Photo by USGS scientist William A Link at Erebus Bay, Antarctica. Images were obtained under NMFS Permit No: 1032-1917.
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Photo by USGS scientist William A Link at Erebus Bay, Antarctica. Images were obtained under NMFS Permit No: 1032-1917.
Photo by USGS scientist William A Link at Erebus Bay, Antarctica. Images were obtained under NMFS Permit No: 1032-1917.
Young pup's lanugo fur makes a soft pillow for mom.
Photo by USGS scientist William A Link at Erebus Bay, Antarctica. Images were obtained under NMFS Permit No: 1032-1917.
Young pup's lanugo fur makes a soft pillow for mom.
Photo by USGS scientist William A Link at Erebus Bay, Antarctica. Images were obtained under NMFS Permit No: 1032-1917.
Mount Erebus in background of Inaccessible Island. Images were obtained under NMFS Permit No: 1032-1917.
Mount Erebus in background of Inaccessible Island. Images were obtained under NMFS Permit No: 1032-1917.
Weighing female seal, while pup waits. (Mom weighed 1115 pounds.) Images were obtained under NMFS Permit No: 1032-1917.
Weighing female seal, while pup waits. (Mom weighed 1115 pounds.) Images were obtained under NMFS Permit No: 1032-1917.
Terminus of Mt. Erebus glacial tongue. Images were obtained under NMFS Permit No: 1032-1917.
Terminus of Mt. Erebus glacial tongue. Images were obtained under NMFS Permit No: 1032-1917.
Aerial photo of field camp, 12 miles from McMurdo station. Images were obtained under NMFS Permit No: 1032-1917.
Aerial photo of field camp, 12 miles from McMurdo station. Images were obtained under NMFS Permit No: 1032-1917.
Swimming lessons. Note shaved ice in front of mom (right): she's been enlarging the hole with her teeth. Images were obtained under NMFS Permit No: 1032-1917.
Swimming lessons. Note shaved ice in front of mom (right): she's been enlarging the hole with her teeth. Images were obtained under NMFS Permit No: 1032-1917.
Photo by USGS scientist William A Link at Erebus Bay, Antarctica. Images were obtained under NMFS Permit No: 1032-1917.
Photo by USGS scientist William A Link at Erebus Bay, Antarctica. Images were obtained under NMFS Permit No: 1032-1917.
A newly tagged pup spends time in the snow with its mom. Images were obtained under NMFS Permit No: 1032-1917.
A newly tagged pup spends time in the snow with its mom. Images were obtained under NMFS Permit No: 1032-1917.
A scientist documents Weddell Seal research near Erebus Bay, Antarctica. Images were obtained under NMFS Permit No: 1032-1917.
A scientist documents Weddell Seal research near Erebus Bay, Antarctica. Images were obtained under NMFS Permit No: 1032-1917.
Emperor penguin, in splendid isolation. Images were obtained under NMFS Permit No: 1032-1917.
Emperor penguin, in splendid isolation. Images were obtained under NMFS Permit No: 1032-1917.
Photo by USGS scientist William A Link at Erebus Bay, Antarctica. Images were obtained under NMFS Permit No: 1032-1917.
Photo by USGS scientist William A Link at Erebus Bay, Antarctica. Images were obtained under NMFS Permit No: 1032-1917.
A newly tagged pup rests with its mom. Images were obtained under NMFS Permit No: 1032-1917.
A newly tagged pup rests with its mom. Images were obtained under NMFS Permit No: 1032-1917.
A newly tagged pup rests in the snow with its mom. Images were obtained under NMFS Permit No: 1032-1917.
A newly tagged pup rests in the snow with its mom. Images were obtained under NMFS Permit No: 1032-1917.
A newly tagged pup rests in the snow with its mom. Images were obtained under NMFS Permit No: 1032-1917.
A newly tagged pup rests in the snow with its mom. Images were obtained under NMFS Permit No: 1032-1917.
A Weddell Seal yawns with contentment. Images were obtained under NMFS Permit No: 1032-1917.
A Weddell Seal yawns with contentment. Images were obtained under NMFS Permit No: 1032-1917.
A newly tagged pup rests in the snow with its mom. Images were obtained under NMFS Permit No: 1032-1917.
A newly tagged pup rests in the snow with its mom. Images were obtained under NMFS Permit No: 1032-1917.
A pup rests in the snow. Images were obtained under NMFS Permit No: 1032-1917.
A pup rests in the snow. Images were obtained under NMFS Permit No: 1032-1917.
Blowing snow at Hutton Cliffs; Mt Erebus in background. Images were obtained under NMFS Permit No: 1032-1917.
Blowing snow at Hutton Cliffs; Mt Erebus in background. Images were obtained under NMFS Permit No: 1032-1917.
Skua flaps wings near the ground. Images were obtained under NMFS Permit No: 1032-1917.
Skua flaps wings near the ground. Images were obtained under NMFS Permit No: 1032-1917.
Pup rests in the snow. Images were obtained under NMFS Permit No: 1032-1917.
Pup rests in the snow. Images were obtained under NMFS Permit No: 1032-1917.