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| Gentoo penguins, permanent nesting colony in grassy hills about a mile inland from the ocean, near Stromness Bay, South Georgia Island. Image ID: 24586 Species: Gentoo penguin, Pygoscelis papua Location: Stromness Harbour, South Georgia Island | View of Godthul, from the grassy slopes of South Georgia. The name Godthul, or "Good Hollow", dates back to Norwegian whalers who used this bay as a anchorage. Image ID: 24689 Location: Godthul, South Georgia Island | Gentoo penguins nesting beside a lake, snow-covered South Georgia mountains in the background. Image ID: 24691 Species: Gentoo penguin, Pygoscelis papua Location: Godthul, South Georgia Island |
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| King penguins and whale bones, on the cobblestone beach at Godthul, South Georgia Island. The whale bones are evidence of South Georgia's long and prolific history of whaling. Image ID: 24692 Species: King penguin, Aptenodytes patagonicus Location: Godthul, South Georgia Island | King penguin colony, Right Whale Bay, South Georgia Island. Over 100,000 pairs of king penguins nest on South Georgia Island each summer. Image ID: 24316 Species: King penguin, Aptenodytes patagonicus Location: Right Whale Bay, South Georgia Island | South Georgia Island coastline, showing the island's characteristic rugged topography. 56% of the island is covered by 161 glaciers, which have created numerous large bays and inlets that provide excellent habitat for marine animals and seabirds. Mountains meet the sea in steep-sided seacliffs covered with sparse vegetation. The highest point on South Georgia Island is Mt. Paget at 2,915m. Image ID: 24321 Location: South Georgia Island |
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| Antarctic fur seals, adult male bull and female, illustrating extreme sexual dimorphism common among pinnipeds (seals, sea lions and fur seals). Image ID: 24324 Species: Antarctic Fur Seal, Arctocephalus gazella Location: Right Whale Bay, South Georgia Island | Wandering albatross, on nest and the Prion Island colony. The wandering albatross has the largest wingspan of any living bird, with the wingspan between, up to 12' from wingtip to wingtip. It can soar on the open ocean for hours at a time, riding the updrafts from individual swells, with a glide ratio of 22 units of distance for every unit of drop. The wandering albatross can live up to 23 years. They hunt at night on the open ocean for cephalopods, small fish, and crustaceans. The survival of the species is at risk due to mortality from long-line fishing gear. Image ID: 24394 Species: Wandering albatross, Diomedea exulans Location: Prion Island, South Georgia Island | Icebreaker M/V Polar Star anchored in the Bay of Isles,offshore of the vast king penguin colony at Salisbury Plain. Image ID: 24397 Species: King penguin, Aptenodytes patagonicus Location: Salisbury Plain, South Georgia Island |
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| King penguin at Salisbury Plain, Bay of Isles, South Georgia Island. Image ID: 24398 Species: King penguin, Aptenodytes patagonicus Location: Salisbury Plain, South Georgia Island | King penguin, mated pair courting, displaying courtship behavior including mutual preening. Image ID: 24399 Species: King penguin, Aptenodytes patagonicus Location: Salisbury Plain, South Georgia Island | King penguin, mated pair courting, displaying courtship behavior. Image ID: 24400 Species: King penguin, Aptenodytes patagonicus Location: Salisbury Plain, South Georgia Island |
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| King penguin colony, over 100,000 nesting pairs, viewed from above. The brown patches are groups of 'oakum boys', juveniles in distinctive brown plumage. Salisbury Plain, Bay of Isles, South Georgia Island. Image ID: 24404 Species: King penguin, Aptenodytes patagonicus Location: Salisbury Plain, South Georgia Island | King penguin colony. Over 100,000 pairs of king penguins nest at Salisbury Plain, laying eggs in December and February, then alternating roles between foraging for food and caring for the egg or chick. Image ID: 24407 Species: King penguin, Aptenodytes patagonicus Location: Salisbury Plain, South Georgia Island | Oakum boys, juvenile king penguins at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia Island. Named 'oakum boys' by sailors for the resemblance of their brown fluffy plumage to the color of oakum used to caulk timbers on sailing ships, these year-old penguins will soon shed their fluffy brown plumage and adopt the colors of an adult. Image ID: 24408 Species: King penguin, Aptenodytes patagonicus Location: Salisbury Plain, South Georgia Island |
