How Many Species Land Animal In Antarctica

Globe's coldest, driest and windiest continent may not be very hospitable to homo life, just the wonders of adaptation mean Antarctica'due south waters and lands are dwelling to 235 animal species. The creatures that thrive in this seemingly barren environment capture our imagination every bit living proof of the remarkable resilience and adaptivity of life on earth. They are also incredibly photogenic, so best get your camera set.

Animals that live in Antarctica

Adelie Penguin
Boundness
Antarctic Orca
Blue Whale
Chinstrap Pengiun
Commersons Dolphin
Fur Seal
Gentoo Pengiun
Humpback Whale
Male monarch Pengiun
Leopard Seal
Minke Whale

These are only a handful of the wildlife in Antarctica.

Penguins

Emperor penguin

Population:595,000
Find them:Northern Antarctic Peninsula
When:at the end of breeding season in November

The big daddy of the penguin globe, emperor penguins tin grow up to i.two metres alpine (4 ft) and counterbalance upwardly to 45 kilograms (100 lbs). They are only found deep in the coldest parts of Antarctica and huddle together in large groups to stay warm.

Male monarch penguin

Population: 4 million
Find them:S Georgia Island and Falkland Islands
When:Dec to February

The 2d-largest penguins in the world (after the emperor), king penguins are an attractive lot with a fiery golden plumage around their heads, and nighttime grey bodies. Male king penguins incubate the eggs on their feet while covering them with a special pouch to keep them warm.

Seals

Leopard seal

Population:300,000
Find them:Southern Antarctic Peninsula
When:Nov to March

The simply seals that kill other mammals for nutrient, the solitary and adventurous leopard seal will migrate far and wide in search of a banquet. They have long bodies covered in spots (hence the proper name) and incredibly precipitous teeth. As they aren't fond of company, spotting them is a rare treat.

Crabeater seal

Population:15 million
Observe them:anywhere with pack ice
When: October to December

Crabeaters are the well-nigh normally found seal in the earth, with an estimated population of up to 15 million. The male and females are both roughly the same size and have pale, cream-coloured fur and a pointy face up. You won't care that they're common when yous run into them – trust usa.

Whales

Blue whale

Population:10,000 - 25,000
Find them:South Georgia Island and Antarctic Peninsula
When:nearly agile Feb to March

The largest animal to have ever lived on planet earth. But let that sink in for a minute. Ok, ready for more? The biggest bluish whale on tape weighed near 200 tonnes – to put that in perspective, an adult male African elephant weighs half dozen tonnes. Blue-greyness in colour, these beauties are rarely spotted, but if seen are impossible to forget.

Antarctic orca

Population:70,000
Find them:all over Antarctica
When:most agile February to March

The 'killer whale' is technically part of the dolphin family. With their iconic glossy blackness dorsum and striking white bellies, there is little chance of missing this mammal if they are shut by. Males abound up to nine-and-a-half metres (31 ft) in length, while females clock in at seven metres (23 ft).

Flying seabirds

Wandering albatross

Population:26,000
Detect them:all over the continent, but most common in the skies around South Georgia
When:breeding season in December and Jan

One of the globe's largest seabirds, the boundness spends virtually of its time up in the air and tin be spotted hands thanks to its long wings. They love to glide behind large ships, and then when you lot're standing out on deck, look upward at the skies and you may spot these graceful birds.

Antarctic petrel

Population:10 to xx one thousand thousand
Detect them:all over the continent
When:breeding flavour from October to December

Petrels spend all their time out at sea and are very resilient, even in the harshest of Antarctica's weather. The only fourth dimension they volition come up inland is to nest. Look out for colonies resting on icebergs in November, Dec and January – their brown colouring stands out against the water ice.

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