Beneath the icy waters of Antarctica lurks one of the ocean's most formidable predators. Leopard seals can grow over three ...

Now, only 124 years since this penguin colony was discovered, emperor penguins have officially been listed as endangered, along with the Antarctic fur seal. As the world warms, Antarctic krill are ...

A leopard seal looks up from its icy bed amid a group of Adelie penguins and a skua in Antarctica. Credit must be given to the creator. Only noncommercial uses of the work are permitted. No ...

Beneath the icy waters of Antarctica lurks one of the most formidable predators on Earth: the leopard seal. Weighing up to ...

The cruise ship Seabourn Quest in Paradise Bay is visible in the background, as a leopard seal rests on an ice floe. Larger cruise ships travel through Antarctica, giving hundreds of tourists the ...

The emperor penguin population could be cut in half by the 2080s, IUCN predicted. The Antarctic fur seal population was already halved between 2000 and 2026, the agency noted. Experts attributed the ...