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| King penguin colony. Over 100,000 pairs of king penguins nest at Salisbury Plain, laying eggs in December and February, then alternating roles between foraging for food and caring for the egg or chick. Image ID: 24409 Species: King penguin, Aptenodytes patagonicus Location: Salisbury Plain, South Georgia Island | King penguin colony at Salisbury Plain, Bay of Isles, South Georgia Island. Over 100,000 pairs of king penguins nest here, laying eggs in December and February, then alternating roles between foraging for food and caring for the egg or chick. Image ID: 24410 Species: King penguin, Aptenodytes patagonicus Location: Salisbury Plain, South Georgia Island | King penguin colony at Salisbury Plain, Bay of Isles, South Georgia Island. Over 100,000 pairs of king penguins nest here, laying eggs in December and February, then alternating roles between foraging for food and caring for the egg or chick. Image ID: 24411 Species: King penguin, Aptenodytes patagonicus Location: Salisbury Plain, South Georgia Island |
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| Southern elephant seal, juvenile. The southern elephant seal is the largest pinniped, and the largest member of order Carnivora, ever to have existed. It gets its name from the large proboscis (nose) it has when it has grown to adulthood. Image ID: 24420 Species: Southern elephant seal, Mirounga leonina Location: Hercules Bay, South Georgia Island | Macaroni penguin, on the rocky shoreline of Hercules Bay, South Georgia Island. One of the crested penguin species, the macaroni penguin bears a distinctive yellow crest on its head. They grow to be about 12 lb and 28" high. Macaroni penguins eat primarily krill and other crustaceans, small fishes and cephalopods. Image ID: 24421 Species: Macaroni penguin, Eudyptes chrysolophus Location: Hercules Bay, South Georgia Island | Antarctic fur seal, adult male (bull). Image ID: 24422 Species: Antarctic Fur Seal, Arctocephalus gazella Location: Hercules Bay, South Georgia Island |
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| Sea gulls on rocks with mountains in the distance. Image ID: 24423 Location: Hercules Bay, South Georgia Island | Macaroni penguin, on the rocky shoreline of Hercules Bay, South Georgia Island. One of the crested penguin species, the macaroni penguin bears a distinctive yellow crest on its head. They grow to be about 12 lb and 28" high. Macaroni penguins eat primarily krill and other crustaceans, small fishes and cephalopods. Image ID: 24424 Species: Macaroni penguin, Eudyptes chrysolophus Location: Hercules Bay, South Georgia Island | Antarctic fur seal, adult male (bull). Image ID: 24425 Species: Antarctic Fur Seal, Arctocephalus gazella Location: Hercules Bay, South Georgia Island |
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| Macaroni penguin, on the rocky shoreline of Hercules Bay, South Georgia Island. One of the crested penguin species, the macaroni penguin bears a distinctive yellow crest on its head. They grow to be about 12 lb and 28" high. Macaroni penguins eat primarily krill and other crustaceans, small fishes and cephalopods. Image ID: 24426 Species: Macaroni penguin, Eudyptes chrysolophus Location: Hercules Bay, South Georgia Island | Antarctic fur seal, snowing, on rocky shoreline. Image ID: 24427 Species: Antarctic Fur Seal, Arctocephalus gazella Location: Hercules Bay, South Georgia Island | King penguin colony, over 100,000 nesting pairs, viewed from above. The brown patches are groups of 'oakum boys', juveniles in distinctive brown plumage. Salisbury Plain, Bay of Isles, South Georgia Island. Image ID: 24447 Species: King penguin, Aptenodytes patagonicus Location: Salisbury Plain, South Georgia Island |
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| Oakum boys, juvenile king penguins at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia Island. Named 'oakum boys' by sailors for the resemblance of their brown fluffy plumage to the color of oakum used to caulk timbers on sailing ships, these year-old penguins will soon shed their fluffy brown plumage and adopt the colors of an adult. Image ID: 24455 Species: King penguin, Aptenodytes patagonicus Location: Salisbury Plain, South Georgia Island | Antarctic fur seal, young pup, juvenile. Image ID: 24597 Species: Antarctic Fur Seal, Arctocephalus gazella Location: Fortuna Bay, South Georgia Island | King penguin, showing ornate and distinctive neck, breast and head plumage and orange beak. Image ID: 24599 Species: King penguin, Aptenodytes patagonicus Location: Fortuna Bay, South Georgia Island |
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