Consulting research studies, documented observations, and news articles, Stacker compiled 12 instances of animals in the wild adopting other animals of different species. The list includes the ...

Gentoo penguin or skua bird. Nonetheless, the industrialized bustle of far-away lands is becoming increasingly evident, perhaps even heard in the trickle of meltwater. The nearby Antarctic ...

Skua – Skuas are birds that breed in both the Arctic and Antarctica. – They have different plumage variations depending on the region. – Skuas spend most of their lives at sea and come ashore during ...

with the others being the Antarctic petrel and the south polar skua. These birds feed largely on krill in the sea, and they have a specialised gland that allows them to drink salt water. These ...

Other birds breeding at The Snares include broad-billed prion, fairy prion, fulmar prion and brown skua. The Snares is also the main breeding base for The Snares cape pigeon. After the sooty ...

During Antarctica’s warm season, the sleek Norwegian passenger ship known as the MS Fridtjof Nansen departs regularly from Argentina for its journey south across the turbulent Drake Passage ...

The chance to travel to the farthest corner of the planet, the Antarctic continent, is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for most people. It’s the last frontier on Earth, a place where explorers ...

This research was done as a part of the Australian Research Council funded program Securing Antarctica’s Environmental Future. Melodie McGeoch receives funding from the Australian Research ...

A trip to Antarctica might feel less like crossing the ocean and more like crossing the galaxy, but what happens there impacts the world well beyond the coast — influencing weather patterns and ...

Dr Zhao is affiliated with Australian Antarctic Program Partnership (AAPP), at the Institute of Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), University of Tasmania, supported under the Antarctic Science ...

Antarctic Ambassadorship Day – April 24, 2025 The International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO) has reaffirmed its dedication to fostering global stewardship for Antarctica ...