by Peter Balwin | Jan 27, 2021 | Animals, Antarctic, Antarctic animals, Archive, Guest article, Science, Science
Nothing works in the Antarctic without krill: the small crustacean is the basis of the food chain there. No wonder that the sea turns red when a swarm is on the way. (Photo: Wikipedia) We are lucky – the dreaded Drake Passage between Tierra del Fuego and the...
by Peter Balwin | Nov 21, 2020 | Animals, Antarctic, Antarctic animals, Archive, Guest article, Science, Science
Once the wandering albatross was feared. Today, the world’s largest flying seabird is going magnificently. Because of climate change. (Photo: Heiner Kubny Countless days had passed, and still the white albatross followed the fast three-mast clipper with course...
by Peter Balwin | Oct 3, 2020 | Animals, Archive, Arctic, Arctic animals, Guest article, Science, Science
The musk oxen (Ovibos moschatus) is a artiodactyla and is related to goats. The males (bulls) weigh 300-400 kg and reach a shoulder height of approx. 1.50 m. The females (cows) weigh 200-300 kg and reach a height of up to 1.30 m. Musk oxen are inhabitants of the...
