Jan 20th, 2013 at 8:00AM: In December, a massive new colony of emperor penguins was discovered in Antarctica when humans visited a remote location on the eastern coast of the continent for the very first time. Scientists estimate that the colony is home to more than 9000 individual birds, which is forcing them to reconsider their previous estimates of overall population numbers found elsewhere in the Antarctic.
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Massive New Penguin Colony Discovered In Antarctica
Jan 20th, 2013 at 8:00AM: In December, a massive new colony of emperor penguins was discovered in Antarctica when humans visited a remote location on the eastern coast of the continent for the very first time. Scientists estimate that the colony is home to more than 9000 individual birds, which is forcing them to reconsider their previous estimates of overall population numbers found elsewhere in the Antarctic.
...SeaWorld Brings Antarctica To Florida
Oct 18th, 2012 at 3:00PM:
SeaWorld Orlando is expanding with their largest-ever project. Continuing a travel industry focus on making all things experiential, Antarctica-Empire of the Penguin is the anchor to a host of new offerings set to open in January. The new ride will have a family adventure theme that utilizes new technology for a unique experience that can change from visit to visit, allowing guests to choose ...10 Unique Experiences To Have In Chile
Aug 4th, 2012 at 9:00AM: When I backpacked South America, one country I found difficult to plan was Chile. While I had heard they had great wine, adventurous hikes and beautiful landscapes, I had no idea where to actually go and what to actually do. After traveling through the country, I now realize there are way too many worthwhile experiences to have to narrow it down into just one list. However, these are 10 I think ...Perverted Penguins Perplex Polar Pedestrian
Jun 10th, 2012 at 11:00AM:
Dr. George Murray Levick was fascinated with penguin sex. Back in 1911 and 1912, he was the first scientist to stay for an entire mating season in Antarctica in order to study penguin procreation.
What he saw, however, confused him and shocked his traditional English morals. Penguin males were having gay sex, raping females, mounting the corpses of dead females and molesting penguin chicks. ...Photo of the Day: the greener side of Antarctica
Mar 1st, 2012 at 8:00PM:
We see a lot of amazing images from Antarctica, some with jaw-dropping glaciers and icebergs, others with cuddlier subjects like penguins. Seeing the greener side of Antarctica is rarer, as we tend to envision the continent as perennially covered in ice and snow. While no trees and few leafy plants grow there, you can still see green fields like the one above captured by Flickr user ...Video: Glacier collapses into ocean, kayakers and penguins flee
Feb 28th, 2012 at 5:00PM:
Glacier Collapses Into Ocean - Watch More Funny Videos
Imagine this: You're one of the lucky ones who have embarked on a trip to the Antarctic and are exploring the waters around a glacier on a kayak. As you peacefully glide through the waters, you can't help but think that life is pretty much awesome. Suddenly, a huge chunk of the glacier breaks off and falls into the ocean. You watch, ...
Photo of the Day (01.23.10)
Jan 23rd, 2010 at 5:30PM:
Pictures of animals are always a crowd pleaser. But while everyone oohs and ahhs over the cuddly creatures, the story of what is actually happening is often lost. This picture, by Flickr user Jenna Schnuer (who is also one of the talented writers at the fantastic Flyover America blog), allows us to get a sense of what these penguins were thinking that day in Cape Town, South Africa. From what I ...Bowermaster's Adventures -- Live from Antarctica: part 6
Dec 29th, 2009 at 10:30AM:
FIRST CHICKS OF THE SEASON, PETERMANN ISLAND, ANTARCTICA, DAY 5
Spied our first penguin chicks of the season today, on Petermann Island ... fitting since it had been the home of both early explorers (Frenchman Charcot and his boat the Porquoi Pas camped here for two seasons one hundred years ago) and more recently researchers (the penguin counters from the Washington, D.C.-based Oceanites ...Expedition Review: On Board the MV Orion
Dec 22nd, 2009 at 10:30AM:
Where do people go when they've already been everywhere? On a ship that goes to places nobody else can get to. The MV Orion is such a ship, custom-built for expedition-style travel that takes you to the world's more inaccessible places--place like Papua New Guinea, Australia's wild northwestern Kimberley coastline, the remote corners of Indonesia, the lesser-known side of Antarctica, and as was ...Australia's Macquarie Island
Dec 10th, 2009 at 11:00AM: Have you ever had an obese, wild baby elephant seal drop its head in your lap and slobber nose love all over you? It melts a heart faster than a Snickers in a microwave, really.
Macquarie Island (pronounced mak-worry) is Australia's southernmost point, a tiny spit of an island some 940 miles (1,500 km) southeast of Tasmania. For you mariners out there that's a three-day sail from Hobart-past ...Gadling Take FIVE: Week of March 6 --March 13
Mar 13th, 2009 at 7:00PM: Happy Friday the 13th. My day has actually gone well. I hope yours has as well. Once again there is a hodge podge of happenings around the world that have captured our notice here at Gadling.
In case you missed this one, Scott pointed out that this is the Year of the Comic Book in Brussels.
Tom gave a heads up to Cancun's Mercado 28, one he has found to be particularly friendly.
As a ...The Best Places To View Penguins!
Mar 11th, 2009 at 8:00AM: There is something about penguins that seem to capture our imaginations. Perhaps it's the fact that these funny looking birds are flightless, and a bit awkward while moving on land, and yet so beautiful and graceful when floating through the water. Maybe it's the fact that they've been the subject of so many Hollywood films over the past few years, but there is no doubt about it, we're fascinated ...Bowermaster's Antarctica -- St Andrews Bay, South Georgia
Feb 23rd, 2009 at 11:00AM: I miswrote. The other day I suggested that South Georgia was like some kind of Magic Kingdom envisioned by Disney. Today I'm revising that; it's more like something old Walt might have created after a visit while ingesting heavily of magic mushrooms. Late this afternoon I found myself crossing a wide, six-inch deep pond on St. Andrews ringed by a portion of the 300,000 King penguin colony that ...
