Wildlife
Too hot to handle
While Adelie penguins are in decline, gentoo penguins are moving in.
While Adelie penguins are in decline, gentoo penguins are moving in.
Taking the plunge
It seems penguins are not born with a love of water.
It seems penguins are not born with a love of water.
Timelapse penguins
To raise their chicks before winter the Adelie penguins must work round the clock.
To raise their chicks before winter the Adelie penguins must work round the clock.
Race for life
Most pairs of Adelie penguins will only manage to raise a single chick each season.
Most pairs of Adelie penguins will only manage to raise a single chick each season.
Feeding time for Adelie chicks
With stomachs full of krill the adults return to feed the penguin chicks.
With stomachs full of krill the adults return to feed the penguin chicks.
Hunters on the lookout
Working as a team makes killer whales extremely effective.
Working as a team makes killer whales extremely effective.
Adelie courtship
Life in the penguin colony gets hot as the females return.
Life in the penguin colony gets hot as the females return.
Criminal penguins
Some penguins turn to a life of crime to build the perfect nest.
Some penguins turn to a life of crime to build the perfect nest.
Marching on your stomach
Adelie penguins slide across the ice to reach their breeding grounds.
Adelie penguins slide across the ice to reach their breeding grounds.
Fight for life
When food is short, skuas attack Adelie penguin chicks.
When food is short, skuas attack Adelie penguin chicks.
First swim
Leopard seals lie in wait for young Adelie penguins.
One of the most dramatic sequences ever filmed in the Antarctic captured the top predators of the southern seas in violent action. Since there are no polar bears here, it's easily forgotten that that there are big predators lurking beneath the waves and the leopard seals are aptly named. The footage shows the gaunlet that young penguins have to run to avoid being a meal for a seal.
Picking out penguins
Adelie penguins at Mawson Base are marked for identification.
Adelie penguins at Mawson Base are marked for identification.
Adelie penguin swimming lesson
Adelie penguin chicks take the plunge for the first time.
Adelie penguin chicks take the plunge for the first time.
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