Marine Mammal Pictures

Symbol Of Global Warming Polar Bear Picture

Even as the world's largest land predator, the polar bear is under threat of extinction and has become the symbol of global warming.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature whose headquarters are based in Switzerland, has listed global warming as the largest threat to the world's largest land predator; the polar bear. The reason the polar bear has become the symbo ...

Long Finned Pilot Whales Globicephala Melas Dolphins

Belonging to the Oceanic dolphin family, Long Finned Pilot whales are actually dolphins rather than whales although at times they behave like whales. Their scientific name is Globicephala melas.

A highly social marine mammal, Long Finned Pilot Whales, aka Globicephala melas, are often found in large pods of around 100 animals. Although they are actually dolphins, they often behave more like whales. They also appear similar to the Orca W ...

Polar Bear Walking Across Frozen Tundra Churchill Manitoba

The frozen tundra creates the ideal surface for walking for the Polar Bears who reside around the Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba.

As a Polar Bear roams across the frozen tundra in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area in Manitoba, Canada, his front feet seem to lag across the ice with each step. In reality, his huge paws with black pads on the base and fur between each toe ...

Polar Bear Peering From Behind Tundra Bush Churchill

Peering from behind the tundra bush, a Polar Bear in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area in Manitoba scans the area to see what type of human interference has arrived.

As a Polar Bear emerges from behind the thick bush across the tundra of the Churchill Wildlife Management Area in Manitoba, Canada, he stops to peer out to see what lies ahead. One never knows when a polar bear will be lurking around the tundra bush or be p ...

Polar Bear Cub Exploring Tundra Buggy Churchill Manitoba

A tundra buggy has peaked the interest of a Polar Bear cub in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area in Manitoba and he finds some time to do some exploring around the tires.

This polar bear cub is only about 11 months old and is still very curious about many things, especially ones which include the presence of humans. As a tundra buggy tour stops in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area in Churchill, Manitoba, the cub spends ...

Polar Bear Massive Paws Picture

A Polar Bear is the largest land carnivore in the world and its massive paws and claws are easily matched to its size as seen in this picture taken in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area.

Standing on the partially snow covered tundra of the Churchill Wildlife Management Area in Churchill, Manitoba, we were able to capture a picture of the paws and claws on this adult Polar Bear. The feet on a polar bear are five-toed paws and can reach 12 in ...

Polar Bear Near Camp Nanuq Hudson Bay Churchill Manitoba

A Polar Bear is getting too close to civilization as he nears Camp Nanuq located along the Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba.

Patiently waiting for the Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba to freeze and become cold enough for this polar bear to hunt ringed seals, he wanders across the tundra near Camp Nanuq to scrounge for food. The odors which emerge from the kitchen at Camp Nanuq a ...

Cute Atlantic White Sided Dolphin Bay Of Fundy Nova Scotia

The wildlife is plentiful in the Bay of Fundy in Nova Scotia and here passengers aboard a boat tour watch as a cute Atlantic White Sided Dolphin surfaces nearby.

In the cool waters of the Bay of Fundy in Nova Scotia, Canada, people will find a variety of wildlife while on a boat tour with Pirate Cove Whale and Seabird Cruises. As the boat cruises through the water, a cute Atlantic White Sided Dolphin surf ...

Humpback Whale Family Bay Of Fundy Whale Watching Tour

A family which consists of a mother and calf Humpback Whale, rest on the surface of the water in the Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia giving passengers aboard a whale watching tour a good look at their backside.

Across the surface of the water in the Bay of Fundy in Nova Scotia, Canada, passengers aboard a whale watching tour view a family of Humpback Whales, a mother and its calf resting on the surface. Usually arriving in these waters around the middle ...

Polar Bear Hudson Bay Rocky Coastline Churchill Manitoba

Climbing along the rocky coastline near the Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba, a Polar Bear scouts out the area waiting for the temperatures to drop.

The Hudson Bay adorns the backdrop in this picture but it is still not frozen for the polar bears to set out on the ice and search for Ringed Seals. While waiting, this Polar Bear travels along the rocky coastline with ears perked listening for unusual sound ...

