AYAZ
01-12-2009, 02:55 AM
Let's explore the plants and animals who live under the frozen continent.
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Frozen Landscape
Little Razorback Island stands against the windswept flank of Mt. Erebus, McMurdo Sound.
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Shards
A Coast Guard icebreaker sails through a sea of ice floes on a late summer trip through McMurdo Sound.
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Sleek Swimmers
A group of Emperor penguins darts in the water. Emperors can dive to 600m and stay underwater for 20 minutes.
http://aycu36.webshots.com/image/23795/2003568363773359756_rs.jpg
Ghost of the Sea
A scyphomedusa, the largest plankton in the area, has tentacles over 9m in length and its bell can reach over 1m in diameter.
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Fast Ice
An ice edge goes on for miles.
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Cracked
Sea ice splits to reveal long leads in summer, opening passages for marine life to travel through.
http://aycu06.webshots.com/image/23245/2003592980439456971_rs.jpg
When Starfish Attack
The omnivorous Odontaster validus, or red star, feeds on another sea star species, the larger Acodontaster conspicuus.
http://aycu27.webshots.com/image/24826/2003532152928383835_rs.jpg
Room with a View
A diver explores the surreal underwater landscape of boulders, ice and sea urchins in Granite Harbor.
http://aycu40.webshots.com/image/22919/2003545723743092907_rs.jpg
Don't Touch
The helmet jelly is the most abundant scyphomedusa found in deep water.
http://aycu25.webshots.com/image/22944/2003509267275444775_rs.jpg
Free Passage
Orcas sprint along a channel which has opened in the ice. They are headed deep into McMurdo Sound, where they hope to find food. They must hurry, however, for wind conditions can cause the channel to freeze again, cutting off the whales' access to air.
http://aycu24.webshots.com/image/25103/2003993483888967250_rs.jpg
Mother and Child
A Weddell seal mother and pup swim near a breathing hole in the ice.
http://aycu13.webshots.com/image/24532/2003977584517827943_rs.jpg
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http://aycu01.webshots.com/image/22680/2003501096315795077_rs.jpg
Frozen Landscape
Little Razorback Island stands against the windswept flank of Mt. Erebus, McMurdo Sound.
http://aycu18.webshots.com/image/24577/2003575404760660474_rs.jpg
Shards
A Coast Guard icebreaker sails through a sea of ice floes on a late summer trip through McMurdo Sound.
http://aycu36.webshots.com/image/23795/2003576554438935884_rs.jpg
Sleek Swimmers
A group of Emperor penguins darts in the water. Emperors can dive to 600m and stay underwater for 20 minutes.
http://aycu36.webshots.com/image/23795/2003568363773359756_rs.jpg
Ghost of the Sea
A scyphomedusa, the largest plankton in the area, has tentacles over 9m in length and its bell can reach over 1m in diameter.
http://aycu24.webshots.com/image/23663/2003554255103898673_rs.jpg
Fast Ice
An ice edge goes on for miles.
http://aycu06.webshots.com/image/23245/2003585627991190749_rs.jpg
Cracked
Sea ice splits to reveal long leads in summer, opening passages for marine life to travel through.
http://aycu06.webshots.com/image/23245/2003592980439456971_rs.jpg
When Starfish Attack
The omnivorous Odontaster validus, or red star, feeds on another sea star species, the larger Acodontaster conspicuus.
http://aycu27.webshots.com/image/24826/2003532152928383835_rs.jpg
Room with a View
A diver explores the surreal underwater landscape of boulders, ice and sea urchins in Granite Harbor.
http://aycu40.webshots.com/image/22919/2003545723743092907_rs.jpg
Don't Touch
The helmet jelly is the most abundant scyphomedusa found in deep water.
http://aycu25.webshots.com/image/22944/2003509267275444775_rs.jpg
Free Passage
Orcas sprint along a channel which has opened in the ice. They are headed deep into McMurdo Sound, where they hope to find food. They must hurry, however, for wind conditions can cause the channel to freeze again, cutting off the whales' access to air.
http://aycu24.webshots.com/image/25103/2003993483888967250_rs.jpg
Mother and Child
A Weddell seal mother and pup swim near a breathing hole in the ice.
http://aycu13.webshots.com/image/24532/2003977584517827943_rs.jpg
(http://ourfunforum.com/index.php)