"Staying a winter in Antarctica is an all-or-nothing decision ... "Their only enemies come from above (like skuas and giant petrels) and below (like leopard seals and orcas).
During your days at sea, take in all the onboard lectures and films about Antarctica, and head outside on the decks to see petrels and albatrosses soaring overhead. This is the perfect opportunity ...
Most of the world's albatrosses, and their close relatives, petrels, breed on islands in the Southern Ocean, which surrounds Antarctica. Now new research led by Durham University, UK, and the ...
Wilsons Storm Petrel, Oceanites oceanicus, During a storm with high winds we encountered this rare ... [+] petrels on the open sea. They were constantly on the move and not easy to photograph.
Several seabird species are having to fly further to find food because of sea ice melting in Antarctica, a study has claimed. Albatrosses and petrels which breed on islands near the continent ...
Australian Antarctic Program scientists have used DNA technology to help identify threatened albatross, petrel and shearwater species caught unintentionally (as 'bycatch') during longline fishing ...
The three services of the Argentine Armed Forces, together with private sector companies have finished upgrading landing facilities at the Antarctic base of Petrel in the Antarctic Peninsula.