Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Southern-Giant-Petrel-in-the-Southern-Ocean-27MZIFJ8ZY5BJ.htmlConceptually similarSouthern Giant-Petrel in the Southern OceanGP0STUGGJCompleted★★★★Southern Giant-Petrel in the Southern OceanGP0STUGGKCompleted★★★★Black-Browed Albatross in the Southern OceanGP0STUGFYCompleted★★★★Black-Browed Albatross in the Southern OceanGP0STUGG6Completed★★★★Black-Browed Albatross in the Southern OceanGP0STUGGACompleted★★★★Black-Browed Albatross in the Southern OceanGP0STUGGECompleted★★★★Black-Browed Albatross in the Southern OceanGP0STUGGFCompleted★★★★Black-Browed Albatross in the Southern OceanGP0STUGGHCompleted★★★★Southern Giant Petrel in the Southern OceanGP018MQCompleted★★★★★★View AllGP0STUGGCSouthern Giant-Petrel in the Southern OceanA 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.Locations:Drake Passage-Southern OceanDate:6 Jan, 2020Credit:© Christian Åslund / GreenpeaceMaximum size:4430px X 2953pxKeywords:Birds-Climate (campaign title)-Day-Flying-KWCI (GPI)-Nature-Oceans (campaign title)-OutdoorsShoot: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.Related Collections:Protect the Oceans Expedition: Antarctic Leg 1 (All Photos & Videos)'Protect the Oceans' Ship Tour 2019-20 (All Locations - Photo & Video)
