Mark Carwardine / Melon headed whale + calf bow riding {Peponocephala electra} Maldives

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Whale headed stork (Balaeniceps rex), Lake Albert, Uganda, East Africa

Edwin Giesbers / Shoebill / Whale headed stork (Balaeniceps rex) head portrait, captive

Christophe Courteau / Whale headed / Shoebill stork (Balaeniceps rex) catching a Lungfish (Protoperus sp) in the swamps of Mabamba, Lake Victoria, Uganda / Bec en sabot, dipneuste, Lac Victoria, Ouganda

Christophe Courteau / Whale headed / Shoebill stork (Balaeniceps rex) in flight over the swamps of Mabamba, Lake Victoria, Uganda / Bec en sabot, Lac Victoria, Ouganda

Pete Oxford / Whale headed stork / Shoebill head portrait {Balaeniceps rex} Occurs Central Africa

Mark Carwardine / Watching Melon headed whales, Maldives {Peponocephala electra}

Mark Carwardine / Three Melon headed whales surfacing {Peponocephala electra} Maldives

Mark Carwardine / Group of Melon headed whales surfacing, Maldives {Peponocephala electra}

Mark Carwardine / Melon headed whale surfacing {Peponocephala electra} Maldives

Mark Carwardine / Watching Melon headed whales, Maldives {Peponocephala electra}

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Whale headed stork (Balaeniceps rex) taking off, Lake Albert, Uganda, East Africa

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Whale headed stork (Balaeniceps rex) catching fish, Lake Albert, Uganda, East Africa

Edwin Giesbers / Shoebill / Whale headed stork (Balaeniceps rex) head portrait, captive

Edwin Giesbers / Shoebill / Whale headed stork (Balaeniceps rex) portrait, captive

Edwin Giesbers / Shoebill / Whale headed stork (Balaeniceps rex) portrait, captive

Edwin Giesbers / Shoebill / Whale headed stork (Balaeniceps rex) portrait, captive

Edwin Giesbers / Shoebill / Whale headed stork (Balaeniceps rex) head portrait, captive

Edwin Giesbers / Shoebill / Whale headed stork (Balaeniceps rex) head portrait, captive

Edwin Giesbers / Shoebill / Whale headed stork (Balaeniceps rex) captive

Edwin Giesbers / Shoebill / Whale headed stork (Balaeniceps rex) head portrait, captive

Edwin Giesbers / Shoebill / Whale headed stork (Balaeniceps rex) portrait, captive

Edwin Giesbers / Shoebill / Whale headed stork (Balaeniceps rex) portrait, captive

Simon Colmer / Shoebill / Whale headed stork (Balaeniceps rex) Captive

Simon Colmer / Shoebill / Whale headed stork (Balaeniceps rex) Captive

Christophe Courteau / Whale headed / Shoebill stork (Balaeniceps rex) in the swamps of Mabamba, Lake Victoria, Uganda / Bec en sabot, Lac Victoria, Ouganda

Christophe Courteau / Whale headed / Shoebill stork (Balaeniceps rex) feeding on a Lungfish (Protoperus sp) in the swamps of Mabamba, Lake Victoria, Uganda / Bec en sabot, dipneuste, Lac Victoria, Ouganda

Christophe Courteau / Whale headed / Shoebill stork (Balaeniceps rex) feeding on a Lungfish (Protoperus sp) in the swamps of Mabamba, Lake Victoria, Uganda / Bec en sabot, dipneuste, Lac Victoria, Ouganda

Christophe Courteau / Whale headed / Shoebill stork (Balaeniceps rex) feeding on a Lungfish (Protoperus sp) in the swamps of Mabamba, Lake Victoria, Uganda / Bec en sabot, dipneuste, Lac Victoria, Ouganda

Christophe Courteau / Whale headed / Shoebill stork (Balaeniceps rex) hunting in the swamps of Mabamba, Lake Victoria, Uganda / Bec en sabot, Lac Victoria, Ouganda

Christophe Courteau / Whale headed / Shoebill stork (Balaeniceps rex) in flight over the swamps of Mabamba, Lake Victoria, Uganda / Bec en sabot, Lac Victoria, Ouganda

Christophe Courteau / Whale headed / Shoebill stork (Balaeniceps rex) with wings raised in the swamps of Mabamba, Lake Victoria, Uganda / Bec en sabot, Lac Victoria, Ouganda

Christophe Courteau / Whale headed / Shoebill stork (Balaeniceps rex) in the swamps of Mabamba, Lake Victoria, Uganda / Bec en sabot, Lac Victoria, Ouganda

Christophe Courteau / Whale headed / Shoebill stork (Balaeniceps rex) in the swamps of Mabamba, Lake Victoria, Uganda / Bec en sabot, Lac Victoria, Ouganda

Andrew Walmsley / Shoebill / Whale headed stork (Balaeniceps rex) captive, Singapore Zoo

Adam White / Shoebill / Whale headed stork (Balaeniceps rex) catching fish, Uganda, Captive, vulnerable species

Adam White / Shoebill / Whale headed stork (Balaeniceps rex) with fish in beak, Uganda, Captive, vulnerable species

Tim Laman / Pod of Melon-headed Whales (Peponocephala electra) Nuku Hiva Island, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia

Flip Nicklin / Spinner Dolphin (Stenella longirostris) group video-taped by Jan Ostman-Lind in underwater view boat, Hawaii

Doug Perrine / Pod of Melon headed whales {Peponocephala electra} Pacific

Doug Perrine / Swimmer strokes Melon headed whale calf {Peponocephala electra} Hawaii, USA.

Doug Perrine / Pod of Melon headed whales {Peponocephala electra} Pacific

Doug Perrine / Pod of Melon headed whales at surface {Peponocephala electra} Polynesia, Pacific

Doug Perrine / Melon headed whale calf (2 month-old) {Peponocephala electra} Hawaii

Todd Pusser / Pod of Melon headed whales {Peponocephala electra} surfacing, Gulf of Mexico.

Adam White / Shoebill stork catching fish (Balaeniceps rex) Uganda, captive

Doug Perrine / Pod of Melon headed whales underwater {Peponocephala electra} Marquesas Islands, (Non-ex).

Doug Perrine / Pod of Melon headed whales {Peponocephala electra} Layang Layang Atoll, Borneo, Malaysia (Non-ex).

Adam White / Whale headed (Shoebill) stork catching fish, Africa

Adam White / Whale headed (Shoebill) stork catching fish, Uganda C

Adam White / Whale headed (Shoebill) stork fishing, Uganda

Pete Oxford / Whale headed / Shoebill stork {Balaeniceps rex} Central Africa

Martin Camm / Carwardine / Illustration of Melon-headed Whale / Little Killer Whale / Many-Toothed Blackfish / Electra Dolphin (Peponocephala electra), Delphinidae (Wildlife Art Company).

Martin Camm / Carwardine / Illustration of Melon-headed whale (Peponocephala electra) breach and dive sequence in profile (Wildlife Art Company).

Konstantin Mikhailov / Shoebill / Whale headed stork (Balaeniceps rex) Captive

Adam White / Shoebill / Whale headed stork (Balaeniceps rex) Uganda captive