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Birds
Climate (campaign title)
Day
Flying
KWCI (GPI)
Nature
Oceans (campaign title)
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Southern Giant-Petrel in the Southern Ocean
A Southern Giant-Petrel flies over Drake’s Passage in the Southern Ocean.
There are no vultures in Antarctica, so birds like the Southern Giant-Petrel have evolved to fill the scavenger niche. These hulking birds (the size of an albatross) will eat practically anything, from krill to dead Elephant Seal carcasses, and occasionally attack injured penguins. To defend themselves, giant-petrels are able to spit a concentrated stomach oil so foul that, should it land on you, your clothes will never smell the same. Because of their ship-following habit (hoping for scraps), the Southern Giant-Petrel is one of the most familiar sights for visitors to the Southern Ocean and Antarctica.
Unique identifier:
GP0STUGGC
Type:
Image
Shoot date:
06/01/2020
Locations:
Drake Passage
,
Southern Ocean
Credit line:
© Christian Åslund / Greenpeace
Ranking:
★★★★ (E)
Containers
Shoot:
Protect the Oceans Expedition: Antarctic MY Esperanza Tour - Leg 1 (Photos)
Greenpeace is back in the Antarctic on the last stage of the Protect the Oceans Expedition, a year long pole to pole voyage. We have teamed up with a group of scientists to investigate and document the impacts the climate crisis is already having in this area.
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Protect the Oceans Expedition: Antarctic Leg 1 (All Photos & Videos)
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