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| Adult male Antarctic fur seal (bull), chasing down a female in his harem to confirm his dominance, during mating season. Image ID: 24334 Species: Antarctic Fur Seal, Arctocephalus gazella Location: Right Whale Bay, South Georgia Island | Northern giant portrait, profile, head detail. The distinctive tube nose (naricorn), characteristic of species in the Procellariidae family (tube-snouts), is easily seen. Image ID: 23679 Species: Northern giant petrel, Macronectes halli Location: Right Whale Bay, South Georgia Island | M/V Polar Star, an icebreaker expedition ship, lies at anchor in Right Whale Bay, South Georgia Island. Antarctic fur seals on the beach, and the rugged South Georgia Island mountains in the distance. Sunset, dusk. Image ID: 24318 Species: Antarctic Fur Seal, Arctocephalus gazella Location: Right Whale Bay, South Georgia Island |
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| 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 | 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 | Antarctic fur seal colony, on a sand beach alongside Right Whale Bay, with the mountains of South Georgia Island in the background, sunset. Image ID: 24315 Species: Antarctic Fur Seal, Arctocephalus gazella Location: Right Whale Bay, South Georgia Island |
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| 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: 24344 Species: King penguin, Aptenodytes patagonicus Location: Right Whale Bay, South Georgia Island | Northern giant petrel scavenging a fur seal carcass. Giant petrels will often feed on carrion, defending it in a territorial manner from other petrels and carrion feeders. Image ID: 23683 Species: Northern giant petrel, Macronectes halli Location: Right Whale Bay, South Georgia Island | Antarctic fur seal, juveniles or females. Image ID: 24319 Species: Antarctic Fur Seal, Arctocephalus gazella Location: Right Whale Bay, South Georgia Island |
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| A colony of Antarctic fur seals, with the adult male (bull) in the center of his harem of females and juvenile fur seals. Image ID: 24326 Species: Antarctic Fur Seal, Arctocephalus gazella Location: Right Whale Bay, South Georgia Island | Antarctic fur seal carcass, lying on pebble beach. Dead fur seals are quickly scavenged by giant petrels, leaving the pelt and skeleton of the dead fur seal. Image ID: 24327 Species: Antarctic Fur Seal, Arctocephalus gazella Location: Right Whale Bay, South Georgia Island | Adult male bull Antarctic fur seal, amid his harem of females and juvenile fur seals. Image ID: 24332 Species: Antarctic Fur Seal, Arctocephalus gazella Location: Right Whale Bay, South Georgia Island |
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| Antarctic fur seal carcass, lying on pebble beach. Dead fur seals are quickly scavenged by giant petrels, leaving the pelt and skeleton of the dead fur seal. Image ID: 24353 Species: Antarctic Fur Seal, Arctocephalus gazella Location: Right Whale Bay, South Georgia Island | Antarctic fur seal carcass and skeletal remains of giant petrel, lying on pebble beach. Dead fur seals are quickly scavenged by giant petrels, leaving the pelt and skeleton of the dead fur seal. Image ID: 24331 Species: Antarctic Fur Seal, Arctocephalus gazella Location: Right Whale Bay, South Georgia Island | Antarctic fur seal, adult male bull (right) and female (left) confirm their identities via scent. Image ID: 24325 Species: Antarctic Fur Seal, Arctocephalus gazella Location: Right Whale Bay, South Georgia Island |
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| South Georgia Island, spire and sunset clouds, 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: 24328 Location: Right Whale Bay, South Georgia Island | Antarctic fur seal. Image ID: 24329 Species: Antarctic Fur Seal, Arctocephalus gazella Location: Right Whale Bay, South Georgia Island | Antarctic fur seal, pup, juvenile. Image ID: 24333 Species: Antarctic Fur Seal, Arctocephalus gazella Location: Right Whale Bay, South Georgia Island |
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| Antarctic fur seal. Image ID: 24335 Species: Antarctic Fur Seal, Arctocephalus gazella Location: Right Whale Bay, South Georgia Island | Adult male bull Antarctic fur seal, amid his harem of females and juvenile fur seals. Image ID: 24336 Species: Antarctic Fur Seal, Arctocephalus gazella Location: Right Whale Bay, South Georgia Island | Adult male bull Antarctic fur seal, amid his harem of females and juvenile fur seals. Image ID: 24337 Species: Antarctic Fur Seal, Arctocephalus gazella Location: Right Whale Bay, South Georgia Island |
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| M/V Polar Star, an icebreaker expedition ship, lies at anchor in Right Whale Bay, South Georgia Island. Antarctic fur seals on the beach, and the rugged South Georgia Island mountains in the distance. Sunset, dusk. Image ID: 24347 Species: Antarctic Fur Seal, Arctocephalus gazella Location: Right Whale Bay, South Georgia Island | Northern giant petrel on pebble beach. Image ID: 24348 Species: Northern giant petrel, Macronectes halli Location: Right Whale Bay, South Georgia Island | Antarctic fur seal. Image ID: 24349 Species: Antarctic Fur Seal, Arctocephalus gazella Location: Right Whale Bay, South Georgia Island |
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| Antarctic fur seal. Image ID: 24350 Species: Antarctic Fur Seal, Arctocephalus gazella Location: Right Whale Bay, South Georgia Island | A colony of Antarctic fur seals, with the adult male (bull) in the center of his mating harem of females and juvenile fur seals. Image ID: 24351 Species: Antarctic Fur Seal, Arctocephalus gazella Location: Right Whale Bay, South Georgia Island | Antarctic fur seal, with injured or diseased right eye. Image ID: 24352 Species: Antarctic Fur Seal, Arctocephalus gazella Location: Right Whale Bay, South Georgia Island |
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| Antarctic fur seal, portrait showing long whiskers and large eyes effective for nocturnal foraging and hunting underwater. Image ID: 24355 Species: Antarctic Fur Seal, Arctocephalus gazella Location: Right Whale Bay, South Georgia Island | Antarctic fur seal. Image ID: 24356 Species: Antarctic Fur Seal, Arctocephalus gazella Location: Right Whale Bay, South Georgia Island | Antarctic fur seal. Image ID: 24358 Species: Antarctic Fur Seal, Arctocephalus gazella Location: Right Whale Bay, South Georgia Island |
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