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Striated Caracara

These "Johnny Rooks" have a penchant for stealing red objects, and prefer to settle on islands populated by seals and seabirds in Tierra del Fuego and the Falklands

Svalbard reindeer

Saved from the brink of extinction by dedicated recovery programs, these small reindeer have a dramatically variable birth rate

Ruddy Turnstone

These sandpiper relatives fly over 1,000 km or 600 miles in a day's migration, living so far north that few studies have been made as to their breeding habits

Blackish Cinclodes

Walrus

Spending two thirds of their lives in the water, these "tooth-walking sea horses" cuddle their calves in the same fashion as human mothers

Wandering Albatross

These remarkably efficient gliders, named after the Greek hero Diomedes, have the largest wingspan of any bird on the planet

Weddell Seal

Named after the British navigator and sailor James Weddell, these extensively studied seals live farther south than any other mammal

White-Beaked Dolphin

These shrewd “squidhounds” believe in working smart, not hard, sometimes goading whales to swim ahead of them so they can cruise in their wake

Wilson's Storm Petrel

These storm-savvy seabirds are the smallest warm-bodied creatures to breed in Antarctica, evading the most violent tempests by flying in the troughs of waves

Yellow-Eyed Penguin

With pale yellow heads, bright yellow headbands, and large yellow irises, yellow-eyed penguins have more than earned their name

Falkland Steamer Duck

One of only two bird species native to the Falklands, the flightless Falkland steamer duck gets its name from the steamer-like way it flaps its legs and wings while swimming

Hourglass Dolphin

We most often see these easily identifiable dolphins along the Drake Passage, though they may also appear in both Antarctica and the sub-Antarctic