Churchill Manitoba Wildlife Picture Camp Nanuq Hudson Bay

A close up picture of a Polar Bear with the sun reflecting off its fur heading towards Camp Nanuq in the Hudson Bay region of Churchill, Manitoba. Wildlife is often seen trying to find scraps of food near the camps but are deterred by cracker guns.

The winter sunlight glistens off the snow white fur coat of a polar bear who was seen near Camp Nanuq in the Hudson Bay region in Churchill, Manitoba. A beautiful species of wildlife, a Polar Bear is one of the world's largest land carnivores and are consid ...

Ringed Seal Polar Bear Meal Frozen Lake Hudson Bay Manitoba

Near the shores of the Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba, a Polar Bear has dragged his meal of Ringed Seal to the surface of a frozen lake to enjoy.

This polar bear has waited many months for the ice to become thick enough along the shores of the Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba in order for him to catch a meal of Ringed Seal. After his catch, he carried the Ringed Seal to a frozen lake where he finds ...

Polar Bear Crossing Near Tourists Churchill Manitoba

As a group of tourists remain parked on the road and prepare their cameras in Churchill, Manitoba, a Polar Bear crossing the road behind them becomes within close enough range for both the bear and the tourists.

While Polar Bear watching in Churchill, Manitoba, tourists get a close encounter with a polar bear who has emerged from the tundra and decides crossing the gravel road is the next leg of his journey. The tourists are thrilled with being this close to a Pola ...

Polar Bear Hudson Bay Tundra Churchill Manitoba

As the snow begins to blanket the tundra near the shores of the Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba, a Polar Bear sniffs out the area for any signs of food.

The snow has finally begun to cover the barren tundra along the shores of the Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba which is what this Polar Bear has been waiting for. As the colder temperatures bring in the ice and snow, the polar bear will then stop foraging ...

Icy Hudson Bay Coastline Polar Bear Churchill Manitoba

The coastline of the Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba has become very icy, making this region paradise for a Polar Bear looking for food in the winter.

The coastline of the Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba has finally taken on its winter appearance, making the icy shores ideal for a polar bear. The rough icy ridges make it difficult for humans to trek across, but this landscape is what a Polar Bear is acc ...

Mother Polar Bear With Cub Churchill Wildlife Management Area

A mother Polar Bear keeps close contact with her cub who nuzzles in under her chin in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area in Churchill, Manitoba in Canada.

As a tundra buggy tour in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area in Manitoba, Canada nears, a mother polar bear stays very close to her cub. With the cub nestled against her legs, the mother will do anything necessary to protect her cub if there is any sign ...

Hudson Bay Coastline Polar Bear Churchill Manitoba

As winter slowly moves into Churchill, Manitoba, the coastline of the Hudson Bay begins to take on its icy appearance. Once this coastline is frozen enough, the Polar Bear will stop foraging along the shore and head out onto the water for a Ringed Seal.

The coastline of the Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba has not reached its maximum freezing point, only the edges of the shores have begun to freeze, leaving the polar bear to scour up and down for any food. While the Polar Bear waits patiently for his firs ...

Polar Bear Winter Meal Churchill Manitoba Canada

On a frozen lake in Churchill, Manitoba in Canada, a Polar Bear enjoys his meal of Ringed Seal. Winter has once again arrived in Churchill, keeping this Polar Bear happy with one of his first solid meals in months.

The lakes and landscape around Churchill, Manitoba in Canada have finally become frozen and blanketed with a layer of ice where this polar bear enjoys one of his first winter meals. This meal of Ringed Seal is a favorite for the Polar Bear and after a long ...

Polar Bear Winter Snow Storm Churchill Manitoba

A winter snow storm has finally arrived in Churchill, Manitoba, giving this Polar Bear a glimpse of hope for the meals he has been patiently waiting for.

A snow storm has finally arrived in Churchill, Manitoba which is what this polar bear has been waiting months for so that he can head to the shores of the Hudson Bay for a good meal of ringed seals. The snow on the tundra across the Churchill Wildlife Manag ...

