white baby humpback whale just under the surface in Tonga
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Ocean Creatures

A mahi mahi in open blue water, its dorsal fin raised and its flanks lit gold and electric blue, photographed by William Drumm Ocean Creatures Mahi Mahi: Not a Dolphin, and Nothing Like the One on Your Plate Mahi mahi is a fish, not a dolphin, and the gold you see in a cooler is the… A striped marlin lit up beside a bait ball at the surface in Magdalena Bay, photographed by William Drumm Ocean Creatures Striped Marlin: How to Tell Billfish Apart, and Why They Light Up Marlin, swordfish and sailfish are not the same fish. How to tell them apart, why the 80 mph… How to identify sea lions vs seals, sea lions have ear flaps while seals do not Ocean Creatures Sea Lions vs. Seals: How to Tell the Difference Sea lions vs seals: a complete guide to the differences in ears, size, behavior, and sounds. See the… California sea lion approaching a scuba diver underwater showing close interaction Ocean Creatures Are Sea Lions Dangerous? Behavior, Attacks & Safety Guide Are sea lions dangerous? Mostly no, but they can attack if provoked. An underwater photographer's guide to sea… Underwater photographer swimming with a California sea lion colony, showing the comfort in water the profession requires Ocean Creatures Swimming With Sea Lions Out of all the ocean creatures I’ve photographed, sea lions are the ones that truly surprise you. They’re… Diver-with-Bigeye-Trevally Ocean Creatures I Believe In Fish – A Fish Poem I believe in fish—their elegant movements, infinite forms, and mesmerizing presence. From fishing trips with my dad to…

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A beached gray whale on Arroyo Beach in West Seattle, Washington, photographed by underwater photographer William Drumm Ocean Creatures Beached Gray Whale: An Eyewitness Account and Complete Gray Whale Guide A 37 foot gray whale washed ashore on a Seattle beach with twenty plastic bags and a golf… A Florida manatee rising to breathe at the surface of a freshwater spring, photographed by William Drumm Ocean Creatures Swimming With Manatees in Florida: Crystal River, the Rules, and the Facts Crystal River is the only place in the US where you can legally swim with wild manatees. When… underwater-imag-of-baird-whales Ocean Creatures Baird’s Beaked Whales: The Rare Deep-Sea Whale With 13 Stomachs Rare underwater images and the full story of Baird's beaked whales: 36-foot Pacific deep-divers with 13 stomachs, found… profile of manta ray in deep blue water Ocean Creatures Manta Rays vs. Stingrays: Are Mantas Dangerous?  Manta rays vs stingrays: do mantas sting? How big are they? Which are dangerous? An underwater photographer's complete…