Wildlife of Antarctica

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Antarctica and the southern ocean hosts extraordinary marine life.

From penguins, to seals to the Blue Whale - the largest living thing on planet Earth today, the waters around Antartica and the sub-antarctic islands are a crucially important and special place for wonderful species of life.

Adélie penguin - Dylan - unsplash

Blue Whale. Image: Torsten Dederichs, Unsplash

Chinstrap Penguins. Image: Eamonn Maguire on unsplash

Emperor Penguins. Image: Ian Parker, Unsplash

Humpback Whales, Antarctica. Image: Rod Long, unsplash

Weddell Seal. Image: Bob Brewer, unsplash

Leopard Seal. Image: Rod Long, Unsplash

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Antarctica and the southern ocean hosts extraordinary marine life.

Adélie penguin - Dylan - unsplash

Blue Whale. Image: Torsten Dederichs, Unsplash

Chinstrap Penguins. Image: Eamonn Maguire on unsplash

Emperor Penguins. Image: Ian Parker, Unsplash

Humpback Whales, Antarctica. Image: Rod Long, unsplash

Weddell Seal. Image: Bob Brewer, unsplash

Leopard Seal. Image: Rod Long, Unsplash

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