Staffan Widstrand / Ringed seal (Pusa hispida) hauled out on rock, Svalbard, Norway

Tui De Roy / Galapagos fur seal (Arctocephalus galapagoensis) large territorial bull on volcanic rocks. South Coast Cerro Azul (Cinco Cerros), Isabela, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June.

David Tipling / 2020VISION / Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus) hauled out on rocks, in mid-moult. Farne Islands, Northumberland, July.

Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Young Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) exploring an underwater cave, Lundy Island, Devon, UK, English Channel, June. Winner, 'Habitat' category, British Wildlife Photography Awards (BWPA) competition 20...

Merryn Thomas / Pladda Lighthouse, with Seals (Phoca vitulina) on rocks in foreground at Seal Shore Campsite, Kildonan, Arran, Scotland, August 2011.

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Atlantic grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) hauled out on rocks at the Cairns of Coll, with flipper in the air, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, UK, July 2011.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Sá / Coastal cliffs, Deserta Grande, Desertas Islands, Madeira, Portugal, August 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Sá / Mediterranean Monk Seal (Monachus monachus) juvenile female hunting, Areias, Deserta Grande, Desertas Islands, Madeira, Portugal, August 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Sá / Mediterranean Monk Seal (Monachus monachus) juvenile female hunting, Areias, Deserta Grande, Desertas Islands, Madeira, Portugal, August 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Sá / Furadinho cave, regularly visited by Monk seal (Monachus monachus) with view of Bugio Island, Deserta Grande, Desertas Islands, Madeira, Portugal, August 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Sá / Mediterranean Monk seal (Monachus monachus) juvenile male, Deserta Grande, Desertas Islands, Madeira, Portugal, August 2009, Critically endangered species

Wild Wonders of Europe / Sá / Mediterranean Monk seal (Monachus monachus) pair courting on rocks on seabed, Deserta Grande, Desertas Islands, Madeira, Portugal, August 2009, Critically endangered species