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Wildlife
The virtually total absence of a human presence here has protected one of Antarctica's greatest attractions: its wildlife. On your journey you will be share the surrounding land and sea with dozens of unique species, many unafraid and unperturbed by your close presence.
Depending on the locations visited you may encounter the following:
Antarctica: seals - leopard, crabeater, fur, elephant and Weddell; whales - orca, humpback and minke; penguins - chinstrap, Adélie and gentoo; birds - wandering and other albatross species; snow, pintado and Antarctic petrels; skuas, sheathbills, Antarctic terns and blue-eyed shags.
South Georgia: seals - fur and elephant; birds - king penguins and various species of albatross.
Falkland Islands: mammals - fur seals and dolphins; birds - upland geese, peregrine falcons, king shags, Magellanic snipe and black-browed albatross (New Island); rockhopper (New Island), gentoo and Magellanic penguins.
Depending on the locations visited you may encounter the following:
Antarctica: seals - leopard, crabeater, fur, elephant and Weddell; whales - orca, humpback and minke; penguins - chinstrap, Adélie and gentoo; birds - wandering and other albatross species; snow, pintado and Antarctic petrels; skuas, sheathbills, Antarctic terns and blue-eyed shags.
South Georgia: seals - fur and elephant; birds - king penguins and various species of albatross.
Falkland Islands: mammals - fur seals and dolphins; birds - upland geese, peregrine falcons, king shags, Magellanic snipe and black-browed albatross (New Island); rockhopper (New Island), gentoo and Magellanic penguins.
