Gold Harbour is a magnificent amphitheatre of glaciers and snow- covered peaks and an important breeding ground for Southern Elephant Seals and King Penguins.
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Gold Harbour is a magnificent amphitheatre of glaciers and mountains with around 25,000 breeding pairs of King Penguins. The unfledged chicks have brown down which will change to adult plumage within a year of being born.
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Gold Harbour is a magnificent amphitheatre of glaciers and snow- covered peaks with huge numbers of Southern Elephant Seals and King Penguins on its dark gravel beach.
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A male Southern Elephant Seal puts on a display to attract females. Their small trunk-like protrusions are the reason for their name.
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A male Southern Elephant Seal keeps a wary eye on its females ready to see off any approaching males.
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Two male Southern Elephant Seals rear up, booming and roaring, ready to fight over females or territory. These seals are the largest in the world with males weighing up to 4 tons.
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A male and female Southern Elephant Seal at Gold Harbour. Males are twice the length of females and up to four times heavier which represents the greatest difference of all mammals between the sexes.
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A magnificent wildlife spectacle at Salisbury Plain. The vast plain is home to South Georgia s second largest King Penguin rookery.
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Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) pups, Gold Harbour, South Georgia, South Atlantic Ocean, Polar Regions
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- A powerful flipper of a Southern Elephant Seal. These seals are the largest in the world with males weighing up to 4 tons.
- A Southern Elephant Seal pup at Gold Harbour.
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