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Antarctic shag (Phalacrocorax atriceps bransfieldensis), pair on nest at breeding site at Jougla Point, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae), at breeding colony at Brown Bluff on the eastern side of the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Adult gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua), feeding chicks at Brown Bluff near the Antarctic Peninsula, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Adult gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua), feeding chicks at Brown Bluff near the Antarctic Peninsula, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Adult gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua), returning and coming from the sea at Booth Island, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Adult gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua), feeding chicks at Brown Bluff near the Antarctic Peninsula, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

A lone adult emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) on sea ice in the Gullet between Adelaide Island and the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Adult leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) near Cuverville Island near the Antarctic Peninsula, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Crabeater seals (Lobodon carcinophaga) hauled out on ice floe in Neko Harbor near the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Adult Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) hauled out on ice near the Antarctic Peninsula, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Adult Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) hauled out on ice near the Antarctic Peninsula, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) in downy plumage (okum boys) on South Georgia Island, Polar Regions

Adult king penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) in the act of feeding chick on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Northern giant petrels (Macronectes halli) fighting over the scavenging rights to a dead elephant seal pup at Royal Harbor, South Georgia

Northern giant petrel (Macronectes halli) scavenging and feeding on a dead fur seal pup at St. Andrews Bay, South Georgia

Pregnant female southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) giving birth on the beach in Stromness Bay, South Georgia Island

Female southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) with newborn pup on the beach in Stromness Bay, South Georgia Island

Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) pup, called weaners once their mothers stop nursing, South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean

Adult rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome) at breeding and molting colony on New Island, Falkland Islands

Adult king penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) amongst chicks (okum boys) at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Polar Regions

Antarctic tern (Sterna vittata), feeding in the Enterprise Islands, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Adult gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua), porpoising for swimming speed near the Antarctic Peninsula, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Adult gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua), returning and coming from the sea at Booth Island, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Antarctic fur seal pup (Arctocephalus gazella) playing in the kelp on Prion Island in the Bay of Isles on South Georgia, Polar Regions

King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) detail at breeding and nesting colony at St. Andrews Bay on South Georgia, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae), at breeding colony at Brown Bluff on the eastern side of the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) surfacing in the Weddell Sea near the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

An adult bull among a pod of about 20 killer whales (Orcinus orca) in Antarctic Sound near the Antarctic Peninsula, Polar Regions

King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) breeding and nesting colony on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Northern giant petrels (Macronectes halli) fighting over the scavenging rights to a dead elephant seal pup at Royal Harbor, South Georgia

Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) pup, called weaners once their mothers stop nursing, South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean

Adult gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) with minutes-old newly hatched chick at Gold Harbor on South Georgia

Adult gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) with minutes-old newly hatched chick at Gold Harbor on South Georgia

Adult rockhopper penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome) at breeding and molting colony on New Island, Falkland Islands

Adult king penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) returning from sea to the breeding colony at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Polar Regions

Adult king penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) amongst chicks at breeding colony at Gold Harbour, South Georgia Island, Polar Regions

Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) bull holding adult female in the surf to mate with her, South Georgia, Polar Regions

Chinstrap penguins (Pygoscelis antarctica), ecstatic display at breeding colony at Half Moon Island, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Leucistic caused by lack of melanin, or blond Antarctic fur seal pup (Arctocephalus gazella) on South Georgia, Polar Regions

Antarctic fur seal pups (Arctocephalus gazella) playing in Fortuna Bay on South Georgia, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Leucistic caused by lack of melanin, or blond Antarctic fur seal pup (Arctocephalus gazella) on South Georgia, Polar Regions

King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) breeding and nesting colony at St. Andrews Bay on South Georgia, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) swimming near the beach at breeding and nesting colony at Salisbury Plain in the Bay of Isles, South Georgia, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) on the beach at breeding and nesting colony at Salisbury Plain in the Bay of Isles, South Georgia, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) at breeding and nesting colony at Right Whale Bay, South Georgia, Polar Regions

King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) adult and chick at breeding and nesting colony at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Polar Regions

Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) breeding colony at Brown Bluff on the eastern side of the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Antarctic shag (Phalacrocorax (atriceps) bransfieldensis) at nesting site amongst gentoo penguins at Jougla Point, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Crabeater seals (Lobodon carcinophaga) hauled out on ice floe near the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Juvenile humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching near the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) breeding and nesting colony on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) breeding and nesting colony on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) breeding and nesting colony, and seals, South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) in downy plumage (okum boys) on South Georgia Island, Polar Regions

Pregnant female southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) giving birth on the beach in Stromness Bay, South Georgia Island

Female southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) with newborn pup as skuas (Catharacta antarctica) fight for the afterbirth, South Georgia

Adult female southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) flipping sand onto its back to cool off on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean

Penguins walk by Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) pup, called a weaner, South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean

Adult bull southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) fighting for breeding grounds on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean

Adult male polar bear (Ursus maritimus), on multi-year ice floes off the eastern coast of Spitsbergen in the Svalbard, Norway

Young curious female polar bear (Ursus maritimus), on fast ice near Hinlopen Strait in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

Sunrise on king penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) at nesting and breeding colony at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Polar Regions

Adult king penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) amongst chicks (okum boys) at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Polar Regions

Female southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) showing slight aggression at Moltke Harbor on South Georgia Island, Polar Regions

Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) on ice near Devil Island in the Weddell Sea near the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) in snowstorm at Brown Bluff on the Antarctic Peninsula in the Weddell Sea, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Sunrise on king penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) at nesting and breeding colony at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Polar Regions

Guano in an Adelie Penguin, Pygoscelis adeliae, colony at Madder Cliffs, Suspiros Bay, at the west end of Joinville Island, Antarctica. Adelie's are a true Antarctic species which are suffering as a result of climate change, The Antarctic Peninsular, their only breeding grounds, is one of the fastest warming areas on the planet. This is causing Adelies to migrate south. They are reducing in numbers, they feed almost exclusively on Krill, which is also declining as a result of climate change.

A South Georgia Pintail, Anas georgica georgica, a small species of duck that is endemic too and only found on South Georgia, Southern Ocean.

Adult Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) inspecting a non-viable egg at Devil Island, Antarctic Peninsula. Adelie penguins are truly an ice dependant penguin species.

Adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) hauled out on an iceberg in a snowstorm near Paulet Island, Antarctic Peninsula. Adelie penguins are truly an ice dependant penguin species.

Adult Adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) tobogganing on an ice floe in the Weddell Sea, Antarctica. This penguin species is totally dependant on ice.

Adult Adelie penguin pair (Pygoscelis adeliae) hauled out on an iceberg at Devil Island, Antarctic Peninsula. Adelie penguins are truly an ice dependant penguin species.

Adult Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) leaping from the sea onto ice floes near Heroina Island in the Weddell Sea, Antarctica. This penguin species is totally dependant on ice.

Adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) mock-mating (it is not mating season) on the beach on Paulet Island, Antarctic Peninsula. Adelie penguins are truly an ice dependant penguin species.