Scenes from Antarctica

The Boston Globe has a roundup of lovely photographs of Antarctica from various sources. The penguin in the first picture has a sad story.

After waiting for over two weeks for his mate to return from the sea and relieve him of nest duty, this Adelie penguin's hunger helps him make the decision to abandon his egg in search of fish and krill in the sea.

Other photos depict the Aurora Australis, Antarctic workers, and other wildlife. Link -via the Presurfer

(image credit: Melanie Conner/National Science Foundation)

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am so proud of ur work and its ereally so grate my friends and thank u very much for all your efforts are highly appreciated. few people in this other part of the planet would ever think of them selves getting here and to many its really forgotten but not to us especially about the natural beauty of the region plus its clear blue skies. they r gorgeous my friends. thank you alot for helping us to have the chance to gaze at this undisturbed part of our planet earth.

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I love that lone Penguin booking it across the ice. Run little guy run!

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I saw this the other day. The Big Picture is another one of my favorite sites.

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Am I the only one who thinks penguins are hilarious??
17 is my favorite with all the colors.

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