Wapiti or Elk (Cervus Canadensis) cows lead their calves across the mouth of the Snaring River where it joins the Athabasca River. Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada
This is what 36 tonnes of mammalian flesh and bone doing a belly flop looks like. Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) re-entering the water after breaching with its pectoral fin still visible. Humpback pectoral fins often reach up to 5m (or 16ft) and are proportionally the longest of any whale at about one third of their body length. The humpback is one of the larger rorqual species of baleen whale with adults rangeing in length from 12–16 metres (39–52 ft) and weighing approximately 36,000 kilograms (79,000 lb). The deep blue sea offshore from the coast of Port Stephens, NSW, Australia.
A Hoary Marmot (Marmota caligata) basking on a rock near the top of Snowbird Pass. The camera GPS put us at an altitude of 2360m or 7742 ft when I took this shot. Marmots are the largest North American ground squirrels and adults range from 62 to 82 cm (24 to 32 in) long including their tail. The word "hoary" refers to the silver-gray fur on their shoulders and upper back with the remaining fur having reddish-brown fur. Mt Robson Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada.
