Black-browed albatrosses are the most common species in the Falkland Islands. The medium-sized animals can live up to 70 years and usually form a monogamous relationship when they become able to breed from the age of 10…. at least as long as the external...
On Gough Island, Southern Giant Petrels attack breeding Yellow-nosed Albatrosses. In 87 cases, these attacks ended fatally for the albatrosses. Screenshot from video: Michelle Risi, Christopher Jones, and Alexis Osborne Antarctic and sub-Antarctic waters are known for...
Modern drone technology now provides such good images that animal populations living in remote places can be counted much more efficiently and accurately than by ground surveys, like the Southern Elephant Seals and King Penguins on South Georgia shown here. Photo by...
All of the 40 known species of albatross and petrel spend a large part of their lives in the open ocean. The animals have adapted accordingly and like to rest on the ocean surface. The current study shows how much time and where they spend it at sea. Picture: Michael...
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...
