Showing posts with label Antarctica. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Antarctica. Show all posts
Photo of the Day 268
Photograph by Maria Stenzel A mother Weddell seal and her calf swim beneath Antarctic ice. Weddell seals can dive as deep as 2,000 feet (610 meters), but frequently stay in the shallows to avoid predators such as sharks and orcas. (Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Underworld: South Sandwich Islands," December 2006, National Geographic magazine) Photo of the Day 254
Photograph by Paul Nicklen A solitary chinstrap penguin stands at attention on the rocky shore of the Antarctic Peninsula. These penguins, which rely less on sea ice than other species do for their survival, have thrived as climate change has warmed the ocean around Antarctica. Since 1974 their numbers have increased by some 2,700 percent. (Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Deadly Beauty," November 2006, National Geographic magazine) Photo of the day 227
Photograph by Gordon Wiltsie Jagged peaks pierce the icy expanse of Antarctica's Queen Maud Land. These stark granite formations are the visible tips of mountains that lie buried beneath an ice sheet some 5,000 feet (1,524 meters) thick. (Text adapted from and photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "On the Edge of Antarctica: Queen Maud Land," February 1998, National Geographic magazine) Photo of the Day 156
Photograph by Paul Nicklen Poised to plunge belly-first into the ocean, a colony of gentoo penguins lines up for a dip. Thanks to their sleek bodies and strong paddle-like flippers, gentoos are the world's fastest underwater swimming birds, reaching speeds of up to 22 miles an hour (36 kilometers an hour). (Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Deadly Beauty," November 2006, National Geographic magazine)
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