View of the old barracks atop Green Mountain on Ascension Island in the southern tropical Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic Ocean

Antarctic fur seal pups (Arctocephalus gazella) mock-fighting on South Georgia, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

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

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

Southern Right Whale (Eubalaena australis) adult surfacing near Puerto Pyramides, Peninsula Valdez, Argentina

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

Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina), female, Punta Ninfas, Atlantic Coast, Chubut Province, Patagonia, Argentina, South America

Southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina), on the beach at Gold Harbour, South Georgia, South Atlantic, Polar Regions

Southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina), molting on the beach at Gold Harbour, South Georgia, South Atlantic, Polar Regions

Young Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) bulls mock fighting at Gold Harbour, South Georgia, South Atlantic, Polar Regions

Young Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina), bulls mock fighting at Gold Harbour, South Georgia, South Atlantic, Polar Regions

Young Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina), bulls lying near each other at Gold Harbour, South Georgia, South Atlantic, Polar Regions

Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina), two females, Punta Ninfas, Atlantic Coast, Chubut Province, Patagonia, Argentina, South America

Young Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina), bulls mock fighting at Gold Harbour, South Georgia, South Atlantic, Polar Regions

A Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) male swimming, Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands, South Atlantic, South America

A young Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina) lying open-mouthed amongst the seaweed on the shores of Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands, South Atlantic.

Aerial view of the southern coast, El Hierro, Canary Islands, Spain, Atlantic, Europe

Southern giant petrel (macronectes giganteus) gold harbour, south georgia, close-up of head, portrait, beak open.

Seal (mirounga leonina) pup, close-up of face, south georgia.

Southern giant petrel (macronectes giganteus) gold harbour, south georgia, flying along cliff edge searching for food.

Southern giant petrel (macronectes giganteus) falkland islands, in flight.

Southern giant petrels (Macronectes giganteus), Gough Island, South Atlantic Ocean, Polar Regions

Southern Atlantic sharpnose puffer (Canthigaster figueiredoi), Ilha Escalvada, Guarapari, Espirito Santo, Brazil, South America

Southern right whale (Eubalaena australis) detail of tail underwater near beach, Imbituba, Santa Catarina, Brazil, South Atlantic, South America

Adult bull Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) hauled out and in a wallow while molting on the beach at Fortuna Bay on South Georgia Island, southern Atlantic Ocean.

South American Sea Lion (Otaria flavescens) hauled out on small rocky islet just outside Ushuaia, Beagle Channel, Argentina

Adult Imperial Shag (Phalacrocorax (atriceps) from breeding colony on offshore islets in the Beagle Channel, coastal southern Chile and Argentina

Bull southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean

Adult Peale's Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus australis) bow-riding in the Falkland Islands, South Atlantic Ocean

Views of the Drake Passage, the body of water between the southern tip of South America at Cape Horn, Chile and the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica

Adult Antarctic Fur Seal (Arctocephalus gazella) killing and then eating a king penguin on the island of South Georgia, southern Atlantic Ocean

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

Adult Peale's Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus australis) bow-riding in the Falkland Islands, South Atlantic Ocean

Adult southern rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome) at breeding and molting colony on New Island in the Falkland Islands, South Atlantic Ocean

A lone adult dwarf minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata subspecies) surfacing in the tropical south Atlantic Ocean

The Falkland Thrush (Turdus Falcklandii), medium sized thrush from southern South America

Vernadsky Research Base (Akademik Vernadsky), Ukrainian Antarctic Station at Marina Point on Galindez Island in the Argentine Islands, Antarctica

Vernadsky Research Base (Akademik Vernadsky), Ukrainian Antarctic Station at Marina Point on Galindez Island in the Argentine Islands, Antarctica

King Penguin colony (Aptenodytes patagonicus) on South Georgia Island, southern Atlantic Ocean.

