5. A split image of blacktip reef shark, Carcharhinus melanopterus, and grey reef sharks, Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos, above a reef off the island of Yap in Micronesia.
6. The dorsal fins of blacktip reef sharks, Carcharhinus melanopterus, break the surface off the island of Yap, Micronesia. Below, gray reef sharks, Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos, can be
seen.
24. The spotted porcupinefish, Diodon hystrix, feed primarily at night on hard shelled invertebrates. Hawaii.
25. A photograher (MR) on a whale watching boat out of Lahaina, Maui, get a close up look at the tail of a humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae. Hawaii.
26. A photograher (MR) on a whale watching boat out of Lahaina, Maui, gets a close up look at the tail of a humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae. Hawaii.
27. Mother gray whales, Eschrichtius robustus, bring their calves over to boats to be touched by people. San Ignacio Lagoon, Mexico.
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29. A breaching humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, off the Big Island of Hawaii.
41. The ?bumps? on the head of this young male humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, have been abraded until they are bloody by aggressive interactions with other males
competing for the attention of a female. Hawaii
42. A humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, performing a maneuver known as a "peduncle slap". Hawaii.
43. Humpback whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, are thought to live 30 to 40 years, although there is speculation that this estimate is much lower than reality. Hawaii.
45. After several breaths at the surface humpback whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, will eventually lift their tail out of the water when diving back down to depth. Hawaii.
46. The humpback whale's scientific name comes from it's long pectoral fins. Megaptera, means ?big-winged?. novaeangliae is a reference to New England, where humpbacks were once
common.
47. The blowhole of a humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae. Hawaii.
48. This is the tail of "JJ" the gray whale, Eschrichtius robustus, photographed at Sea World in San Deigo. She was released back to the wild, and this images background has been
changed digitally to picture that.
53. A photographer (MR) lines up on a young humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, Hawaii.
54. A camera man (MR) lines up on a humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, Hawaii.
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56. The Galapagos shark, Carcharhinus galapagensis can reach twelve feet in length and is listed as ?potentially dangerous?. Hawaii.
57. The Galapagos shark, Carcharhinus galapagensis can reach twelve feet in length and is listed as ?potentially dangerous?. Hawaii.
58. The Galapagos shark, Carcharhinus galapagensis can reach twelve feet in length and is listed as ?potentially dangerous?. Hawaii.
59. The Galapagos shark, Carcharhinus galapagensis can reach twelve feet in length and is listed as ?potentially dangerous?. Hawaii.
60. The Galapagos shark, Carcharhinus galapagensis can reach twelve feet in length and is listed as ?potentially dangerous?. Hawaii.
61. The Galapagos shark, Carcharhinus galapagensis, can reach twelve feet in length and is listed as ?potentially dangerous?. This one was photographed feeding off the Northshore of
Oahu, Hawaii.
62. The Galapagos shark, Carcharhinus galapagensis can reach twelve feet in length and is listed as “potentially dangerous”. Hawaii.
63. The Galapagos shark, Carcharhinus galapagensis can reach twelve feet in length and is listed as “potentially dangerous”. Hawaii.
64. A Galapagos shark, Carcharhinus galapagensis, bites down on a photographers camera housing. Hawaii.
65. A group of whitetip reef sharks, Triaenodon obesus, with blue jacks and a diver (MR) Hawaii.
66. A pair of whitetip reef sharks, Triaenodon obesus, Hawaii.
67. The Galapagos shark, Carcharhinus galapagensis can reach twelve feet in length and is listed as ?potentially dangerous?. Hawaii.
68. As a shark bites, a protective cover comes over it's eye, known as the nictitating membrane. This oceanic whitetip shark, Carcharhinus longimanus, photographed several miles
offshore, is demonstrating this feature for Mr. Fleetham's camera. Hawaii.
69. This whitetip reef shark, Triaenodon obesus, is sticking close to the reef in search of a meal. Hawaii.
70. This pair of Caribbean Reef Sharks, Carcharhinus perezi, were photographed off Nassau in the Bahamas and appear to be attempting to create the ?yin and yang? symbol.
71. A silvertip shark, Carcharhinus albimarginatus, over the reef at Burma Banks. Myanmar.
72. This image of the toothy grin of a sand tiger shark, Eugomphodus taurus, was shot in southeastern Australia.
73. This sand tiger shark, also known as a grey nurse shark, Eugomphodus taurus, was photographed in Australia.
74. The toothy grin on the sand tiger shark, Eugomphodus taurus, has given the species an undeserved reputation of aggressiveness. Far from the truth they are one of the more passive
species in the oceans. Australia.
75. This great white shark [Carcharodon carcharias] was photographed off Guadalupe Island, Mexico..
76. This great white shark [Carcharodon carcharias] was photographed off Guadalupe Island, Mexico..
77. This great white shark [Carcharodon carcharias] was photographed off Guadalupe Island, Mexico..
78. This great white shark [Carcharodon carcharias] was photographed off Guadalupe Island, Mexico..
79. This pelagic triggerfish, Canthidermis maculates, is a small meal for this oceanic whitetip shark, Carcharhinus longimanus. Hawaii
80. Divers in a cage get a close look at a great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias, just below the surface off Guadalupe Island, Mexico.
81. This Great White Shark, Carcharodon carcharias, is giving divers in a shark cage a close look off Guadalupe Island, Mexico.
82. Divers in a cage get a close look at a great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias, just below the surface off Guadalupe Island, Mexico
83. Photographers (MR) get a close pass from an enormous great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias, just below the surface off Guadalupe Island, Mexico.
84. This Great White Shark, Carcharodon carcharias, was photographed just outside the cage off Guadalupe Island, Mexico.
85. A surface, "down the mouth" view of an oceanic whitetip shark, Carcharhinus longimanus, jaw open, biting at the surface.
86. This split image of an oceanic whitetip shark, Carcharhinus longimanus, was taken with a Canon 15mm full frame fisheye lens several miles off the Big Island in open ocean. Hawaii.
87. This split image of an oceanic whitetip shark, Carcharhinus longimanus, was taken with a Canon 15mm full frame fisheye lens several miles off the Big Island in open ocean. Hawaii.
88. Split image of an oceanic whitetip shark, Carcharhinus longimanus, photographed several miles off the Big Island in open ocean. Hawaii.
89. A surface view of an oceanic whitetip
shark, Carcharhinus longimanus, Hawaii.
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of life in the world's oceans
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