Animals have shown symptoms that are consistent with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), and the outbreak affects particularly the southern elephant seal species (Mirounga leonine).

Antarctica, despite its harsh conditions, is home to unique species like leopard seals, emperor penguins, and icefish. These animals exhibit remarkable adaptations for survival, from the emperor ...

When this elephant seal strayed on ... As a result, the young seal suffered a painful pinch on the behind as the gentoo penguins on Antarctica's South Shetland Islands saw off the intruder.

For nearly a month the French territory of Amsterdam Island in the southern Indian Ocean has been engulfed in flames. Located ...

Joining a research expedition, he travelled south from Tasmania by ship through the ice to the Mertz Glacier polynya in East Antarctica. The goal: to take measurements that would help model ocean ...

It is in the Southern Hemisphere and it is surrounded by the Southern Ocean. Antarctica's nearest neighbour ... study the wildlife like penguins, elephant seals and seaweed.

Following testing and sequencing at APHA’s laboratory in Weybridge, the samples have tested positive for HPAI H5N1 in elephant seals, fur seals, brown skuas, kelp gulls and Antarctic terns.

Although the continent of Antarctica is usually described as a hostile, frozen wilderness, surprisingly unique animals exist that have adapted to its extreme conditions. Indeed, although this is a ...