Scenic Polar Bear Picture Hudson Bay Churchill Manitoba

A scenic view of the Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba and a Polar Bear wandering up along the top of the barren rocks.

As the polar bear awaits the onset of winter in Churchill, Manitoba, he wanders aimlessly around on the barren landscape waiting for the shores of the Hudson Bay to freeze.The scenic view of the Hudson Bay, the tall trees scattered across the lan ...

Polar Bear Food Source Ringed Seal

Waiting months to be able to find his favorite food source, a Ringed Seal, a Polar Bear takes his meal onto a frozen lake near the shores of the Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba.

The landscape and the lakes near the shores of the Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba have frozen, making it easier for a polar bear to find his favorite food source. This Polar Bear has captured a Ringed Seal and brought it onto a frozen lake where he keeps ...

Hudson Bay Polar Bear Winter Churchill Manitoba

The snow brings on the arrival of winter in Churchill, Manitoba where a Polar Bear stands atop a ridge near the shores of the Hudson Bay.

The tundra near the shores of the Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba is just starting to freeze and become blanketed in snow as the winter weather begins. Peering over a ridge, an adult polar bear looks down upon us as we quickly snap some pictures. ...

Polar Bear Snow Storm Hudson Bay Churchill Manitoba

A Polar Bear leisurely strolls along a gravel road in a snow storm near the shores of the Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba.

The ideal weather for a polar bear is the cold and snow which this adult seems to enjoy as he wanders along a road which winds its way near the shores of the Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba. After waking from many restful naps waiting for winter to encomp ...

Mother Polar Bear Protection Hudson Bay Churchill Manitoba

Protection is the number one concern for any mother, but a Polar Bear will keep her cub safe anyway she knows how while being watched by humans who are on a tour to the Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba.

A Polar Bear cub knows that the protection of its mother is very important and will stay close if feeling threatened in anyway. The mother hovers over her cub as this is its first time seeing human faces staring at it from the windows of a Tundra ...

Curious Baby Polar Bear Tundra Buggy Churchill

A curious 11 month old baby Polar Bear, sniffs around a tundra buggy in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area in Manitoba, Canada.

Polar Bears are very curious about any unusual events, but this baby, who is only 11 months old, finds the tundra buggy and the faces on board very intriguing. As the tundra buggy stops in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area in Manitoba to let ...

Polar Bear Close Up Picture Churchill Manitoba

As this Polar Bear approaches, we were able to capture this close up picture while bear watching in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area in Manitoba, Canada.

A close up picture of a polar bear in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area in Manitoba, Canada, lets us see the snow white fur covering his body and the massive size of his head. His tiny rounded ears, along with his short tail, aid in the Polar Bear losi ...

Cute Arctic Marine Mammal Churchill Manitoba

The Polar Bear resides in the Arctic region in Churchill, Manitoba and this marine mammal shows off his cute side while resting on the frozen tundra.

The Polar Bear is a type of marine mammal who loves the cold Arctic temperatures and while this one waits for the Hudson Bay to freeze over in order to catch some ringed seals, he relaxes on the frozen tundra. As cute as this picture is, the polar bear is t ...

Approaching Polar Bear Churchill Manitoba

A Polar Bear approaching a group of tourists who have come to watch these beautiful animals in their natural habitat in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area in Manitoba, Canada.

While scanning the frozen tundra in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area in Churchill, Manitoba, one never knows from which direction the next polar bear will be approaching from. This Polar Bear comes out from behind the dry tundra bush to see if there a ...

Cute Sitting Polar Bear Churchill Manitoba

A cute Polar Bear sitting on the frozen tundra of the Churchill Wildlife Management Area in Manitoba, Canada as he scouts out the area for any signs of danger.

The tundra of the Churchill Wildlife Management Area in Manitoba, Canada has just begun to receive its colder temperatures as the area has a thin layer of snow on it. A polar bear decides sitting for a short while will rejuvenate him to make the trek to the ...

