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Adélie Penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) with tourists in background, Antarctic Peninsula
Adélie penguins are named after the wife of the French Antarctic explorer Dumont d'Urville. They breed in very large colonies, often 20,000 - 30,000…
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The Black-browed Albatross, Antarctic Peninsula
With a wingspan of up to 2m, the Black-browed Albatross is an impressive and majestic creature. They have been recorded to fly up to…
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Adélie Penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) Colony, Antarctic Peninsula
Adélie penguins are named after the wife of the French Antarctic explorer Dumont d'Urville. They breed in very large colonies, often 20,000 - 30,000…
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Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis Papua), Antarctic Peninsula
Foraging for food usually takes place within 20km of the Gentoo Penguin breeding site and is done alternately by one of the two parents…
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Shelf-Iceberg, 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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Shelf-Ice pieces, 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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Adélie Penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae), Antarctic Peninsula
Leopard Seals are key predators of Adélie Penguins and often snag them by waiting under such ice ledges until the Penguins jump in to…
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Southern Elephant Seals (Mirounga leonina), Antarctic Peninsula
Elephant seals are large, oceangoing seals in the genus Mirounga. The two species, the northern elephant seal (M. angustirostris) and the southern elephant seal…
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Adélie Penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) on iceberg, Antarctic Peninsula
Adélie penguins are named after the wife of the French Antarctic explorer Dumont d'Urville. They breed in very large colonies, often 20,000 - 30,000…
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Cape Petrel (Daption capense), Antarctic Peninsula
The Cape Petrel, also called Cape Pigeon, is one of the most common seabirds of the Southern Ocean and around Antarctica. They have an…
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Glacier ice and sea ice, 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…
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South Polar Skua (Catharacta maccormicki), Antarctic Peninsula
The South Polar Skua, which breeds in snow-free areas of Antarctica, sometimes associated with penguin rookeries, looks very similar as the Great Skua of…