marine mammal

Flipper of Humpback whale Megaptera novaeanglicae showing tubercles

Humpback whale Megaptera novaeanglicae shown side on. Illustration from “30 Animals that made us smarter” by Patrick Ayree (BBC Books)

Blue whale Balaenoptera musculus illustration from A Life on Our Planet by David Attenborough

Sea otter Enhydra lutris floating in the sea on its back, holding a clam and favoured stone, and peering at the viewer

Quick watercolour sketch of the Harbour porpoise Phocoena phocoena cut to whtie

Common or Harbour seal Phoca vitulina lying down with head raised inquisitively