Hiroya Minakuchi / Minden / Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) trio gulp feeding, Inside Passage, southeast Alaska

Hiroya Minakuchi / Japanese Yellow Hornet (Vespa simillima), Japan

Hiroya Minakuchi / Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) pair, Japan

Hiroya Minakuchi / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) mothers and calves, Amboseli National Park, Kenya

Hiroya Minakuchi / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) herd, Amboseli National Park, Kenya

Hiroya Minakuchi / Southern Right Whale (Eubalaena australis) sailing at sunset, Peninsula Valdez, Argentina

Hiroya Minakuchi / Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) pod gulp feeding, Inside Passage, southeast Alaska

Hiroya Minakuchi / Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) pod gulp feeding, Inside Passage, southeast Alaska

Hiroya Minakuchi / Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) trio gulp feeding, Inside Passage, southeast Alaska

Hiroya Minakuchi / Orca (Orcinus orca) female surfacing, Monterey Bay, California

Hiroya Minakuchi / Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) pair gulp feeding and gulls hunting Northern Anchovy (Engraulis mordax), Monterey Bay, California

Hiroya Minakuchi / Japanese Firefly (Luciola cruciata) group flying along river at night, Shikoku, Japan

Hiroya Minakuchi / Japanese Firefly (Luciola cruciata) group lighting up at night in forest, Shikoku, Japan

Hiroya Minakuchi / King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) colony, South Georgia Island

Hiroya Minakuchi / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) mother and calf, Amboseli National Park, Kenya

Hiroya Minakuchi / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) herd walking, Amboseli National Park, Kenya

Hiroya Minakuchi / Amazon River Dolphin (Inia geoffrensis), Rio Negro, Brazil

Hiroya Minakuchi / Jellyfish (Spirocodon saltator), Japan

Hiroya Minakuchi / Atlantic Sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) hunting Round Sardinella (Sardinella aurita) school, Isla Mujeres, Mexico

Hiroya Minakuchi / Northern lights, Lofoten Islands, Norway

Hiroya Minakuchi / Northern lights, Lofoten Islands, Norway

Hiroya Minakuchi / Atlantic Sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) hunting Round Sardinella (Sardinella aurita) school, Isla Mujeres, Mexico

Hiroya Minakuchi / Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata) young in hot spring, Jigokudani, Japan

Hiroya Minakuchi / Atlantic Sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) hunting Round Sardinella (Sardinella aurita) school, Isla Mujeres, Mexico

Hiroya Minakuchi / Atlantic Sailfish (Istiophorus albicans), Isla Mujeres, Mexico

Hiroya Minakuchi / Orca (Orcinus orca) pod surfacing, Prince William Sound, Alaska

Hiroya Minakuchi / Sumatran Orangutan (Pongo abelii) juvenile playing with branch, native to Sumatra

Hiroya Minakuchi / Orca (Orcinus orca) pod surfacing, Hokkaido, Japan

Hiroya Minakuchi / Orca (Orcinus orca) pod surfacing, Hokkaido, Japan

Hiroya Minakuchi / African Lion (Panthera leo) male stalking, Masai Mara, Kenya

Hiroya Minakuchi / Wattled Crane (Bugeranus carunculatus) flock flying, Okavango Delta, Botswana

Hiroya Minakuchi / Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) calves, Okavango Delta, Botswana

Hiroya Minakuchi / White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) flying, Hokkaido, Japan

Hiroya Minakuchi / Black-footed Penguin (Spheniscus demersus) pair courting, Cape Peninsula, South Africa

Hiroya Minakuchi / Panther Chameleon (Chamaeleo pardalis) portrait showing eyes pointing in different directions, native to Madagascar

Hiroya Minakuchi / Amazon River Dolphin (Inia geoffrensis) spy-hopping, Rio Negro, Brazil

Hiroya Minakuchi / Amazon River Dolphin (Inia geoffrensis), Rio Negro, Brazil

Hiroya Minakuchi / Sea ice, Weddell Sea, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica

Hiroya Minakuchi / Western Grey Kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus) mother grazing with joey in pouch, Australia

Hiroya Minakuchi / Stag Beetle (Odontolabis cypri), Malaysia

Hiroya Minakuchi / Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus) near surface, Baja California, Mexico

Hiroya Minakuchi / Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) calf swimming near water surface, Ogasawara Island, Japan

Hiroya Minakuchi / Nudibranch (Hypselodoris bullockii) pair mating, Borneo, Malaysia

Hiroya Minakuchi / Beluga (Delphinapterus leucas) blowing toroidal bubble ring, Vancouver Aquarium, Canada

Hiroya Minakuchi / Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) pair gulp feeding, Antarctica

Hiroya Minakuchi / Cardon (Pachycereus pringlei) cactus, Santa Catalina Island, Sea of Cortez, Mexico

Hiroya Minakuchi / Cardon (Pachycereus pringlei) cacti, Santa Catalina Island, Sea of Cortez, Mexico

Hiroya Minakuchi / Cardon (Pachycereus pringlei) cacti, Santa Catalina Island, Sea of Cortez, Mexico