A young adult humpback whale breaching into the air during a miratory frolic

 A young adult humpback whale breaching into the air during a miratory frolic in Australia's Hervey Bay Marine Park off Fraser Island, north of Brisbane

A rare albino Southern Right Whale calf surfaces off the coast of the Valdez Peninsula

A rare albino Southern Right Whale calf surfaces off the coast of the Valdez Peninsula in Argentina's Patagonia region

A humpback whale breaches in Frederick Sound

A humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaches in Frederick Sound, Alaska

A snorkeller swims with a whale shark off Isla Mujeres, Mexico

A snorkeller swims with a whale shark off Isla Mujeres, Mexico

A pilot whales in the Strait of Gibraltar

A pilot whales in the Strait of Gibraltar

A 40-ton southern right whale jumps out of the ocean and slams into the boat

A 40-ton southern right whale jumps out of the ocean and slams into the boat 

A beluga whale, Delphinapterus leucas, eyes a diver a few feet away

A beluga whale, Delphinapterus leucas, eyes a diver a few feet away as it swims under ice at the Arctic circle Dive Center in the White Sea, Karelia, northern Russia

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A white whale kisses a Kimono-clad trainer

A white whale kisses a Kimono-clad trainer at a show to celebrate the New Year at the Hakkeijima Sea Paradise in Yokohama, near Tokyo January 1, 2010. 
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Photo technique: Aerial

An aerial view shows Muslims circling the Kaaba inside and outside the Grand Mosque in Mecca December 24, 2006.
Credit: REUTERS/Ali Jarekji
Whale activists gather to make the shape of a Humpback Whale on Bondi Beach in Sydney November 16, 2007.
Credit: REUTERS/Icon Images/Spectral Q/Handout
An aerial view shows cross-country skiers climbing a hill during the Engadin Ski Marathon near Sils March 9, 2008.
Credit: REUTERS/Christian Hartmann
Aerial view of a soy field with a tractor drawing of Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner in a rural area outside Parana City, 495 km (307 miles) north of Buenos Aires, May 17, 2008.
Credit: REUTERS/Juan Pereira/Diario UNO de Entre Ríos
A balloon flies above chalets near Saanen during the International Hot Air Balloon Week in Chateau-d'Oex January 19, 2008.
Credit: REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
An aerial view of residences on The Palm Jumeirah are seen in Dubai December 21, 2009.
Credit: REUTERS/Matthias Seifert
An aerial view shows a labyrinth in the form of a cow that is cut into a corn and hemp field in Marienfelde outside Berlin September 2, 2009.
Credit: REUTERS/Thomas Peter
An aerial view shows a flood-affected village in the eastern Indian state of Bihar September 3, 2008.
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The space shuttle Endeavour, mounted atop its modified Boeing 747 carrier aircraft, flies over California's Mojave Desert on its way back to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida after completing the STS-126 mission in this photo taken on December 10, 2008 and released by NASA on December 17, 2008.
Credit: REUTERS/NASA-Carla Thomas/Handout
The Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer (AMSR-E), a high-resolution passive microwave Instrument on NASA's Aqua satellite shows the state of Arctic sea ice on September 10 in this image released September 16, 2008.
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