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Falklands Elephant Seals

On Sea Lion Island we came across groups of juvenile male elephant seals that were resting and molting. They had been feeding out in the open ocean for several months, and were resting up for their next journey into the...
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Magellanic Penguins of the Falkland Islands

These guys are characters, and are sometimes called Jackass penguins due to the braying sound they make and their silly antics. Unlike the rookeries where the Gentoo, Rockhopper and King penguins raise their chicks, the Magellanic penguins raise their chicks...
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Falkland Islands Gentoo Penguins

We left Los Angeles on a Wednesday night, and finally got to see penguins on Sunday when we took our first trip out to the Gentoo penguin rookery, a 5 minute walk from the Sea Lion Lodge. Our crew, ready for...
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Sailing to New Island with Jerome Poncet

Jerome Poncet is the man when it comes to the waters of the south Atlantic. He is 72 years young, and has been taking researchers, tourists, and film crews to the Falklands for decades. In 1973 Jerome and a friend...
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Rockhopper Penguins of the Falkland Islands

These are the athletes of the penguin world, braving the stormy ocean get to get a meal for their chicks, then literally hopping up cliffs that are up to 600 feet high to feed their chicks at a rookery. And...
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Black browed Albatross of the Falkland Islands

After a 30 minute walk from Georgina's digs we were surrounded by Black-browed albatross adults and chicks. They did not seem to be bothered by our presence, and went about their business right in front of us. At the start...
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The Rogue Sea Lion of New Island

This page has graphic photos of a sea lion hunting Gentoo penguins. It is nature at its rawest.  This Southern Sea Lion is famous, and he has been seen in documentaries before like the BBC's Frozen Planet series. Learn about...
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Our Falkland Islands Photographic Team

We brought plenty of camera equipment, and needed all the help we could get to lug it through airports, on to airplanes, and out in the field. It took four people to accomplish this. Here they are in action. At...
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The Charles Barnhard Museum at New Island

There is a quaint museum on New Island restored by Ian Strange, with the help of his daughter Georgina and other local people. It is a short walk from the settlement in New Island, and explains some of the history...
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Snowy Plover on a Gravel Nest

This endangered bird usually makes a nest on the beach. This one decided a gravel parking lot would make a better one. When I first arrive she was sitting on the nest facing away. I did not want to get...
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