Antarctic wildlife at Walker Bay/ Hannah Point on Livingston Island.
Juvenile male elephant seals resting on the black lava sands of Walker Bay with Giant Petrels nesting nearby.
At Hannah Point and neighbouring Walker Bay there are also breeding colonies of Adelie, chinstrap and Gentoo penguins and even one or two pairs of Macaroni penguins, all close together.
Only ships carrying no more than 100 passengers are allowed there and they have to split up into groups of ten with a guide so that the animals aren't disturbed.
www.coolantarctica.com/Antarctica%20fact%20file/wildlife/southern_elephant_seals.php
www.coolantarctica.com/Antarctica%20fact%20file/wildlife/giant_petrels.php
Junge Seeelefanten-Männchen und Riesensturmvögel am schwarzen Lavastrand der Walker Bay/ Hannah Point auf Livingston Island.
Außerdem gibt es dort Pinguin-Brutkolonien aller drei Pygoscelis-Arten und sogar einige versprengte Macaroni.Pinguine, alle dicht gedrängt.
Nur Schiffe mit maxial 100 Paxen dürfen anlanden und diese dürfen sich nur in 10er-Gruppen unter der Aufsicht eines Guide bewegen, um die Tiere nicht zu stören.
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