Seals and whales
It is always great to come across marine mammals in the wild. On travels around the world, I have come across quite a few species of seals and whales. On this page I show some of the animals I managed to obtain photos of. Not all photos are very good, but the aim of this page is for myself to have an overview of the species of marine mammals I have encountered traveling the world over the last two decades. Most of the photos were taken in high northern latitudes, either in Northern Norway, Canada or Alaska, or in high southern latitudes in South Africa or in Southern Australia.
Grey Seal / Havert - Gråsel (Halichoerus grypus), Finnmark, Norway
Grey Seal / Havert - Gråsel, Finnmark, Norway
Grey Seal / Havert - Gråsel, Finnmark, Norway
Eastern Atlantic Harbor Seal / Steinkobbe (Phoca vitulina ssp. vitulina), Hustadvika, Norway
Eastern Atlantic Harbor Seal / Steinkobbe, Smøla, Norway
Pacific Harbor Seal / Stillehavs-steinkobbe (Phoca vitulina ssp. richardsi), Vancouver Island, Canada
Pacific Harbor Seal / Stillehavs-steinkobbe, St. Paul Island, Alaska, 2014
Pacific Harbor Seal in Kenai National Park, Alaska, 2014
North Pacific Harbor Seal in Kenai National Park, Alaska, 2014
Hooded Seal / Klappmyss (Cystophora cristata), Misværfjorden, Bodø, Norway 2021
A young male Hooded Seal / Klappmyss, Misværfjorden, Bodø, Norway 2021
Cape Fur Seal colony / Sørafrikansk pelssel (Arctocephalus pusillus), Seal Island, False Bay, South Africa, 2015
Cape Fur Seal bull / Sørafrikansk pelssel, Seal Island, False Bay, South Africa, 2015
Cape Fur Seal colony / Sørafrikansk pelssel, Simon's Town, False Bay, South Africa, 2015
Cape Fur Seal colony / Sørafrikansk pelssel, Seal Island, False Bay, South Africa, 2015
Northern Fur Seal / Nordlig pelssel (Callorhinus ursinus), St. Paul Island, Alaska, 2014
Northern Fur Seal / Nordlig pelssel, St. Paul Island, Alaska, 2014
Northern Fur Seal colony. St. Paul Island, Pribilof Islands, Alaska, 2014
Northern Fur Seal / Nordlig pelssel, St. Paul Island, Alaska, 2014
New Zealand Fur Seal / New Zealand-pelssel (Arctocephalus forsteri), Kangaroo Island, South Australia, 2008
New Zealand Fur Seal / New Zealand-pelssel, Kangaroo Island, South Australia, 2008
New Zealand Fur Seal / New Zealand-pelssel, Kangaroo Island, South Australia, 2008
New Zealand Fur Seal puppy, Kangaroo Island, South Australia, 2008
Galápagos Fur Seal / Galápagospelssel (Arctocephalus galapagoensis), Galápagos, Ecuador, 2009
Galápagos Fur Seal / Galápagospelssel, Galápagos, Ecuador, 2009
Northern Elephant Seal / Nordlig sjøelefant (Mirounga angustirostris), San Simeon, California, 2001
Northern Elephant Seal / Nordlig sjøelefant, San Simeon, California, 2001
California Sea Lion / Kaliforniasjøløve (Zalophus californianus), Pier 39, San Francisco, 2001
California Sea Lion / Kaliforniasjøløve, San Francisco, 2001
Stellar Sea Lion colony / Stellersjøløve (Eumetopias jubatus), Kenai National Park, Alaska, 2014
Stellar Sea Lion / Stellersjøløve, Kenai National Park, Alaska, 2014
Galápagos Sea Lion / Galápagossjøløve (Zalophus wollebaeki), Galápagos, Ecuador, 2009
Galápagos Sea Lion / Galápagossjøløve, Galápagos, Ecuador, 2009
Galápagos Sea Lion puppy / Galápagossjøløve, Galápagos, Ecuador, 2009
Galápagos Sea Lion / Galápagossjøløve, Galápagos, Ecuador, 2009
Northern Minke Whale / Vågehval (Balaenoptera acutorostrata), Varangerfjorden, Finnmark, Norway
Northern Minke Wahle / Vågehval, Varangerfjorden, Finnmark, Norway
Bryde's Whale / Bryde's hval / (Balaenoptera brydei), Galápagos, Ecuador 2009
Bryde's Whale / Bryde's hval, Galápagos, Ecuador 2009
Southern Right Whale / Sørlig retthval (Eubalaena australis), False Bay, South Africa, 2015
Southern Right Whale / Sørlig retthval, False Bay, South Africa, 2015
Humpback Whale / Knølhval (Megaptera novaeangliae), Sydney, Australia, 2008
Humpback Whale / Knølhval, Sydney, Australia, 2008
Humpback Whale / Knølhval, Kenai National Park, Alaska, 2014
Humpback Whale / Knølhval, Kenai National Park, Alaska, 2014
Harbor Porpoise / Nise (Phocoena phocoena), Varangerfjorden, Finnmark, Norway
Harbor Porpoise / Nise, Varangerfjorden, Finnmark, Norway
Dall's Porpoise / Stillehavsnise (Phocoenoides dalli), Kenai National Park, Alaska, 2014
Dall's Porpoise / Stillehavsnise, Kenai National Park, Alaska, 2014
White-Beaked Dolphin / Kvitnos (Lagenorhynchus albirostris), Bakfjorden, Finnmark, Norway
White-Beaked Dolphin / Kvitnos, Bakfjorden, Finnmark, Norway
Short-finned Pilot Whale / Grindhval (Globicephala macrorhynchus), Gran Canaria, 2012
Short-finned Pilot Whale / Grindhval, Gran Canaria, 2014
Striped Dolphin / Stripedelfin (Stenella coeruleoalba), Gran Canaria, 2014
Striped Dolphin / Stripedelfin, Gran Canaria, 2014
Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin / Indisk tumler (Tursiops aduncus), Adelaide Port, 2008
Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin / Indisk tumler, Adelaide Port, 2008
Killer Whale - Orca / Spekkhogger (Orcinus orca), Johnstone Strait, Vancouver Island, Canada, 2014
Killer Whale - Orca / Spekkhogger, Johnstone Strait, Vancouver Island, Canada, 2014
Transient Killer Whale - Orca / Spekkhogger, Kenai National Park, Alaska, 2014
Resident Killer Whale - Orca / Spekkhogger, Kenai National Park, Alaska, 2014
Beluga Whale / Hvithval (Delphinapterus leucas), Grense Jakobselv, Norway, 2016
Beluga Whale / Hvithval, Grense Jakobselv, Norway, 2016
Sperm Whale / Spermhval (Physeter macrocephalus), Andenes, Norway, 2013
Sperm Whale / Spermhval, Andenes, Norway, 2013
Sperm Whale / Spermhval, Andenes, Norway, 2013
Sperm Whale / Spermhval, Andenes, Norway, 2013