A humpback whale dives.
This whale was just out for fun.
It performed for nearly an hour as we watched from the ship.
A sequence capturing this breach.
A large humpback swims directly toward the ship, exhales loudly, then dives beneath. Its nostrils are shown clearly, and the light-colored pectoral fins are seen to the sides.
For some reason, they call this the Chinstrap Penguin.
These guys are all claiming to be king of the hill.
Singing penguins
Video: Here is what they sound like.
An Arctic tern.
A Kelp Gull
Cormorants
A Gentoo Penguin.
Poldi with Penguins
Poldi walks like a penguin at this colony of Gentoos.
Clumsy on land, but agile in water, a group of penguins are seen fishing in shallow water.
The gang of four.
These guys check out a passing Zodiac.
Video: A seal heads for the water
A leopard seal, the apex predator, accompanied by a South polar skua, also a predator.
