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Gentoo penguins calling
By calling out loud partners know where to find each other. Their red beaks sharply contrast with the rest of this photograph, which otherwise would have been a pure black and white picture. |
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| Ordering code: | LANT-7086 |
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Gentoo penguin chicks in their nest
The chick on the left was born a couple of days earlier, and so it has grown already much bigger than the chick on the right. Even at this early age, chicks are tought the importance of stones and tail feathers . |
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| Ordering code: | LANT-8063B |
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Gentoo penguin chick
The youngest of two recently born gentoo penguins begs for food and attention from its parent. The chick on the right side has left the egg a couple of days earlier and has already grown considerably bigger. |
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| Ordering code: | LANT-1552 |
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Gentoo penguin colony on Cuverville Island
Snow free rocks form an ideal ground for Gentoo penguins to build their nest. This panoramic photograph shows only a small portion of the entire rookery on Cuverville Island. |
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| Ordering code: | LANT-7569 |
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Chinstrap penguins on Bailey Head (1)
An endless plain of white dots turns out to be one of the biggest colonies of Chinstrap penguins: to zoom in to these dots, click this thumbnail (the enlargement has even more details in the background). |
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| Ordering code: | LANT-7403 |
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Chinstrap penguins on Bailey Head (2)
Another photograph of Bailey Head's Chinstrap penguins. Bailey Head is located on Deception Island (Antarctic peninsula). To zoom in, click this thumbnail (the enlargement has even more details in the background). |
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| Ordering code: | LANT-7419 |
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Adélie Penguin on iceberg
Penguins use icebergs not only to rest, but also to scan their environment for danger. |
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| Ordering code: | LANT-7500 |
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Moulting Adélie Penguin
When the breeding season is finished, penguins spend a couple of weeks moulting to prepare for months at sea. This Adélie Penguin stands and wait until the new feathers have grown. |
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| Ordering code: | LANT-4066 |
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Calling King Penguin
Portrait of the penguin that has the most astonishing colours; pearls of water can be seen dripping from its coat of feathers. |
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| Ordering code: | LANT-8827 |
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King Penguin Close-up
Eye to eye with a King Penguin that is preening its feathers. |
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| Ordering code: | LANT-8883 |
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Portrait or a Blue-eyed Shag
During the breeding season, these elegant shags all have this yellow knob on the base of their bill. The blue skin around their eye remains present all year round. |
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| Ordering code: | LANT-8063 |
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Blue-eyed Shag with the Seven Sisters
Blue-eyed Shag against a background with a mountain range called The Seven Sisters. More in the front, a colony of Gentoo Penguins can be seen. Antarctic peninsula. |
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| Ordering code: | LANT-7941 |
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South polar skua in flight
Skuas are opportunistic birds when it comes to finding food. These intelligent birds are very powerful flyers. |
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| Ordering code: | LANT-1652 |
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Bathing South polar skua
Skuas are very fond of bathing, often in groups. This is a nice sharp shot of such a bird cleaning itself; drops of water nearly fall off the canvas. |
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| Ordering code: | LANT-8401 |
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Glacier in Neko Harbour
The glacier of Neko Harbour seen from a bird's view. About a hundred years ago this used to be a safe harbour for whalers. Today, it is an oasis of silence and peace. |
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| Ordering code: | LANT-8575 |
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Elephant Seal close-up
This Elephant Seal rests on a bed of moss, which teems on one of the South Shetland Islands where the oceanic influences result in a less frigid climate. |
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| Ordering code: | LANT-1361 |
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Sleeping seals
A group of sleeping Crabeater Seals rests on an ice floe. |
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| Ordering code: | LANT-3978 |
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Icefloe with seals in Lemaire Channel
Another group of seals on an ice floe, floating in the Lemaire Channel. |
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| Ordering code: | LANT-3998 |
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Portrait of a Leopard Seal
They are the 'bad boys' of Antarctica, infamous for predating on penguins. Yet its major food source is the same as the penguin's: krill and fish. I dedicate this portrait to this seal, which is after all simply one node in a food web. |
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| Ordering code: | LANT-7710 |
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Weddell Seal resting
A adult Weddell Seal rests on the snow. Their thick layer of fat ensures they are not bothered at all by the cold. Like all seals, they hunt mainly at night and rest during the day. |
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| Ordering code: | LANT-7948 |
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Humpback Whale tail
The water still drips off this Humpback's tail fluke as the whale begins on a deep dive. |
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| Ordering code: | LANT-7676 |
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Feeding Humpback Whale
Humpback Whales often engulfe plankton whilst turning on their side. The baleens in their wide-openend mouth are clearly seen. |
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| Ordering code: | LANT-1802 |
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Antarctic lichens
Real colours are scarce on Antarctica; an exception is formed by the lichens. Beside orange-coloured lichens, black lichens can also be distinguised on this photograph. |
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| Ordering code: | LANT-1418 |
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Red and green snow algae
A natural painting of lines and colours which has been created by red and green snow algae. These algae often grow near penguin rookeries from where they obtain their minimal food supplies transported through the air and melting water. |
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| Ordering code: | LANT-8707 |
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Edinburgh Rock (1)
Deze 'toren van basalt' is ontstaan door het snel smelten van de lavasteen (net als de Ierse Giant’s Causeway), waardoor een lijnenspel van zeshoekige banen ontstaan is. |
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| Ordering code: | LANT-7343 |
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Edinburgh Rock (2)
This is the foot of the rock, which sticks out of the sea. Here the interlocing basalt columns were broken and weared off. Today they remain an impressive pattern created by the forces of nature. |
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Iceberg turned over in Neumayer Channel
The blue colour from this iceberg is nearly the only colour available in this quiet environment. |
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| Ordering code: | LANT-1758 |
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Black sky above Melchior
Grey clouds form above the Melchior Islands, South Shetland Islands. |
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| Ordering code: | LANT-8253 |
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Iceberg against a dark sky
A high iceberg, with some rock sidements visible in the top stands out against a background of grey skies. |
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| Ordering code: | LANT-8778 |
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Mountain tops in Lemaire Channel
Wind blows snow off the steep mountain cliffs of the Lemaire Channel. |
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| Ordering code: | LANT-8622 |
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Blue
Detail of an iceberg which has been moulted by water and wind - a continuous process. |
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| Ordering code: | LANT-7510 |
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Glacier close-up
This photograph shows the top of a glacier. Glaciers are moving continuously, forming cracks and patterns. |
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| Ordering code: | LANT-8627 |
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Sea covered with ice
Not an unusual situation in Antarctic waters at all: growlers big and small float as far as the eye can see. They originate from decomposing icebergs and glaciers. |
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