Caption

Hooded Seal (cystophora cristata), Male on Ice Floe, The hood and membrane are used for aggression display when threatened and as a warning during the breeding season, Magdalena Island in Quebec, CanadaDA

Date

Nov 12, 2015

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/G. Lacz

Reference

BRK25D19_275

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

52.3Mb (3.5Mb) / 16.9in x 12.0in / 5079 x 3602 (300dpi)

Keywords

underwater underwater under water underwater photo underwater photos underwater shot Underwater scene deserted no one No People nobody uninhabited empty ice warning warnings male animal male animals male male adult male snow snow island islands islet marine animal marine animals sea animal sea animals sea creatur sea creatures marine mammal marine mammals sea mammal Carnivora Predator animal of prey predatory animal predatory animals beast of prey beasts of prey Pinnipedia Pinniped Pinnipeds Fin-footed mammal Fin-footed mammals seal seals wild animal wild animals animals in the wild Wildlife animal behaviour animal animals winter in Winter winter time wintry winterly Wintery Quebec Province Province of Quebec Canada North America America wildlife fauna ice floe ice floes American male males Earless seal Phocidae Earless seals True seal True seals Canadian hood hoods hooded frozen frozen over frosted freezing Mammal Mammalia Mammals Mammalian Mammalians aggressive belligerent aggressively water animal water animals aggression aggressions breeding season breeding time breeding season hooded seal Cystophora cristata hooded seals wildlife photography wildlife photography Quebec City Quebec Québec posture postures outside outdoors outdoor out open sky adult animal adult animals old animal natural environment natural habitat habitat natural environments attack position mature matures