It was during the British expedition to Antarctica led by James Clark Ross in 1840, the Ross seal was discovered. With a size in adulthood than 2 m and a weight of 170 to 190 kg, this is the smallest seals in the southern hemisphere. There are several criteria to identify it: his eyes disproportionate to its body, suggesting that plunges to great depths where its genus name that starts with "umma" (Ommatophoca rossii) which means "eyes" in Greek. Another important criterion ... Read the rest of the article
It is today that we met the ice, 64 ° 20'S to be over 200 kilometers of the coast of Antarctica. Quickly the ice was thick and ice floes of last winter, thick. The decision was made not to go further, since the lenses can be a real trap and close in on the ship. So it is today, as I look back at this particular proverb Greenland "Only ice and time are masters," while we give up approaching the hut ... Read the rest of the article
During my visit on Enderby Island in the far north of the archipelago of Auckland, I had the opportunity to meet one of the incredible biodiversity of this island, the penguin antipode formerly known as penguin yellow eye (Megadyptes antipodes Yellow-eyed Penguin).
This species is native to New Zealand where it is found only on the South Island, Stewart Island, Otago Peninsula and finally Campbell and Auckland Islands. The entire population would have only 4,000 individuals, the species of penguin is the rarest. ... Read the rest of the article
I actually get to the evidence and admit that what I just saw with my own eyes today is simply to "classify" in the most beautiful things I've seen in my life naturalist. Certainly there is the encounter in 2005 with the emperor penguins, or the one with the polar bear in the far north, but I'll add in my "top 3" (should there be one), the scenes I able to attend today for five hours, but I must present you the context. ... Read the rest of the article
It is 50 ° S latitude and separated by 450 km of ocean from New Zealand and more than 2000 kms of Antarctica, as are the Auckland Islands.
This archipelago, the largest component of the subantarctic islands of New Zealand eroded remnants of two volcanoes, was discovered in August 1806 by Abraham Bristow. The story that follows is similar to all other islands in these latitudes; hunting seals and sea lions, whales and then finally attempts to human settlement. ... Read the rest of the article
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