Top of the Food Chain. Photo by Seans Shots
And so I said, “That’s no walrus, that’s my brother-in-law!”
Kingdom of Tonga, Ha’apai, Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching
Saxophone Santa serenades Juno, a 10-year-old male beluga whale, at Mystic Aquarium in Mystic, Conn. This photo was taken by Abigail Pheiffer during Mystic Aquarium’s Winter Waterland celebration on Dec. 2, 2012.
Photo credit: Abigail Pheiffer
A very joyous orca calf, if only we could all be so joyful in our lives.
Info I was able to find about the photo: The calf is Calf AV096a (Tigrenok) and is making a high jump in Avacha Gulf.
Amazon river dolphins photographed by wildlife photographer Mark Carwardine. Picture: Mark Carwardine/SeaPics/Solent News
Best of friends, Jet the dolphin and Miri the seal at Pet Porpoise Pool, Coffs Harbour, Australia
Whale Pumps
An illustration of the oceanic whale pump showing how whales cycle nutrients through the water column.
from The Whale Pump: Marine Mammals Enhance Primary Productivity in a Coastal Basin. PLoS ONE 5(10): e13255, Roman J, McCarthy JJ
