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Life in the Freezer

The Ice Retreats

25 Nov 1993

Species features in each Sequence

1
Southern elephant seal
2
Black-browed albatross, Grey-headed albatross
3
Light-mantled albatross
4
Antarctic prion, White-chin petrel
5
Macaroni penguin, Snowy sheatbill
6
Gentoo penguin
7
Humpback whale
8
Crabeater seal
9
Adélie penguin
10
Lesser snow petrel

# Species by IUCN Conservation Status

1
Southern elephant seal
Mirounga leonina
LC
Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) as shown in Life in the Freezer - The Ice RetreatsSouthern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) as shown in Life in the Freezer - The Ice RetreatsSouthern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) as shown in Life in the Freezer - The Ice Retreats
South Georgia
2
Black-browed albatross
Thalassarche melanophris
LC
Black-browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophris) as shown in Life in the Freezer - The Ice RetreatsBlack-browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophris) as shown in Life in the Freezer - The Ice RetreatsBlack-browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophris) as shown in Life in the Freezer - The Ice Retreats
South Georgia
2
Grey-headed albatross
Thalassarche chrysostoma
EN
Grey-headed albatross (Thalassarche chrysostoma) as shown in Life in the Freezer - The Ice RetreatsGrey-headed albatross (Thalassarche chrysostoma) as shown in Life in the Freezer - The Ice RetreatsGrey-headed albatross (Thalassarche chrysostoma) as shown in Life in the Freezer - The Ice Retreats
South Georgia
3
Light-mantled albatross
Phoebetria palpebrata
NT
Light-mantled albatross (Phoebetria palpebrata) as shown in Life in the Freezer - The Ice RetreatsLight-mantled albatross (Phoebetria palpebrata) as shown in Life in the Freezer - The Ice RetreatsLight-mantled albatross (Phoebetria palpebrata) as shown in Life in the Freezer - The Ice Retreats
South Georgia
4
Antarctic prion
Pachyptila desolata banksi
LC
Antarctic prion (Pachyptila desolata banksi) as shown in Life in the Freezer - The Ice RetreatsAntarctic prion (Pachyptila desolata banksi) as shown in Life in the Freezer - The Ice RetreatsAntarctic prion (Pachyptila desolata banksi) as shown in Life in the Freezer - The Ice Retreats
South Georgia
The subspecies P. d. banksi breeds on South Georgia Island, South Sandwich Islands, Scott Island, and the Scotia Arc [1]
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4
White-chin petrel
Procellaria aequinoctialis
VU
White-chin petrel (Procellaria aequinoctialis) as shown in Life in the Freezer - The Ice RetreatsWhite-chin petrel (Procellaria aequinoctialis) as shown in Life in the Freezer - The Ice RetreatsWhite-chin petrel (Procellaria aequinoctialis) as shown in Life in the Freezer - The Ice Retreats
South Georgia
5
Macaroni penguin
Eudyptes chrysolophus
VU
Macaroni penguin (Eudyptes chrysolophus) as shown in Life in the Freezer - The Ice RetreatsMacaroni penguin (Eudyptes chrysolophus) as shown in Life in the Freezer - The Ice RetreatsMacaroni penguin (Eudyptes chrysolophus) as shown in Life in the Freezer - The Ice Retreats
South Georgia
5
Snowy sheatbill
Chionis albus
LC
Snowy sheatbill (Chionis albus) as shown in Life in the Freezer - The Ice RetreatsSnowy sheatbill (Chionis albus) as shown in Life in the Freezer - The Ice Retreats
South Georgia
6
Gentoo penguin
Pygoscelis papua
LC
Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) as shown in Life in the Freezer - The Ice RetreatsGentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) as shown in Life in the Freezer - The Ice RetreatsGentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) as shown in Life in the Freezer - The Ice Retreats
Antarctica
7
Humpback whale
Megaptera novaeangliae
LC
Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) as shown in Life in the Freezer - The Ice RetreatsHumpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) as shown in Life in the Freezer - The Ice RetreatsHumpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) as shown in Life in the Freezer - The Ice Retreats
Antarctica
8
Crabeater seal
Lobodon carcinophaga
LC
Crabeater seal (Lobodon carcinophaga) as shown in Life in the Freezer - The Ice RetreatsCrabeater seal (Lobodon carcinophaga) as shown in Life in the Freezer - The Ice RetreatsCrabeater seal (Lobodon carcinophaga) as shown in Life in the Freezer - The Ice Retreats
Antarctica
9
Adélie penguin
Pygoscelis adeliae
LC
Adélie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) as shown in Life in the Freezer - The Ice RetreatsAdélie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) as shown in Life in the Freezer - The Ice Retreats
Antarctica
10
Lesser snow petrel
Pagodroma nivea nivea
LC
Lesser snow petrel (Pagodroma nivea nivea) as shown in Life in the Freezer - The Ice RetreatsLesser snow petrel (Pagodroma nivea nivea) as shown in Life in the Freezer - The Ice RetreatsLesser snow petrel (Pagodroma nivea nivea) as shown in Life in the Freezer - The Ice Retreats
Antarctica
P. n. nivea breeds on the Antarctic Peninsula, South Georgia Islands, and other islands of the Scotia Arc, whereas P. n. confusa breeds on the South Sandwich Islands and Géologie Archipelago.