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Weddell Seal (Leptonychotes Weddellii), Antarctic Peninsula
Weddell Seals were in the past hunted for oil, food and skins but their numbers are now fairly stable. The global population is estimated…
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Mating Adélie Penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae), Antarctic Peninsula
Adélie Penguins return to the same breeding site and partner year after year and will recognize their mate's breeding call. They will defend their…
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Weddell Seal (Leptonychotes weddellii), Antarctic Peninsula
The Weddell seal is a relatively large and abundant true seal (family: Phocidae) with a circumpolar distribution surrounding Antarctica. Weddell seals eat an array…
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Two Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaengliae), Abntarctic Peninsula
Humpback whales are migrating long distances. They are born in the tropics, where they spend their winter in waters around the equator. The Southern…
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Adélie Penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) Colony, Antarctic Peninsula
The Adélie Penguins is a species of penguin common along the entire Antarctic coast, which is their only residence. They are among the most…
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Shelf-Ice piece, Antarctic Peninsula
An ice shelf is a thick platform of ice that forms at the grounding line of a glacier, where the glacier meets the coastline.…
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Antarctic Peninsula
In general, a glacier is formed and maintained by a cycle of snow falling at high altitudes, melt occurring at lower altitudes and or…
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Gentoo Penguins (Pygoscelis papua), Antarctic Peninsula
The breeding colonies of gentoo penguins are located on ice-free surface. Colonies can be directly on the shoreline or can be located considerably inland.…
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The Black-browed Albatross, Antarctic Peninsula
The Black-browed Albatross or Black-browed Mollymawk, Thalassarche melanophrys, is a large seabird of the albatross family Diomedeidae, and it is the most widespread and…
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Snowy- or Pale-Faced Sheathbill (Chinas alba), Antarctic Peninsula
The snowy sheathbill is an omnivore, a scavenger, and a kleptoparasite. It steals krill and fish from penguins and sometimes eats their eggs and…
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Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua), Gerlache Strait, Antarctic Peninsula
Gentoo penguins breed on many sub-Antarctic islands. The main colonies are on the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and Kerguelen Islands; smaller populations are found…
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Glacier ice and sea ice, Adélie Penguins Antarctic Peninsula
Unlike the Arctic, which at its center is an ocean, Antarctica is a landmass that is surrounded by the Southern Ocean. A permanent, massive…