Monthly Archives: December 2020

Grey-headed Mollymawk

G is for the Grey-headed Mollymawk (or more boringly, albatross). Half of them nest on South Georgia; they’re in decline due to unregulated fishing.

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Fin Whale

F is for Fin Whale: the second biggest animal on the planet.

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Elephant Seal

E is for Elephant Seal. They call this “catastrophic moulting”, and they ain’t wrong.

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Dassie

D is for dassie: cute as long as you’re careful.

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Cormorant

C is for Cormorant.

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Bee

B is for bee. I think this is a violet carpenter bee; native to southern Europe, but spreading north for obvious reasons. Love the antennæ.

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Adélie Penguin

A is for Adélie Penguin (also arse).

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