I’m super jet-lagged and was not going to post today but since it’s #worldpeguinday&
I’m super jet-lagged and was not going to post today but since it’s #worldpeguinday… Mid February, as we headed to New Zealand from the Ross Sea, #Antarctica we stopped at the Snares Islands, one of the highly protected NZ Sub-Antarctic islands. Going ashore is not allowed so we launched the zodiacs for a cruise and found two of some of the rarest penguins on earth, together! The Snares Penguin, left, breeds on the island, and has an endangered population of ~25,000 breeding pairs. Just seeing these is an incredibly rare opportunity. Then the one in the right comes out of the water and joins the colony - a transient NZ Fjordland Penguin, far from home, is endemic to the New Zealand’s south island fjords and has a tiny population of only about 2,500 left in the world!! #Amazaballs #beardedhomo #midlifegapyear (at Snares Islands / Tini Heke) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_bDxFhBROf/?igshid=1h9jkeiuzaapb -- source link
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