weather around the Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba is what this Polar Bear thrives on as he stands atop a ridge scoping us out. |
Polar Bear Family Picture Churchill Manitoba Posing for this picture was not what this Polar Bear family had in mind when we captured this shot in Churchill, Manitoba in Canada. |
Polar Bear Watching Tourists Churchill Canada A curious polar bear or a hungry one for that matter can be a danger for tourists watching them from the comfort of their vehicle. |
Polar Bear Crossing Churchill Manitoba A bus makes its way along the road in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area in Manitoba, Canada just as a Polar Bear is crossing the road. |
Big Polar Bear Paws And Claws Photo A close up of the the massive big paws of a polar bear featuring a row of sharp claws. |
Angry Polar Bear Photo Churchill A warning to stay clear, an angry polar bear bars his teeth before proceeding towards a camp in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. |
Polar Bear Tundra Buggy Tour Hudson Bay Canada Tourists get a great view of a polar bear cub during a tour in a tundra buggy out to the shores of Hudson Bay in Manitoba, Canada. |
Polar Bear Diet Ringed Seals The diet of a polar bear is varied however mainly consists of seals such as the ringed seal found in Hudson Bay, Canada. |
Ringed Seals Polar Bear Food A favourite food for a polar bear are ringed seals which are found in great numbers in the waters of Hudson Bay. |
Polar Bear Cub Watching Tundra Buggy Churchill A cute cub leans up against a tundra buggy during a polar bear watching tour in Churchill, Manitoba. |
Sitting Baby Polar Bear Picture Churchill Manitoba In an almost human pose, a cute baby polar bear sits down and looks up at passengers on board a tundra buggy in Churchill. |
Churchill Wildlife Management Area Polar Bears A family portrait of polar bears on the tundra in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area of Hudson Bay, Manitoba Canada. |
Little Polar Bear Cub Hudson Bay Small by polar bear standards, this little 11 month old cub reaches 6 feet in height when standing on his hind legs. |
Polar Bear Baby Resting Churchill Manitoba A cute little polar bear baby rests after exploring a tundra buggy in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area in Manitoba. |
Bear Cub And Tundra Buggy Tourists Intrigued by the a massive tundra buggy full of tourists, a cute little polar bear cub thoroughly checks it all out. |
Polar Bear In Landscape Hudson Bay Canada The brown and barren looking landscape which fringes the shores of Hudson Bay in Manitoba, Canada is polar bear territory. |
Drinking Polar Bear Hudson Bay Manitoba A large polar bear drinks from a still ice-free pond near the shores of Hudson Bay in Manitoba, Canada. |
Photography Workshop Churchill Manitoba Canada A group of enthusiastic photographers capture images of a young polar bear during a workshop in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area of Manitoba. |
Cute Polar Bear Baby Picture By 11 months old, this cute little polar bear seen near the shores of Hudson Bay, makes a large baby. |
Polar Bear Journey Churchill Manitoba This picture gives one the impression that this Polar Bear is on a long journey down a dirt road in Churchill, Manitoba. |
Bear Cub And Mom Churchill Wildlife Management Area A playful polar bear cub play bites his mom on the neck while resting in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area on the shores of Hudson Bay, Canada. |
Bear Watching Tours Churchill Wildlife Management Area They call them polar bear watching tours but this cute little cub was actually watching the people on this tundra buggy in Hudson Bay, Canada. |
Wildlife Buggy Tours Churchill Manitoba Canada Passangers are thrilled to see wildlife including a polar bear cub during a tundra buggy adventure tour from Churchill in Manitoba, Canada. |
Bear Watching Tourists Churchill Manitoba Canada A group of tourists get a close encounter during a polar bear watching tour in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. |
Polar Bear Sow Portrait Photo Manitoba Canada A portrait of a tired looking polar bear sow nearing the end of her summer fast in Hudson Bay, Manitoba, Canada. |
Polar Bear Food Hudson Bay Churchill Food is the main train of thought for a Polar Bear when the Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba freezes over. |
Polar Bear Yawn Churchill Manitoba A large Polar Bear, having just woken from a nap in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area in Manitoba, yawns before moving on. |
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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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