Curious southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) weaner pup inspects the spotting scope at Gold Harbour, South Georgia, Polar Regions

Guest from the Lindblad Expedition ship National Geographic Explorer looks through spotting scope in Antarctica

Nartur friends with telescopes in front of setting sun, cranes flying by, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, Europe

Monte Corrasi, Oliena, coin-operated spotting scope, view from Monte Ortobene, Sardinia, Italy, Europe

Counting Kerguelen Cormorants (Leucocarbo verrucosus) from a distance using a spotting scope, as part of a long-term population monitoring program. Pointe Suzanne, Prince of Wales peninsula, Kerguelen archipelago.