Antarctica under threat

Posted by Laura Boness on July 24, 2012 in Animals, Galleries, Marine Biology, Nature · 0 Comments

Antarctic Tern

Antarctic Tern

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Approximately 100 million birds breed on Antarctica’s coastline and islands. The Antarctic Terns return to their colonies around October and cooperate to defend them. Image: Dmytro Pylypenko/Shutterstock

Gentoo Penguins

An adult king penguin and its chick

Chinstrap Penguins on an iceberg

Tags: Antarctica, climate change, Galleries, marine biology, science

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