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Landing in Cuverville Island
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Another colony of Gentoo penguins
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Weather was not good enough to see surrounding mountains
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Male penguins bring stones and build nests
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Penguins build strong ties that often last until death
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Gentoo penguin
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Penguins often walk in groups
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Gentoo penguin
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Sometimes penguins prefer to slide instead of walking
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Living in colony means competition for food, but single penguins couldn't survive here alone
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Penguin eating an abandoned egg
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This egg was probably snatched by a scua
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After 2 hours ashore we go back to our warm, comfortable ship
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It was freezing, but honeymoon photos had to be taken. Respect!
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We arrived in Port Lockroy
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Adélie penguins can reach 70 cm and are quite common in Antarctica (over 3 million pairs)
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This time of year Adélies build rough nests of stones and lay two eggs
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British base of Port Lockroy is a Historic Site. Postcards can be sent from here!
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Penguins seem to like Port Lockroy
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This is the only moment when we can easily tell which one is male and female
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We were supposed to cross the beautiful Lemaire Channel, but it was full of icebergs
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Notice penguins jumping in the bottom part of this photo
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Group of penguins swimming in the open waters of Gerlache Strait
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On the way to Dallman Bay
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Our home, M/V Ushuaia, in calm waters
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Dallman Bay in the morning
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We were going by zodiac when suddenly we saw 2 whales swimming nearby
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One of them had a big cut seen in this picture
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Riding between small icebergs in Dallman Bay
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It was a calm, sunny morning
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Dallman Bay
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Dallman Bay
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A pair of seals resting on the iceberg
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Seals felt safe and didn't even look at us
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Sea ice in early stage. It forms when seawater freezes
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Low clouds arrive and all zodiacs go back to the ship together