Antarctica, Falklands & South Georgia 2004

ANTARCTICA, THE FALKLANDS & SOUTH GEORGIA 9th – 30th NOVEMBER 2004 TOUR REPORT LEADER: DAVE FARROW GROUP MEMBERS: ROGER BIRD, SUE BIRD, WALDY BROUWER, GERRY CASEBOLT, JIM CORRENTE, MARTA DEL VICENZO, EKA FALK, ULI HAHLBECK, ARTHUR HUNKING, LIBBY KERR, KATI LEES, SALLY LEACH, ROB MILLER, MIKE MILLS, KEN MITCHELL, GUNNAR PETTERSSON, ANN RICKETTS, BARRY SHAW, CHRISTINE SHAW, BOB SIMANSKY, and BARBARA YORK This cruise was a particularly superlative one, in spite of it being my fourth, the magic of the journey to Antarctica and the sub-antarctic islands still never fails to exceed my expectations! Our trip was greatly enhanced by happy complement of passengers, some exceptionally good weather where it counted, and an adventurous Expedition leader who made sure this was an extra-ordinairy trip indeed (thanks, Jonas!). We made 19 landings, made several 'ships-cruises' close in to some spectacular landscapes, and did four zodiac cruises including one around the ship in the middle of a becalmed Drake Passage! A delay in sailing from Puerto Madryn provided us with a bonus Southern Right Whale, and calm misty seas between the Falklands and South Georgia produced a sequence of rare Petrels rarely seen in these waters. Our stay on South Georgia was sublime, blessed with warm, sunny and above all calm weather, which greatly enhanced our stay, and indeed this island must stand out as the most exciting part of this trip. We made our Continent landing at the spectacular Brown Bluff, and explored new areas in an atypically ice-free Weddell Sea. We arrived in Buenos Aires with time for an afternoon visit to the city reserve of Costanera Sur, where we made slow progress as we were thrilled by our first South American birds on all sides. Waterbirds abounded and we saw dapper Red Shovelers, White-tufted and Pied-billed Grebes, White-faced Ibises and Maguari Stork, Rosy-billed Pochards, Black-headed and Lake Ducks, Spot-flanked Gallinules and gorgeous Green Kingfishers, and along the hedges we found Ash-coloured and wacky Guira Cuckoos, Golden-breasted Woodpeckers, Fork-tailed Flycatcher, Sayaca Tanager, Yellow-billed Cardinals and Yellow-winged Blackbirds. We arrived in Trelew, and after having overcome the various difficulties that the airline chose to throw in our direction, we drove coastwards across the strange, thickly-vegetated desert plains of Patagonia to join our ship. We were welcomed aboard with a much-appreciated lunch, and were told by the Quark Expedition staff that the sailing was delayed till evening. This meant that we had a bonus excursion along the coast to Punta Loma, ostensibly to look at the South American Sealions, but we managed to find Cayenne and South American Terns, Dolphin Gulls, American Oystercatcher, Common Diuca Finch, Long-tailed Meadowlarks, White-winged Black Tyrant, and the spectacle of a Southern Right Whale breaching and splashing about in the bay. We sailed from Puerto Madryn on schedule, and Bottle-nosed Dolphins leapt from the water to give us an auspicious send-off. Our first days at sea were kind ones, and we met some of the regular companions of our voyage, such as Common Giant, White-chinned and Pintado Petrels, Wilson's Storm Petrels and Slender-billed Prions. Black-browed Albatross was a constant companion, and we were able to test our i.d. skills with several examples of Wandering, Northern and Southern Royal Albatrosses. As we neared the Falkland Islands, we saw our first tiny Grey-backed Storm Petrels, Manx, Greater and the more numerous Sooty Shearwaters and Common Diving Petrels. As we neared the islands of Steeple Jason, the stern of the ship was host to a bird- storm of Black-browed Albatrosses and various Petrels, all attracted to something in the wake (surely not water biscuits?) Our first landing came very early the following morning, with a pre-breakfast visit to South Cove on New Island and a refreshing walk across to a colony of Black-browed Albatross, Rockhopper Penguins and Imperial Shags. There were also Gentoos nesting, some stray King Penguins, and we met our first Brown Skuas in close attendance to the colonies, while gangs of Upland Geese loped around making the place look untidy. The rare Striated Caracaras were in evidence all around, and on the beaches we found the endemic Falkland Steamer Ducks, Crested Ducks and Kelp Geese, Magellanic and Blackish Oystercatchers. After a hearty breakfast we visited the other landing point on New Island, at Ship's Cove, where we found three pairs of Ruddy-headed Geese, Dark-faced Ground Tyrants and Long-tailed Meadowlarks, while Correndera Pipits sang overhead. In the afternoon, after cruising through the narrow straits by West Point Island, we landed on Carcass Island at Dyke's Cove. Here along the tide line litter we had point-blank views of Blackish Cinclodes and the endemic Cobb's Wren. In the grassy areas we saw White-bridled Finch and Grass Wren, and a fresh pool was home to Speckled