An underwater view of an elephant and his mahout swiming in the Andaman Sea during a break from their daily routine of logging. Mahout's and their elephants have a unique relationship that often begins at a young age and lasts for the lifetime of the mahout. index.html?autoload=JDK_081027_100001 JDK_081027_100001 Rainbow scorpionfish, Scorpaenodes xyris. index.html?autoload=JDK_100805_101541 JDK_100805_101541 CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK, CA: Ralph Clevenger explores an underwater arch while SCUBA diving and swimming with a California Sea Lion “Zalophus Californianus” in the Channel Islands National Park, California. index.html?autoload=JDK_080624_100120 JDK_080624_100120 White-Spotted Rose Anemone, Urticina lofotensis. index.html?autoload=JDK_100805_101537 JDK_100805_101537 Close up of giant kelp frawns, Macrocystis Pyrifera. index.html?autoload=JDK_100806_101711 JDK_100806_101711 A lone SCUBA diver surfaces near his boat in the waters of the Andaman Sea. Diving is one of the attractions bringing tourist dollars to these remote islands. index.html?autoload=JDK_071220_100017 JDK_071220_100017 A hermit crab, Pagurus hemphilli, is one of the many residents in the subsea city that makes up Channel Islands National Park, CA. index.html?autoload=JDK_081027_101403 JDK_081027_101403 Underwater view of a California Sea Lions, Zalophus Californianus, swimming near Santa Barbara Island, Channel Islands National Park, CA. index.html?autoload=JDK_100812_101748_Edit JDK_100812_101748_Edit A lone skin diver plys the waters of the Andaman Sea. Diving is one of the attractions bringing tourist dollars to these remote islands. index.html?autoload=JDK_071220_100015 JDK_071220_100015 Strawberry anemone, Corynactis californica, resembles sea anemones, but are more closely related to stony corals. The strawberry anemone is found in water deeper than ten feet around in the subsea city of the Channel Islands National Park, California. index.html?autoload=JDK_081027_101398 JDK_081027_101398 A SCUBA diver swims beneath and underwater arch in the Channel Islands National Park, California. index.html?autoload=JDK_080828_100117 JDK_080828_100117 Spanish shawl, Flabellina iodinea. index.html?autoload=JDK_100805_101652 JDK_100805_101652 California scorpionfish, Scorpaena guttata. index.html?autoload=JDK_100805_101561 JDK_100805_101561 CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK, CA: A young man swims with his SCUBA diving rig above a kelp bed, Macrocystis pyrifera, in the waters of the Channel Islands National Park, California. index.html?autoload=JDK_080624_100133 JDK_080624_100133 White-Spotted Rose Anemone, Urticina lofotensis. index.html?autoload=JDK_100805_101568 JDK_100805_101568 CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK, CA: Two divers plunge into the chilly waters of the Pacific Ocean from a dive boat anchored near the Channel Islands National Park, California. The Channel Islands are known for excellent kelp diving, good surfing, good fishing and a high population of seals and sea lions. index.html?autoload=JDK_071220_100048 JDK_071220_100048 Underwater view of a California Sea Lion, Zalophus Californianus, swimming near Santa Barbara Island, Channel Islands National Park, CA. index.html?autoload=JDK_080826_101290 JDK_080826_101290 Red Gregorian, Leptogorgia chilensis (Lophogorgia). index.html?autoload=JDK_100805_101532 JDK_100805_101532 Underwater shot of a school of northern anchovies (engraulis mordax), swimming through giant kelp (macrocystis pyrifera) in the Channel Islands National Park, California. index.html?autoload=JDK_080828_101316 JDK_080828_101316 Spiny Brittle stars, Ophiothrix spiculata, and snapping shrimp on a bright orange sponge. index.html?autoload=JDK_100805_101553 JDK_100805_101553