by Audrey Benedict | May 27, 2020 | ePostCards
ePostcard #53: Sound and Fury (Elephant Seal Bulls) On South Georgia, the first sign of the austral spring is the return of the bull elephant seals to their breeding beaches in late August. Once ashore, the most sexually mature bulls (the beach masters) begin...
by Audrey Benedict | May 26, 2020 | ePostCards
ePostcard #52: Tracking Southern Elephants (South Georgia) Oceanography 101: Before we begin satellite-tracking southern elephant seals on their epic migrations in the Southern Ocean we need a bit of Oceanography 101 and a good map (#2 below) to guide us on...
by Audrey Benedict | May 25, 2020 | ePostCards
ePostcard #51: Bulls on the Beach (Southern Elephant Seals) The realm of the southern elephant seal encompasses the entire Southern Ocean. These massive pinnipeds, sometimes nicknamed “sea elephants,” are named for the male’s trunk-like inflatable snout (proboscis)....
by Audrey Benedict | May 22, 2020 | ePostCards
ePostcard #50: Sentinels in the Crèche (South Georgia) Sitting at the edge of a huge king penguin colony, I’m easily distracted by the overall visual magnificence of the scene and I forget that these penguins are telling me something about the state of their...
by Audrey Benedict | May 20, 2020 | ePostCards
ePostcard #49: Penguins, Penguins Everywhere! Penguins undeniably assume center stage for most visitors to South Georgia, and the cast of characters includes king, gentoo, chin-strap and macaroni penguins. This pre-dawn trip (2018) to the enormous king penguin colony...
