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)
Polar Bear Tundra Buggy Adventure Churchill A cute and curious polar bear cub checks out a tundra buggy during an adventure into the Churchill Wildlife Management Area in Hudson Bay. |
Curious Polar Bear Cub Picture Hudson Bay Standing on hind legs, this curious polar bear cub gets a good look at some passengers on a tundra buggy tour to the shores of Hudson Bay in Manitoba, Canada. |
Wildlife Tours Tundra Buggy Manitoba Canada An inquisitive polar bear checks out the chassis of a tundra buggy during a tour in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area in Manitoba, Canada. |
Cute Polar Bear Cub Portrait Picture Soft teddy bear ears and cute face make this little polar bear cub a perfect subject for a portrait picture in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. |
Cool Polar Bear Photo Hudson Bay Canada A laid back polar bear relaxes on the cool tundra in Hudson Bay near Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. |
Funny Polar Bear Cub Churchill Manitoba Canada Taking his curiosity to another level a funny little polar bear cub thoroughly checks out a tundra buggy during a tour from Churchill in Manitoba, Canada. |
Relaxed Polar Bear Animal Picture A relaxed animal in its element, polar bears are more animated in a very cold climate such as that of Hudson Bay during the winter. |
Sleeping Killer Whale Northern Vancouver Island An amazing glow fills Weynton Passage off Northern Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada as a sleeping male Killer Whale waits for the rest of his family. |
Dolphins Swimming New Zealand Tourists love to get the thrill of a lifetime and spend their day swimming with the dolphins off the North Island of New Zealand. |
Surfacing Orca Northern Vancouver Island After surfacing, two Orca slowly continue on after enjoying the glow from the sunset off Northern Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. |
Orca Pod Northern Vancouver Island The sun brightens the coastline where a pod of Northern Resident Orca are seen off Northern Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. |
Valencia Oceanografic Dolphin Show Spain A trainer directs an attentive Bottlenose Dolphin during a show at the Oceanografic in the city of Valencia in Spain. |
Hookers Sealions Beach New Zealand A pair of Hookers Sealions interact on the beach in Molyneux Bay on the South Island of New Zealand. |
Dolphin Swimming New Zealand To be swimming with a dolphin is an experience of a lifetime and something that tours in the Bay of Islands on the North Island of New Zealand offer. |
Orca Watching Vancouver Island After a long day of fishing, this boat decides watching a pod of Orca at sunset is a peaceful way to end a day off Northern Vancouver Island in British Columbia. |
Sleeping Whales Northern Vancouver Island At sunset off Northern Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada three Killer Whales decide it is time to do a little sleeping. |
Lonely Male Northern Vancouver Island A lonely male Killer Whale surfaces in the sun's rays in the waters off Northern Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. |
White Beluga Whale Also referred to as White Whales, the Beluga whale spends much of it's time in Arctic or sub-arctic waters such as Alaska, and the Churchill - Hudson Bay area of Canada. |
Killer Whale Sunset Picture A Northern Resident Killer Whale makes his way along Johnston Strait off the shores of Vancouver Island, BC, Canada. |
Dolphin Whale Northern Vancouver Island This large dolphin, better known as a Killer Whale or Orca, heads towards us on a whale watching trip off Northern Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. |
Valencia Spain Aquarium LOceanografic The largest marine centre and aquairum in Europe is the L'Oceanografic is situated in the city of Valencia, Spain. |
Sperm Whale Water Patterns Kaikoura During a flight with Wings over Whales from Kaikoura visitors see large sperm whales resting on the surface of the water and creating interesting water patterns. |
Beluga Whale A beluga whale rests peacefully on the surface of the water with one eye peeled to see what is going on around him. |
Aquarium Bottlenose Dolphin Valencia Spain L'Oceanographic is an aquarium in the city of Valencia in Spain which features a display of Bottlenose Dolphins. |
Bottlenose Dolphin Tail Picture An entertaining Bottlenose Dolphin raises its tail during a performance at L'Oceanografic in Valencia, Spain. |
Tursiops Truncatus LOceanografic Valencia The bottlenose dolphins aka Tursiops Truncatus at L'Oceanografic in the city of Valencia, Spain perform daily tricks for visitors. |
New Zealand Sea Lion After a swim in the water, a New Zealand Sea Lion heads up the beach at Waipapa Point in the Catlins on the South Island of New Zealand. |
Orca Family Northern Vancouver Island An Orca family enjoying the calm waters off Northern Vancouver Island in British Columbia at sunset. |
Northern Resident Killer Whales Group A group of Killer Whales from the Northern Resident community off Northern Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. |
Orca Fin Northern Vancouver Island An Orca shows off his pectoral fin off Northern Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. |
Baby Fur Seal Cape Palliser A baby fur seal pauses on the rocks of the seal colony rookery at Cape Palliser, New Zealand. |
Nursing Fur Seal Lounging atop the rocks at Cape Palliser on the North Island of New Zealand a fur seal pup is nursing from its mother. |
Picture Of A Dolphin Trick Because they are relatively easy to train to perform tricks, Bottlenose Dolphins are the most commonly found performing dolphin in Aquariums. |
Sea Otter Couple A couple of sea otters pose for the camera around Northern Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. |
Dusky Dolphins Tour Kaikoura The calm, green waters off Kaikoura in New Zealand give passengers a clear view of the Dusky Dolphins on this tour. |
Picture Of A Dusky Dolphin Kaikoura Playful Dusky Dolphin in the South Pacific off the New Zealand (Kaikoura) coast. |
Killer Whale Male Profile A striking profile of a large male killer whale travelling in the waters off Northern Vancouver Island, BC, Canada. |
Beach Hookers Otago Two Hookers Seal Lions cuddle on the beach in Otago on the South Island of New Zealand. |
Seal Colony Kaikoura Peninsula Kaikoura Peninsula on the South Island of New Zealand is the ideal location to find a colony of the New Zealand Fur Seal. |
Funny Grey Seal This funny grey seal is one of the most amusing mammals to watch at the L'Oceanografic in Valencia, Spain in Europe. |
Valencia Spain Grey Seal The little head of a grey seal appears above the surface at the L' Oceanographic at the City of Arts and Science in Valencia, Spain in Europe. |
Valencia Grey Seal The L'Oceanografic in Valencia, Spain in Europe is home to this delightful little grey seal and lots of other different species of marine mammals. |
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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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