CU Elephant seals, Mirounga leonina, fighting each other on beach, Antarctica

WA snowflakes blowing about above sea, Antarctica

WS PAN View of Amundsen Scott South Pole station / South Pole, Antarctica

MS Adelie Penguins, Pygoscelis adeliae, on rocky ground, Antarctica

MS Gentoo Penguin, Pygoscelis papua, diving under surface of water, Antarctica

MS Emperor Penguins, Aptenodytes forsteri, some with downy feathers still attached in parts, wander in a group across ice, Antarctica

CU Imperial Shag, Phalacrocorax atriceps, parent and chick cleaning each other, Antarctica

WA Royal Penguin, Eudyptes schlegeli, waddling down track, Antarctica

WA Emperor Penguin, Aptenodytes forsteri, colony standing on ice, with ice mountain in background, Antarctica

CU Weddell Seal, Leptonychotes weddellii, arm scratching, pan down to seal face, Antarctica

CU Weddell Seal, Leptonychotes weddellii, poking head out of water, Antarctica

MS of tent in snow with skis and pack sled / South Pole, Antarctica

Aerial view over water toward cracked ice sheets, Antarctica

CU Royal Penguin, Eudyptes schlegeli, feeding young, Antarctica

WA aerial view of pod of killer whales surfacing and diving, Antarctica

MS Baleen whale diving in water, penguin watches, Antarctica

MS Gentoo Penguin, Pygoscelis papua, entering water and swimming away, Antarctica

CU Emperor penguins lying down on ice during blizzard, Antarctica

MS of propellers on twin otter plane starting up / Union Glacier, Heritage Range, Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica

WA Imperial Shag, Phalacrocorax atriceps, landing on cliff amongst penguin colony, Antarctica

MS Royal Penguin, Eudyptes schlegeli, floating in sea, splashing around in waves, Antarctica

WA Royal Penguin, Eudyptes schlegeli, waddling down track, Antarctica

MS young King Penguins, Aptenodytes patagonicus, preening themselves, Antarctica

CU King Penguin, Aptenodytes patagonicus, with nasty wound to neck cleaning itself, Antarctica