Vernadsky Research Base (Akademik Vernadsky), Ukrainian Antarctic Station at Marina Point on Galindez Island in the Argentine Islands, Antarctica

Adult southern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialoides) on the wing in the Drake passage between the tip of South America and Antarctica. Southern Ocean

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

Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) pup (often called "weaners" once their mothers stop nursing them) on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean

South American Sea Lion (Otaria flavescens) hauled out on small rocky islet just outside Ushuaia, Beagle Channel, Argentina

Pregnant female southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) giving birth on the beach near the abandoned whaling station at Stromness Bay on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean

Bull southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean

Macaroni Penguins (Eudyptes chrysolophus) in Elsehul Bay on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean

Adult bull Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) hauled out and in a wallow while molting on the beach at Fortuna Bay on South Georgia Island, southern Atlantic Ocean.

Adult Southern Right Whale (Eubalaena australis) fluke-up dive in Golfo Nuevo, Patagonia, Argentina. (Restricted Resolution - pls contact us)

Adult Southern Right Whale (Eubalaena australis) underwater in Golfo Nuevo, Patagonia, Argentina. Southern Atlantic Ocean. (Resolution Restricted - pls contact us)

Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) mating behavior on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean

Adult Antarctic Shag, (Phalacrocorax (atriceps) bransfieldensis) from breeding colony on the Antarctic Peninsula

Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) mating behavior on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean

Adult Southern Rockhopper Penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome) in the Falkland Islands

Dead southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) pup being eaten by an Antarctic skua on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean

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

Leucistic Antarctic fur seal pup (Arctocephalus gazella) on South Georgia, Southern Ocean

Adult Southern Right Whale (Eubalaena australis) breaching in Golfo Nuevo, Patagonia, Argentina. Southern Atlantic Ocean. (Resolution Restricted - pls contact us)

Adult macaroni penguin (Eudyptes chrysolophus) in Elsehul Bay on South Georgia, Southern Ocean

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

Antarctic Fur Seal (Arctocephalus gazella) during snow storm at Brown Bluff on the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Southern Ocean

King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) breeding and nesting colony at Salisbury Plains in the Bay of Isles, South Georgia, Southern Ocean.

Adult Southern Right Whale (Eubalaena australis) underwater in Golfo Nuevo, Patagonia, Argentina

Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus) and Northern Giant Petrel (Macronectes halli) tearing apart an Antarctic fur seal pup in the water at Grytviken on South Georgia, Southern Atlantic Ocean

Antarctic fur seal pup (Arctocephalus gazella) near the abandoned whaling station at Stromness Bay on South Georgia, Southern Ocean

Adult Peale's Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus australis) bow-riding in the Falkland Islands, South Atlantic Ocean

The Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus), Argentina, South America

Antarctic Fur Seal (Arctocephalus gazella) pup on the island of South Georgia, southern Atlantic Ocean

Adult Southern Rockhopper Penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome) in the Falkland Islands

Views of the Drake Passage, the body of water between the southern tip of South America at Cape Horn, Chile and the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica

Antarctic fur seal pup (Arctocephalus gazella) near the abandoned whaling station at Stromness Bay on South Georgia, Southern Ocean

Northern giant petrel (Macronectes halli) fighting over the scavenging rights to a dead elephant seal pup at Royal Harbor on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean

South Georgia pintail (Anas georgica georgica) chick on South Georgia, Southern Ocean

Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus) and Northern Giant Petrel (Macronectes halli) tearing apart an Antarctic fur seal pup in the water at Grytviken on South Georgia, Southern Atlantic Ocean

Grave site at the abandoned former whaling station at Port Foster inside of the caldera at Deception Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, Southern Ocean

South American Sea Lion (Otaria flavescens) hauled out on small rocky islet just outside Ushuaia, Beagle Channel, Argentina

Adult macaroni penguins (Eudyptes chrysolophus) porpoising for speed while traveling to their breeding colony on South Georgia, Southern Ocean

A young striated heron (Butorides striata) fishing along the lava shore in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean.

