Todd Pusser / Killer whale {Orcinus orca} attacking Dusky dolphin Kaikoura New Zealand

Pete Oxford / Killer whale in surf {Orcinus orca} Ile de la Possession Crozet Island

Espen Bergersen / Killer whale / orca (Orcinus orca) splashing with tail fluke. Kvaloya, Troms, Norway October Sequence 4 of 7

Espen Bergersen / Gulls and Killer whales / orcas (Orcinus orca) feeding on herring. Kvaloya, Troms, Norway October

Espen Bergersen / Killer whales / orcas (Orcinus orca) two spyhopping. Kvaloya, Troms, Norway October

Espen Bergersen / Killer whales / orcas (Orcinus orca) two spyhopping. Kvaloya, Troms, Norway October

Espen Bergersen / Killer whale / orca (Orcinus orca) male. Kvaloya, Troms, Norway October

Espen Bergersen / Killer whales / orcas (Orcinus orca) feeding on a bait ball of Herring. Extremely cold conditions (- 15 C) with backlit ice fog. Kvanangen, Troms, Norway. January

Espen Bergersen / Killer whale / orca (Orcinus orca). Spyhopping very close, showing eye. Kvanangen, Troms, Norway. November

Espen Bergersen / Killer whales / orcas (Orcinus orca) and boat in background. Kvanangen, Troms, Norway. November

Espen Bergersen / Killer whales / orcas (Orcinus orca). Spyhopping. Kvaloya, Troms, Norway November

Espen Bergersen / Killer whales / orcas (Orcinus orca). Spyhopping. Kvaloya, Troms, Norway October

Espen Bergersen / Killer whales / orcas (Orcinus orca). Spyhopping. Kvaloya, Troms, Norway October

Alex Mustard / Pod of False killer whales (Pseudorca crassidens) swimming beneath the surface of the ocean. Indian Ocean, off Sri Lanka.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Orca whales (Orcinus orca) pod surfacing together, Shetland, Scotland, UK. April.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Orca (Orcinus orca) surfacing and blowing, Shetland, Scotland, UK, August.

Espen Bergersen / Aerial shot of a fishing boat catching Atlantic herring (Clupea harenguis), with Killer whales (Orcinus orca) and Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) swimming around the boat and large numbers of...

Espen Bergersen / Aerial shot of a fishing boat catching Atlantic herring (Clupea harenguis), with Killer whales (Orcinus orca) and Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) swimming around the boats and large numbers o...

Espen Bergersen / Aerial shot of fishing boats catching Atlantic herring (Clupea harenguis), with Killer whales (Orcinus orca) swimming around the boats, Troms, Norway, January.

Espen Bergersen / Aerial shot of two Killer whales (Orcinus orca) swimming inside a shoal of Atlantic herring (Clupea harenguis), hunting, with one Killer whale tail slapping to stun the Herring, Sommaroy, Troms, Norwa...

Espen Bergersen / Aerial shot of two Killer whales (Orcinus orca) swimming into a huge shoal of Atlantic herring (Clupea harenguis), hunting, Sommaroy, Troms, Norway, January.

Espen Bergersen / Aerial shot of two Killer whales (Orcinus orca) swimming near to a huge shoal of Atlantic herring (Clupea harenguis), hunting, Sommaroy, Troms, Norway, January.

Espen Bergersen / Aerial shot of two Killer whales (Orcinus orca) swimming inside a shoal of Atlantic herring (Clupea harenguis), hunting, Sommaroy, Troms, Norway, January.

Espen Bergersen / Aerial shot of two Killer whales (Orcinus orca) swimming inside a large shoal of Atlantic herring (Clupea harenguis), hunting, Sommaroy, Troms, Norway, January.

Espen Bergersen / Aerial shot of a Killer whale (Orcinus orca) spyhopping several times close to land, with people watching and taking pictures, Sommaroy, Troms. Norway, January.

Espen Bergersen / Aerial shot of three Killer whales (Orcinus orca) swimming close to the surface, Troms, Norway, August.

Espen Bergersen / Aerial shot of Killer whales (Orcinus orca) near the surface, showing mating behaviour including a male Killer whale displaying penis, Troms, Norway, August.

Espen Bergersen / Aerial shot of Killer whales (Orcinus orca) near the surface, showing mating behaviour, Troms, Norway, August.

Espen Bergersen / Aerial shot of a fishing boat with net full of Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus), with Killer whales (Orcinus orca) swimming around the outside, Skjervoy, Troms, Norway, November.

Espen Bergersen / Aerial shot of Killer whale (Orcinus orca) hunting Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus), Troms, Norway, October.

Espen Bergersen / Aerial shot of a pod of Killer whales (Orcinus orca) swimming near the surface, Troms, Norway, October.

Espen Bergersen / Aerial shot of a group of Killer whales (Orcinus orca) tail slapping, shot pans to the right, Skjervoy, Troms, Norway, November.

Espen Bergersen / Aerial shot of Killer whale (Orcinus orca) carousel feeding close to Tromvik harbour, Troms, Norway, December.

Espen Bergersen / Aerial shot of Killer whale (Orcinus orca) hunting Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) using carousel feeding, with herring jumping out of the water and gulls (Larus) circling above, Tromvik, Troms, No...

Espen Bergersen / Aerial shot of a female Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) and calf surrounded by Killer whales (Orcinus orca), mother hits sideways with her tail fluke to drive Killer whales away, Skjervoy, Tro...

Espen Bergersen / Aerial shot of two Killer whales (Orcinus orca) spyhopping, with a snowy landscape in the background, Skjervoy, Troms, Norway, December.

Espen Bergersen / Aerial shot of a small pod of Killer whales (Orcinus orca) at surface, with snowy landscape in the background, Skjervoy, Troms, Norway, December.

Espen Bergersen / Aerial shot of a pod of Killer whales (Orcinus orca) carousel feeding, Skjervoy, Troms, Norway, November.

Espen Bergersen / Aerial shot of a pod of Killer whales (Orcinus orca) carousel feeding, Skjervoy, Troms, Norway, November.

Espen Bergersen / Aerial shot of a pod of Killer whales (Orcinus orca) carousel feeding, drone moving closer, Skjervoy, Troms, Norway, November.

Stefan Christmann / Orca (Orcinus orca), two spyhopping in gap in sea ice. Atka Bay, Antarctica. January.

Richard Robinson / False killer whales (Pseudorca crassidens) travelling with a pod of pelagic Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) Northern New Zealand

Richard Robinson / False killer whales (Pseudorca crassidens) travelling with a pod of pelagic Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) Northern New Zealand

Terry Whittaker / Pod of Killer whales (Orcinus orca) at surface, Grundarfjordur, Iceland, March.

Espen Bergersen / Killer whale / Orca (Orcinus orca) male surfacing at sunset, Kvaloya, Troms, Norway October

Espen Bergersen / Aerial photo of a school of Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) in shallow waters with both Humpback whales (Megaptera novaenliae) and Killer whales (Orcinus orca) feeding, coast of Kvaloya, Norway Jan...

Tony Wu / Killer whale / Orca (Orcinus orca) large adult male stalking a large school of Herring (Clupea harengus) in shallow water, Norway, February

Tony Wu / Killer whale / Orca (Orcinus orca) mature male in the foreground, with other mature males visible behind, Norway, January