Zoological observations, Royal Bay, South Georgia 1882–1883. Part 2.

There was no animal on South Georgia that we took into our hearts so much as these comical ‘Johnnies’, as the whalers call them. Not one of us, I am convinced, will recall our isolated existence in later years without simultaneously thinking with inner pleasure of these wonderful creatures. In their...

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Published in:Polar Record
Main Authors: von den Steinen, Karl, Barr, William
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1984
Subjects:
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
Royal Bay
Polar Record
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400005088
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spelling crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0032247400005088 2024-03-03T08:48:07+00:00 Zoological observations, Royal Bay, South Georgia 1882–1883. Part 2. von den Steinen, Karl Barr, William 1984 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400005088 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400005088 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Polar Record volume 22, issue 137, page 145-158 ISSN 0032-2474 1475-3057 General Earth and Planetary Sciences Ecology Geography, Planning and Development journal-article 1984 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400005088 2024-02-08T08:44:41Z There was no animal on South Georgia that we took into our hearts so much as these comical ‘Johnnies’, as the whalers call them. Not one of us, I am convinced, will recall our isolated existence in later years without simultaneously thinking with inner pleasure of these wonderful creatures. In their droll caricaturing of human gait and movements they provided an inexhautible source of humorous observations; further, in that their eggs allowed our chef to rise to unexpected achievements, they provided an equally pleasant resource. Article in Journal/Newspaper Polar Record Cambridge University Press Royal Bay ENVELOPE(-36.014,-36.014,-54.539,-54.539) Polar Record 22 137 145 158
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Geography, Planning and Development
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Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
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Zoological observations, Royal Bay, South Georgia 1882–1883. Part 2.
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