A mother polar bear with her two cubs on the pack ice near Svalbard is a beautiful image. But Norwegian authorities and experts at the Polar Institute fear that this sight is becoming increasingly rare due to pack ice loss and disturbance by tourists. (Photo: Dr...
Caribou and reindeer are indeed the same species. But while the latter are native to Europe and Siberia, caribou are at home in North America and live as different subspecies in different regions with likewise different migratory behavior. Picture: Ben Townsend via...
The South Shetland Islands on the west side of the Antarctic Peninsula are the best areas to see chinstrap penguins. The almost 55 cm tall penguins find ideal breeding areas with stones on land and enough krill nearby. The team in their latest study shows how they...
In New Zealand, the rare yellow-eyed penguins breed. Only about 4’000 animals of this species are said to exist worldwide. Due to introduced animal species such as cats, rats and other bird species, the animals that dwell in burrows are threatened. Because...
Blue whales are still the largest whales on earth, despite extensive hunting. But before the hunt, the animals could reach up to 30 meters in size and weigh 140 tons, today still up to 27 meters. A total of four subspecies of blue whales are known, two of them in...