Teal, Chiloe Wigeon, and more Ruddy-headed Geese. We made a delightful visit to the settlement to enjoy the hospitality of the locals, with a cuppa and a wondrous array of home-made cakes, while the Striated Caracaras fought it out over a meat offering. In the planted windbreaks, Austral Thrushes and Black-chinned Siskins sang with gusto. After another night of sailing, we anchored at Port Stanley and headed ashore. With just four hours here, we hastened onto the waiting bus and drove a few miles out towards Surf Bay. Our targets of Rufous- chested Dotterel and South American Snipe were spotted before the bus had even stopped! A pair of the former showed nicely, and Snipe were numerous and we even saw a couple of chicks in the grass. A smart Two-banded Plover flew in for a close inspection, and then it was back to town for some 'retail-therapy' and an obligatory drink in one of the pubs. We were back onboard the ship for lunch, and set sail for South Georgia on a mist-shrouded calm sea. We thought that the fog would be a hindrance to our birding, but that evening we had an indication of how good it was going to be. Just as we were being called away from the bridge for dinner, some Dolphins appeared and played hide-and-seek with us for a while, then a shout went up as a gorgeous White-headed Petrel sailed into view across our bow. It chose to languidly shadow the ship off the starboard side, long enough for diners to run upstairs and see it before it retreated into the mist. The following morning was foggy yet bright, with the reflected light of the white ship casting a rainbow onto the mist around us. The morning's birding gathered pace with the first of a dozen Soft-plumaged Petrels crossed the bow, Grey- headed Albatross appeared and the Prions changed to Antarctic. In the thick of it, an Atlantic Petrel popped up in front of the ship, re-emerging from the mist briefly twice more, then we saw at least two Kerguelen Petrels travelling past. Excellent! The next day we met our first iceberg and circumnavigated it, then the first indications of the adventurousness of our Expedition Leader began to show. On we reaching the Shag Rocks he decided it was a nice day for a zodiac cruise, so close views of these seldom-visited group of rocks were had by many, while others enjoyed a Humpback Whale from the bridge. By next morning we reached the Bay of Isles on South Georgia, welcomed by a pod of Orca cutting the surface of the sea. We made our first landing at Salisbury Plain, home to tens of thousands of King Penguins, a few Southern Elephant Seals and far too many bad-tempered and evil-smelling Antarctic Fur Seals! This awesome spectacle is hard to explain and far better to be experienced first-hand. Thousands of bearskin-like King Penguin chicks stood around squawking for their parents, while adults engaged in funny walks and trumpeting. Our second landing here was on Prion Island, and it was time to see the southernmost songbird in the world, the streaky little South Georgia Pipit. They obliged us in some number, very visible in their song flights. The main attraction of course though were the Wandering Albatross 'chicks', nearly adult sized and stretching their absurdly-long wings in practise. No wind meant no adults though, but there were also nesting Common Giant Petrels and Brown Skuas, and several South Georgia Pintail zipped about. From here we travelled a short way down the coast to Fortuna Bay to visit another King Penguin colony, and we found that most enchanting of Albatrosses, the Light-mantled, nesting on the low grassy cliffs. We were able to have close views of them as they called eerily, flying up and down the beach in slow motion. We just had time left to do a zodiac cruise, close inshore to Leith and Stromness whaling stations, rusting and derelict and left for the wildlife to colonise. What a great day! By the next morning the ship had repositioned to St Andrew's Bay, home of the largest King Penguin colony, with 100,000 adults and chicks blanketing the beach and slopes behind. We were able to sit in an elevated position and marvel at the sheer scale of this magnificent place. The beach was almost free of Fur Seals, and ranks of clean Penguins would bounce out of the surf to take the places of the grubby parents heading out. A pure-white Common Giant Petrel arrived on the beach and permitted close views, although it didn't fancy the Sheathbill sneaking around his backside! We sailed from here into the iceberg-filled Cumberland Bay, and we stood on the fly bridge snapping away at sunlit ice as the ship slowly weaved its way up to the Nordenskjold Glacier. We then sailed the short distance to Grytviken, stopped for a salute and a tot of rum by the grave of Shackleton, before heading across to the museum and shop. That evening we entertained guests from Grytviken station and enjoyed a barbeque on the deck with lashings of gluwein. Our last morning in South Georgia was at Gold Harbour, perhaps the most scenic