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An early scale model of North Atlantic right whale Phoenix that was used to develop a life size model for the Smithsonian shows the location of scars on her mouth from entanglements with fishing gear.
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Phoenix: Mouth Scarring

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Scientists attached this Crittercam to a sperm whale in an effort to film a giant squid in its natural habitat.
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Crittercam

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“I took this photograph of spinner dolphins in calm waters off the Ogasawara Islands, an archipelago in the Pacific Ocean about 600 miles south of Tokyo. When the sun briefly broke through the clouds, our shadow was mirrored in the water’s surface—an
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Spinner Dolphins Ogasawara Island, Tokyo, Japan

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Sculptors prepare cast of blue whale's body
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Making a Whale Cast

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A humpback whale breaching.
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Humpback Whale Breaching

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A narwhal breaches the surface, its tusk pointed to the sky
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Tusks of Mystery

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A pod of killer whales from above.
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A Pod of Whales

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In 2011, storms and lack of ice-cover due to a warmer winter climate resulted in hundreds of seal pups being washed up on the shore of Prince Edward Island. Like many, this young seal faced an uncertain future. See more Nature's Best Photos.
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Ice-Loving Seals and the Loss of Sea Ice

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A marine mammal scientist listens for bowhead whales using an underwater hydrophone.
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Listening for Bowhead Whales

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A Florida manatee swims through a channel into a freshwater spring late in the day.
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Florida Manatee

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A Bryde's whale catches a meal
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Bryde's Whale

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Bottlenose dolphin pod
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Bottlenose Dolphin Pod

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