The sight of a seemingly endless gaggles of penguins is only one of the mind-boggling elements of an Antarctic voyage. Another is the ear-splitting cacophony of said colony. Although not all of us will be lucky enough to hear this din for ourselves, a recent video taken by adventurer Chris Long brought it to life perfectly. “That’s quite a […]
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Fears for elephant seals as bird flu kills half of population in South Atlantic
Bird flu has wiped out half of South Georgia‘s breeding elephant seals, according to a study that warns of “serious implications” for the future of the species. The remote island in the South Atlantic Ocean is home to the world’s largest southern elephant seal population. Researchers estimate 53,000 females died after bird flu hit in […]
Antarctic conservation summit closes with stalemate on MPAs & krill fishing rules
The annual meeting of the international body responsible for conservation of the marine ecosystems in the Southern Ocean concluded on Friday with no progress on two contentious issues before it: the creation of new marine protected areas and the strengthening of regulations governing krill (Euphausia superba) fishing. The 44th meeting of the Commission for the […]
Consciously uncoupling: what drives rates of animal divorce?
In 2011 a shock celebrity break-up garnered headlines around the world – not the separation of Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore, nor Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony, but the sudden, inexplicable rupture between Bibi and Poldi, two 115-year-old Galápagos tortoises at Happ reptile zoo in Austria. After nearly a century as a couple, the female, […]