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Ross Sea Penguins

Biologist David Ainley has been studying Adélie penguins in Antarctica for more than 25 years. These resilient and charismatic birds, adapted to survive one of the harshest environments on earth, are now being threatened by global warming that affects the sea ice and ocean ecosystems on which they depend. {Read More »}


Weddell Seals in Erebus Bay

By David Ainley · November 28, 2007 · comments 4 comments
Today we conducted an aerial survey of Weddell seals in Erebus Bay. Our project doesn’t usually spend much time observing seals, other than leopard seals… {Read More »}


Whales and Penguins

By David Ainley · November 26, 2007 · comments 3 comments
I guess I might as well show you, the reader, what the view is from the other direction. This picture wasn’t taken from the… {Read More »}


Adventures with Adélie Penguins at Cape Royds in the 2007–08 Austral Summer

By David Ainley · November 16, 2007 · comments No comments yet
We have set out in the 12th year of a project in which we seek to understand why Adélie Penguin populations have been increasing in… {Read More »}

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