Pregnant female southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) giving birth on the beach near the abandoned whaling station at Stromness Bay on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean

Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus) in and around South Georgia, Southern Ocean

Adult Southern Rockhopper Penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome) in the Falkland Islands. This is the smallest yellow-crested, black-and-white penguin in the genus Eudyptes. It reaches a length of 45-58 cm (18-23 in) and typically weighs 2-3.4 kg (4.4-7.5 lb), although there are records of exceptionally large rockhoppers weighing 5 kg (11 lbs). Their common name refers to the fact that unlike many other penguins which negotiate obstacles by sliding on their bellies or by awkward climbing using their flipper-like wings as aid, Rockhoppers will try to jump over boulders and across cracks. This behavior is by no means unique to this species however - at least the other "crested" penguins of the genus Eudyptes hop around rocks too. Southern Rockhopper Penguins have a global population of roughly 1 million pairs, perhaps a bit more. About two-thirds of the global population belongs to E. c. chrysocome which breeds on the Falkland Islands and on islands off Argentina and southern Chile. The Southern Rockhopper Penguin is classified as Vulnerable species by the IUCN.

Adult Southern Right Whale (Eubalaena australis) fluke-up dive in Golfo Nuevo, Patagonia, Argentina.

Antarctic Fur Seal (Arctocephalus gazella) pups at play at the abandoned Norwegian whaling station at Stromness on the island of South Georgia, Southern Atlantic Ocean

Antarctic Fur Seal (Arctocephalus gazella) pup on Prion Island in the Bay of Isles on the island of South Georgia, Southern Atlantic Ocean

Northern giant petrel (Macronectes halli) fighting over the scavenging rights to a dead elephant seal pup at St. Andrews Bay on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean

Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella) pups mock-fighting at the abandonded whaling station at Grytviken on the island of South Georgia, southern Atlantic Ocean.

Weddell Seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) hauled out on ice near the Antarctic Peninsula, southern Ocean

Sub-Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus tropicalis) on Nightingale Island in the Tristan da Cunha Island Group in the southern Atlantic Ocean

Views of the Drake Passage, the body of water between the southern tip of South America at Cape Horn, Chile and the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica

The endemic South Georgia pintail (Anas georgica georgica) on the banks of a small stream just outside the abandoned whaling station at Grytviken on South Georgia in the Southern Atlantic Ocean.

King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) at sunrise on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean.

The Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus), Argentina, South America

Pregnant female southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) giving birth on the beach near the abandoned whaling station at Stromness Bay on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean

The Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus), Argentina

Wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans) on the wing at sunset approaching South Georgia Island, Southern Atlantic Ocean

Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus) and Northern Giant Petrel (Macronectes halli) tearing apart an Antarctic fur seal pup in the water at Grytviken on South Georgia, Southern Atlantic Ocean

Flying Squid Species in mid-air, roughly 100 nm North of Tristan Da Cunha, South Atlantic Ocean. Flying Squid use membranes between their tentacles (visible on pic) & two fins at the rear of the mantle to glide through the air in a similar way to flying fish.

Flying Squid Species in mid-air leaving a water trail behind it, roughly 100 nm North of Tristan Da Cunha, South Atlantic Ocean. Flying Squid use membranes between their tentacles (visible on pic) & two fins at the rear of the mantle to glide through the air in a similar way to flying fish.

Flying Squid Species in mid-air, roughly 100 nm North of Tristan Da Cunha, South Atlantic Ocean. Flying Squid use membranes between their tentacles (visible on pic) & two fins at the rear of the mantle to glide through the air in a similar way to flying fish.

Flying Squid Species in mid-air, roughly 100 nm North of Tristan Da Cunha, South Atlantic Ocean. Flying Squid use membranes between their tentacles (visible on pic) & two fins at the rear of the mantle to glide through the air in a similar way to flying fish.