A dramatic collapse of the #AntarcticFurSeal population likewise prompted the #IUCN to change the species’s status from “least concern” to “#endangered.” The organization said that rising #ocean temperatures have pushed the seals’ main prey — krill — to greater ocean depths, making it harder for […]
Two iconic #SouthPole species, the #EmperorPenguin & the #AntarcticFurSeal, have been officially declared #endangered by the world’s leading #conservation authority — a consequence of dramatic changes to their #habitats caused by #GlobalWarming.
#climate #environment #wildlife #MarineLife […]
3 King Penguins with one catching up on a quest. They are about 3 feet tall with white chests legs and abdomens, shiny gray backs becoming black heads with yellow orange ear patches black feet and beaks that are black above and orange in the proximal lower portion.
A grey Antarctic Fur seal juvenile with external ears its bottom half raised on its unseen back flippers more like a sea lion than seal which have neither and cannot walk on their front flippers like fur seals and sea lions. It is looking at a molting King Penguin with short fluffy feathers on the upper chest (white) and back(grey) as well as some scattered fluff on the grey flippers. It is looking our way but with its beak slightly up pointed.
3 King Penguins overlapping with beaks aiming upwards.. They are about 3 feet tall with white chests and abdomens, shiny gray backs becoming black heads with yellow orange ear patches and beaks that are black above and orange in the proximal lower portion.
#KingPenguins & one juvy #Antarcticfurseal from my recent South Georgia trip
Mention penguins & S GA here in NE FL and one gets quizzical looks
Fur seals are more like #sealions than seals anatomically & genetically
#birds #penguins #southgeorgia #naturephotography #wildlife #nature #furseal #seal
A close up of an adorable Antarctic fur seal with a grass background.
#Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #AntarcticFurSeal #FurSeal #SouthGeorgia #Silversea
Puppies #antarcticfurseal
Antarctic Fur Seals fill my heart with joy.
#pinniped #seal #furseal #antarcticfurseal pup #antarctica #southgeorgia #southgeorgiaisland #grytviken #leucism #leucistic #silversea #silverwind #expedition
