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Imperial Shag (Phalacrocorax Atriceps), Antarctic Peninsula
The Imperial Shag, otherwise known as the Imperial Cormorant, hunts in 'rafts', or large groups of hundreds which dive down together in "pursuit-diving" of…
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Floating ice sheet, Antarctic Peninsula
Antarctica holds nine times the amount of ice as Greenland, the melting of which is an important contribution to current sea-level rise. Melting of…
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Gentoo Penguins (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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Sea Lion under water, Antarctic Peninsula
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Chinstrap Penguin (Pygoscelis Antarcticus), Antarctic Peninsula
The small Chinstrap penguin forages near the shore for small crustaceans, krill and fish and they use strong flippers and feet to crawl or…
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Gentoo Penguin colony at Chilean research station, Antarctic Peninsula
Gentoo Penguins are mostly monogamous. Breeding colonies are made up of hundreds of birds and are usually located a couple of kilometres from the…
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Weddell Seal (Leptonychotes Weddellii), Antarctic Peninsula
The Weddell Seal is the world's southern-most breeding mammal, and widespread in the southern hemisphere. They are found on fast ice (that is, sea…
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Adélie Penguin feeding young, 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 Penguins (Pygoscelis Papua), Antarctic Peninsula
Gentoo Penguins lay a couple of eggs but if food is in short supply once the eggs have hatched, one chick is often sacrificed…
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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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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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Glacier calving into the sea, South Orkney Islands
The South Orkney Islands are a group of islands in the Southern Ocean, about 604 kilometres (375m) north-east of the tip of the Antarctic…