Bird and mammal life recorded during the Antarctic drift of SY Aurora , 1915–16
Abstract After landing the Ross Sea shore party of Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition at Cape Evans, McMurdo Sound, SY Aurora drifted for 313 days between May 1915 and March 1916 in the pack iceof the Ross Sea and Southern Ocean. During the drift A. H. Ninnis maintained observatio...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0032247400011785 2024-03-03T08:38:47+00:00 Bird and mammal life recorded during the Antarctic drift of SY Aurora , 1915–16 Shaughnessy, P. D. 1990 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400011785 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400011785 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Polar Record volume 26, issue 159, page 277-288 ISSN 0032-2474 1475-3057 General Earth and Planetary Sciences Ecology Geography, Planning and Development journal-article 1990 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400011785 2024-02-08T08:40:05Z Abstract After landing the Ross Sea shore party of Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition at Cape Evans, McMurdo Sound, SY Aurora drifted for 313 days between May 1915 and March 1916 in the pack iceof the Ross Sea and Southern Ocean. During the drift A. H. Ninnis maintained observations of the fauna. He was out hunting on the pack ice on at least 86 days to augment the ship's slender provisions, taking 289 penguins, 10 other sea birds and 20 seals. He sighted whales on at least 15 days, including killer whales in July and August and four large whales, possibly blue whales, in November. He also noted birds returning south for the breeding season in spring, progress of moult in emperor penguins, pupping of crabeater and leopard seals, and food items of several seals and seabirds. Most of his report is presented here, edited to improve its readability and remove abbreviations; the text is preceded by a brief summary of the fauna seen and followed by footnotes on some of his observations. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Emperor penguins Leopard Seals McMurdo Sound Polar Record Ross Sea Southern Ocean Cambridge University Press Antarctic Southern Ocean The Antarctic Ross Sea McMurdo Sound Cape Evans ENVELOPE(161.550,161.550,-75.100,-75.100) Landing The ENVELOPE(161.417,161.417,-78.367,-78.367) Polar Record 26 159 277 288 |
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Abstract After landing the Ross Sea shore party of Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition at Cape Evans, McMurdo Sound, SY Aurora drifted for 313 days between May 1915 and March 1916 in the pack iceof the Ross Sea and Southern Ocean. During the drift A. H. Ninnis maintained observations of the fauna. He was out hunting on the pack ice on at least 86 days to augment the ship's slender provisions, taking 289 penguins, 10 other sea birds and 20 seals. He sighted whales on at least 15 days, including killer whales in July and August and four large whales, possibly blue whales, in November. He also noted birds returning south for the breeding season in spring, progress of moult in emperor penguins, pupping of crabeater and leopard seals, and food items of several seals and seabirds. Most of his report is presented here, edited to improve its readability and remove abbreviations; the text is preceded by a brief summary of the fauna seen and followed by footnotes on some of his observations. |
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Bird and mammal life recorded during the Antarctic drift of SY Aurora , 1915–16 |
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Bird and mammal life recorded during the Antarctic drift of SY Aurora , 1915–16 |
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Bird and mammal life recorded during the Antarctic drift of SY Aurora , 1915–16 |
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Bird and mammal life recorded during the Antarctic drift of SY Aurora , 1915–16 |
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Bird and mammal life recorded during the Antarctic drift of SY Aurora , 1915–16 |
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bird and mammal life recorded during the antarctic drift of sy aurora , 1915–16 |
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