Polar Bear Snow Resting Hudson Bay Manitoba

A Polar Bear resting on the thin layer of snow which has begun to cover the landscape near the Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba.

A Polar Bear resting his head on a bank covered in a thin layer of snow which has finally started to arrive in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area in Manitoba, Canada. It will not take long for the Hudson Bay to start to freeze over and the re ...

Polar Bear Trot Snow Covered Landscape Churchill

A beautiful adult Polar Bear as he slowly trots over the first snow fall which has covered the landscape in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area in Manitoba.

A Polar Bear in a slow trot as he explores the snow covered landscape in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area near the Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba. One can never predict whether a polar bear will go from a slow trot into a fast run, so visitors must ...

Polar Bear Curious Face Bear Watching Manitoba

The curious look on the face of a Polar Bear as seen by people bear watching on the tundra buggy tours in Churchill, Manitoba.

Polar Bear watching is a very popular activity for many people who visit Churchill, Manitoba before the Arctic weather takes over the landscape. With a curious look on this Polar Bear's face, he examines the faces looking back at him while wander ...

Posing Polar Bear Barren Tundra Churchill Manitoba

A Polar Bear posing for our camera on the barren tundra in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area in Manitoba, Canada.

The tundra is still very dry and barren in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area near the Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba as this adult polar bear sits very nicely while we take his picture. These animals do not make posing part of their daily task, it i ...

Polar Bear Cloud Watching Churchill Manitoba

A Polar Bear lounging on the tundra of the Churchill Wildlife Management Area in Manitoba, Canada watching the cloud formations go by.

A Polar Bear appears to be watching the cloud formations float by while relaxing on the barren tundra in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area in Manitoba, but in reality he is investigating the overhead noise. The polar bear is patiently waiting for the ...

Head First Polar Bear Churchill Manitoba

A baby Polar Bear dives head first into the wheel well of a Tundra Buggy in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area in Manitoba to see what lurks inside.

A polar bear cub figures out that his whole head will fit inside the wheel well on a tundra buggy and so he decides to dive in head first to have a closer look around. This is the first year in which this Polar Bear has been able to explore the area on its ...

Polar Bear Closeness Tundra Buggy Tours Churchill

The closeness which passengers aboard the tundra buggy tours in Churchill, Manitoba can encounter while Polar Bear watching.

Sitting on the muddy road, a polar bear Cub looks up towards the passengers aboard one of the tundra buggy tours and the closeness seems to be exactly what everyone has been waiting for. If the Polar Bear could talk, one would wonder what he would be saying ...

Baby Polar Bear Stance Churchill Manitoba

A baby Polar Bear takes his stance against the tire of a tundra buggy tour in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area in Manitoba, Canada.

A baby polar bear takes a stance against one of the tires on a tundra buggy in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area in Manitoba, Canada to see what the people aboard are doing. The passengers aboard this tour, get a prime opportunity to take some pictures ...

Polar Bear Exploring Churchill Wildlife Management Area

A baby Polar Bear exploring the tire on a Tundra Buggy in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area in Churchill, Manitoba.

Strange things pass through the Churchill Wildlife Management Area and a curious little polar bear decides that exploring them is his best option to see what it is all about. Sniffing the tire on a tundra buggy, the Polar Bear will soon realize that it is n ...

Polar Bear Baby Tundra Buggy Tours Churchill

A baby Polar Bear looks up at the action happening aboard a Tundra Buggy which tours into the Churchill Wildlife Management Area in Manitoba, Canada for some bear watching.

Tundra Buggy Tours leave from Churchill, Manitoba before winter arrives taking tourists out to watch the polar bears who meander across the tundra. A baby Polar Bear looks curious as he tries to figure out what is staring back at him from the windows of the ...

Global Warming Polar Bears Churchill Manitoba

Global warming is a true fear which will effect the Polar Bears around Churchill, Manitoba if care is not taken now instead of later.

The polar bears patiently wait for the area around Churchill, Manitoba to freeze over so their search for ringed seals can begin. Global warming is beginning to have an impact on these Polar Bears as the ice is melting sooner than it should be and it is taki ...