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Animals in Antarctic
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Animals in the Antarctic
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antarctic
seals
penguins
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Animals in Antarctic
Penguins
Adelie
30" tall
11 lbs
2.5 million pair
eat fish & krill
circular mount nests made of stones & pebbles
humans can eat eggs & meat
white "tuxedo shirt" front
white ring around eyes
reddish beak with black tip
main predator is leopard seal
Emperor
40" tall
88 lbs
200,000 pair
Weddell & Ross Sea regions
eat fish, squid & crustacens
no nests
largest of all penguins
most biologically interesting
remain in Antarctica permanently
only Antarctic bird that breeds in winter
male can lose 1/3 of body weight when caring for a chick
Gentoo
30" tall
12 lbs
300,000 pair
eats fish & krill
high snow free grounds for nests
large breeding colonies on South Georgia Island
bright red-orange bills
white patches behind eyes
long stiff tail feathers stick out when they walk
Seals
Elephant Seals
Males - 20' long
Females - 10' long
4 ton
1 ton
700,000 individuals
eat fish, squid
named for massive size
trunk-like noses
cumbersome on land
few if any predators
can dive underwater for a couple hours
males compete quite aggressively for breeding rights
Leopard Seals
10' long
750 lbs
250,000
eats penguins, fish, squid, krill
considered most ferocious seal in Antarctic
will prey on other seals
impressively long, sharp teeth
solitary by nature
may live for 26+ years
only known predator is the Killer Whale
Other Birds
Albatross
21 species
11' wingspan
18 lbs
21,000 pairs
eat fish, squid
live about 50 years
can live to 80-85 years
often follow visiting ships
considered to be most majestic of all Antarctic birds
mainly white
supreme gliders
Polar Skuas
4' wingspan
4 lbs
several thousand pair
eat fish, squid, eggs, chicks, carrion, krill
large, heavily built
look like immature gulls
live near Adelie penguins
nickname of "Raptor of the South"
live about 11 years
Snow Petrel
1.5' wingspan
1 lb
1000 pairs
eat fish, krill, squid, mollusks, carrion
name means "Little Peter"
dense plummage
webbed feet
deeply grooved & hooked bills
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