New Zealand Sea Lions Beach Sleeping Molyneux Bay Otago

Snuggled together on the sandy beach at Molyneux Bay in the Catlins, Otago in New Zealand, two New Zealand Sea Lions spend time sleeping in the sun.
A favorite past time for New Zealand Sea Lions is tanning and sleeping in the warmth of the sun on the sandy beach at Molyneux Bay in Otago, New Zealand at low tide. This pair of New Zealand Sea L ...

Hookers Sea Lion Calls Waipapa Point Southland New Zealand

Two Hookers Sea Lions spend time in the sun on the beach at Waipapa Point in the Catlins in Southland, New Zealand, one of them showing us the bright pink coloring on the inside of his mouth while making loud barking calls.
New Zealand Sea Lions or Hookers Sea Lions find the rugged coastline at Waipapa Point in the Catlins in Southland, New Zealand a favorite place to lounge about. As one Sea Lion rests, a male makes ...

Cape Palliser Seal Pup Wairarapa North Island New Zealand

The dark eyes and soft coat of fur is what makes this New Zealand Fur Seal pup so cute as it sits on the rocks at the Cape Palliser Seal Colony in Wairarapa on the North Island of New Zealand.
A New Zealand Fur Seal pup sits on the colorful rocks at the Cape Palliser seal colony in Wairarapa on the North Island of New Zealand waiting patiently for the return of its mother. Its fuzzy coa ...

Dolphin Watching Passengers Bay Of Islands Northland NZ

Passengers aboard a dolphin watching tour enjoy the beauty of viewing a dolphin perform in the waters in the Bay of Islands in Northland, NZ.
A Bottlenose Dolphin gives passengers aboard a whale/dolphin watching tour in the Bay of Islands off Northland, NZ, a close encounter. Passengers ogle over the bow of the boat, some watching the w ...

Bottlenose Dolphins Boat Tours Northland New Zealand

People stand on the bow on one of the boat tours traveling in the Bay of Islands in Northland, New Zealand while other passengers swim with the Bottlenose Dolphins.
Boat tours around the Bay of Islands off Northland, New Zealand are plentiful but there are limited vessels which are approved to allow passengers to swim with the Bottlenose Dolphins. On this tou ...

New Zealand Sea Lions Beach Tanning Southland New Zealand

Two New Zealand Sea Lions or Hookers Sea Lions, spend a portion of their day tanning on the beach at Waipapa Point in Southland, New Zealand. Before settling down, the Sea Lions must protect themselves from the sun by tossing sand onto their bodies.
Tanning on the beach at Waipapa Point in the Catlins in Southland, New Zealand, is known to be a favorite activity for the New Zealand Sea Lions which they are often seen doing. After emerging fro ...

New Zealand Fur Seal Family Cape Palliser Wairarapa

A New Zealand Fur Seal family, consisting of a mother and pup, sits on the rocks at the Cape Palliser Seal Colony in Wairarapa, New Zealand.
A New Zealand Fur Seal pup nestles up besides its mother atop the rugged coastal rocks at the Cape Palliser Seal Colony in Wairarapa on the North Island of New Zealand. A mother Fur Seal will watc ...

Bay Of Islands Dolphin Swimming North Island New Zealand

A large boat takes passengers around the Bay of Islands off the North Island of New Zealand where they can experience close encounters with the Bottlenose Dolphins while swimming with them.
Boat tours take visitors around the Bay of Islands off the North Island of New Zealand where they can partake in an incredible experience. Passengers can disembark the boat via a large boom net wh ...

New Zealand Sea Lions Beach Waipapa Point Catlins

A pair of New Zealand Sea Lions sit along the beach at low tide at Waipapa Point in the Catlins in Southland on the South Island of New Zealand.
Deciding whether to rest on the beach or head back towards the water, two New Zealand Sea Lions stand at alert at Waipapa Point in the Catlins in Southland on the South Island of New Zealand. At l ...

Swimming With Bottlenose Dolphins Bay Of Islands NZ

Tourists who come to the Bay of Islands off the North Island of NZ, find swimming with the Bottlenose Dolphins a highlight of their vacation.
In the waters around the Bay of Islands off the North Island of NZ, wild Bottlenose Dolphins are frequently spotted here. Dolphin watching trips leave daily where the captains and passengers scan ...

Physeter Macrocephalus Sperm Whale New Zealand

The scientific name for sperm whales is Physeter macrocephalus. They are a species of large toothed whale commonly seen off the coast of Kaikoura in New Zealand.
One of the main tourist attractions in the town of Kaikoura in the South Island of New Zealand is a tour to see the Sperm Whales also known as Physeter macrocephalus. Aerial view of a Sperm Wha ...

Picture Of A Hectors Dolphin

The smallest in the delphinidae family, the Hectors Dolphin is endemic to New Zealand and is the rarest dolphin in the world.
Hector's dolphins, Cephalorhynchus hectori, Akaroa Harbour, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, East Coast, South Island, New Zealand.