Antarctica Wildlife

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Not much survives in the cold, harsh climate of Antarctica. But, those that do are well adapted. Life here consists of birds, marine mammals, fish, and some hardy plantlife. We saw seals on several occasions, both on land and sea. On our last day, we went cruising in zodiacs among a pod of humpback whales. We got an amazing, up close performance, watching them feed and surface only yards from our tiny boats.

Crabeater seal, resting on an iceberg	Leopard seals are a major predator of penguins	Weddell seals are the most southerly of all mammals, braving the Antarctic winters
Group of southern elephant seals	Antarctic fur seals are the only seals in the region with ears	Skuas prey on penguin chicks and eggs
Humpback whale flashing a tail as it dives down	Coming up for a big mouthful of krill	Humpback flashing a fin during the feeding frenzy