Falkland Islands, South Georgia Island and Antarctica - 2010

A Photographic Journal

Marine Mammals

Maps
Region
Tierra del Fuego
Falkland Islands
South Georgia Island
Antarctic Peninsula
 
Science Notes
 
Journal
 
Species
Penguins
  Rockhoppers
  Magellanics
  Macaronis
  Gentoos
  Kings
  Chinstraps
  Adelies
Waterfowl
Seabirds
Shags & Cormorants
Gulls & Terns
Shorebirds
Owls & Raptors
Parakeets
Passerines
 
Marine Mammals
 
Supplement

While penguins get all the press, the marine mammals, especially seals and whales, are pretty impressive, too. Like most everything else in the Antarctic region, they live mostly on krill. When you consider the amount of krill that, say, an Elephant Seal or a Fin Whale must require...


Southern Fur Seal Pup

Southern Fur Seal Pup Nursing

Southern Fur Seal Harem

Southern Right Whale Blow

Southern Right Whale Dive

Orca Pod

Fin Whale

Elephant Seal Portrait

Elephant Seals Shoving

Elephant Seal Roar

Crabeater Seal

Weddell Seal
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