Monday, January 03, 2005

Antarctica, Birds

About 45 species of birds live south of the Antarctic Convergence, but only three - the emperor penguin (see photograph), Antarctic petrel, and South Polar (McCormick's) skua - breed exclusively on the continent or on nearby islands. An absence of mammalian land predators and the rich offshore food supply make Antarctic coasts a haven for immense seabird

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