and exciting of all our landings. With the spectacular glacial scenery as a backdrop, the beach was packed with Southern Elephant Seals and King Penguins, so much so that the human visitors were repeatedly nudged to one side as the wildlife got on with what it had to do. Huge beachmasters battled it out with belching roars and savage bites to the necks of their opponents, scattering pups that risked being squashed, and provoking rapid retreats from the awestruck observers. As we dodged between the crashing surf and the heaving flesh on the beach, it was as if we had landed in an Antarctic Jurassic Park! With a final sortie from our ship near the eastern end of the island, we landed at Cooper Bay to see another spectacle of Penguins, this time Macaronis that yapped and pecked their way around a hillside colony of thousands. At another beach nearby, Chinstraps trundled up and down like little gentlemen. Nearly 300 Giant Petrels gathered in the shallow water, picking off injured birds coming ashore in an orgy of carnage. Then it was time to bid farewell to this fantastic Eden, with a final thrill of two pods of Orca sailing close to the ship. Having been spoiled by calm seas, misty mornings and unprecedented good weather around South Georgia, it came as a bit of a shock as we rounded Cape Disappointment and hit the full force of the Southern Ocean. As the ship pitched into an ever-deepening low pressure, a few brave souls hung on to the bridge long enough to witness South Georgian Diving Petrels zipping low in front of the ship, then it was time to hit the bunks and hold on. The ship headed across the Scotia Sea, into fog that added to the gloom and effectively suspended birding until after two nights we drew into the calmer waters around South Orkney, shielded by huge icebergs grounded in the shallows. We drew up to Shingle Cove on Coronation Island but the sea was still too wild for a landing. We cruised the shore in the safety of the ship and marvelled at the Sunshine Glacier, radiant whatever the weather with a curious light reflected back onto the brooding clouds. Another day and a night in similar conditions brought us to the coast of Elephant Island, the furthest outlier of the islands that outline the Antarctic peninsula. As if to underline the hardship and fortitude shown by Shackleton's party, the island is notoriously bad for landing. We headed ashore to Lookout Point, exchanging a rolling ship for a bouncing zodiac and an exhilarating landing. Huge rollers pounded the parallel beach, and Chinstrap Penguins trudged up and down. As we landed late in the day we enjoyed the bonus of seeing Wilson's Storm Petrels coming in to their nest sites in the scree, hanging in the wind calling harshly and dangling their feet to show off the yellow webs. With horizontal rain, sleet and snow all reported by the landing party, it was an exciting taste of the vagaries of Antarctic weather. It was becoming clear that the Gerlache Straits to the south of us were icebound, thick ice holding fast the prize of two other ships, so we headed south overnight to the Antarctic Sound and the tip of the Peninsula. We arrived at Brown Bluff, a wonderful place to land with the dual spectacles of an Adelie Penguin colony and imposing amber cliffs that towered above us to offset this otherwise monochrome world. As we celebrated the momentous occasion of landing on the white continent, the Adelies scurried up and down the beach, disinterested in the new arrivals on their turf. Our new plan was to head south into 'Terra (fairly) Incognita', through the Erebus and Terror Gulf and into the unusually ice-free Weddell Sea. We reached Devil Island and made a landing at another large colony of Adelie Penguins, a touch-and-go operation that necessitated using the zodiacs as mini-icebreakers to punch through 200m of ice floes pushed up against the landing beach. That done, we were free to enjoy the spectacle of the huge reptilian head of a Leopard Seal cruising up and down terrorising Penguins, until it was time to get back to the ship, a difficult and time-consuming job to get through the constantly shifting obstacle of ice. We continued south into a spectacular Antarctic summer sunset, nosing through sea-ice and large bergs until in the middle of the night we hit heavy ice blocking our way, thwarting our ambitious plan to sail around James Clark Ross Island. And so we woke the following morning anchored just off Paulet Island, home to a huge colony of Adelie Penguins and the remains of a hut used to over-winter by Nordenskjold's party in 1902. The weather stayed fine, and Antarctic Shags nesting on the slope were observed sitting on large nest middens that often included the macabre building-material of Adelie Penguin skeletons! We continued northwards, into the Antarctic Sound where we had a spectacular ice-cruise in the zodiacs, pulling alongside a beautiful Weddell Seal on an ice-floe, and getting close to some absurdly blue bergs. We sailed through