Large penguin colony with sea ice in background

• Main Author: Young, Euan
• Format: Still Image
• Language: unknown
• Published: School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland 1993
• Subjects: Penguin colony; Land & seabirds; Aves; Sphenisciformes - Penguins; Spheniscidae - Penguins; Pygoscelis adelie - Adelie; Antarctic; Cape Crozier; Crozier; Ross Island; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctica; Sea ice
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Penguin and skua breeding season occur during the Antarctic summer, when melting ice means that nest sites and feeding grounds become available.