the night once more, across the Bransfield Straits to the South Shetlands. The cloud came down and it began to snow as we landed at Hannah Point on Livingstone Island, but it did nothing to smother the smell or the activity of numerous Chinstrap and Gentoo Penguins, and many young Southern Elephant Seals that were practising their fighting skills. The sun came out, the snow melted quickly and we headed for Deception Island. After the stunning entrance through Neptune's Bellows we landed at Whaler's Cove. A monstrous Leopard Seal lay on the sand, foaming at the mouth and leering at the humans with his big reptilian smile. He'd had enough and headed off before several of our number decided it was time for a bath, and slipped into the Quark-dug hot tub in the volcanic gravel, in order to qualify for the Antarctic swimming club! Onwards still for one more landing, at Aitcho Island, where South Polar Skuas appeared in good numbers. We watched our last Chinstrap and Gentoo Penguins under a sunny evening sky, and then it was time to turn those tags for one last time and hang on, as the Captain turned the ship towards the north and the outside world. And of course, being so spoiled for good weather, we expected the worst from the notorious Drake Passage. It came as a pleasant surprise the following day, when the seas became increasingly calmer. We had a great morning for Whales, with the calm surface revealing 65 Humpbacks, 13 Fin Whales and two Cuvier's Beaked Whales in the space of a few hours. As if to wish us on our way, two Light-mantled Albatross decided to slipstream the bridge, coming well within the mandatory wildlife-viewing distance of 5m! After a day of this smooth sailing, Jonas came up with an inspired bit of madness – 'lets have a zodiac cruise around the ship!' The sea here was like silk, so we piled into the zodiacs for one last time. A quick whizz around the ship as the sun was setting, and then time for a group photo of us all, holding aloft a sign with our co-ordinates written large! The next day it got a little rougher, we passed Cape Horn in poor visibility and a few Magellanic Diving Petrels zipped past the ship. Onwards we sailed into the Beagle Channel, where we anchored for the night in calm water with Peale's Dolphins and Magellanic Penguins swimming around us. We docked in Ushuaia at breakfast time, in sight of a few Chilean Skuas and Dolphin Gulls, and after some hurried farewells to the Professor Molchanov and her crew, we headed for the airport. We managed to cram a last bit of birding in from the departure lounge window, adding Austral Negrito, Bar-winged Cinclodes and a Black-chested Buzzard Eagle. Well, how do you top that! We had such a great voyage with great company, truly a unique and unforgettable experience. A journey such as this will stay in mind for a very long time, so just remember – don your gear, turn your tag and remember the fantastic Antarctic cruise of 2004! SYSTEMATIC LIST SPHENISCIDAE King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua Adelie Penguin Pygoscelis adeliae Chinstrap Penguin (Bearded P) Pygoscelis antarctica Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus Magellanic Penguin Spheniscus magellanicus PODICIPEDIDAE White-tufted Grebe Rollandia rolland Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps Silvery Grebe Podiceps occipitalis Great Grebe Podilymbus major DIOMEDEIDAE Grey-headed Albatross Thallasarche chrysostoma Black-browed Albatross Thallasarche [melanophris] melanophris Light-mantled Sooty Albatross Phoebetria palpebrata Wandering Albatross Diomedea [exulans] exulans Southern Royal Albatross Diomedea [epomophora] epomophora Northern Royal Albatross Diomedea [epomophora] sanfordi PROCELLARIIDAE Common Giant Petrel (Southern G P) Macronectes giganteus Hall's Giant Petrel (Northern G P) Macronectes halli Southern Fulmar (Antarctic F) Fulmarus glacialoides Pintado Petrel (Cape P) Daption capense Snow Petrel Pagodroma nivea Blue Petrel Halobaena caerulea Antarctic Prion (Dove P) Pachyptila desolata Slender-billed Prion (Thin-billed P) Pachyptila belcheri White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus: Greater Shearwater (Great S) Puffinus gravis Kerguelen Petrel Lugensa brevirostris Atlantic Petrel Pteradroma incerta White-headed Petrel Pteradroma lessonii Soft-plumaged Petrel Pterodroma mollis HYDROBATIDAE Wilson's Storm-Petrel Oceanites oceanicus Grey-backed Storm-Petrel Garrodia nereis Black-bellied Storm-Petrel Fregetta tropica PELECANOIDIDAE Magellanic Diving-Petrel Pelecanoides magellani South Georgia Diving-Petrel (Georgian D-P) Pelecanoides georgicus Common Diving-Petrel (Subantarctic D-P) Pelecanoides urinatrix PHALACROCORACIDAE Neotropic Cormorant (Olivaceous C) Phalacrocorax brasilianus. Imperial Shag (I Cormorant) Phalacrocorax atriceps Antarctic Shag (I Cormorant) Phalacrocorax bransfieldensis South Georgia Shag (I Cormorant) Phalacrocorax georgianus Rock Shag (R Cormorant) Phalacrocorax magellanicus ARDEIDAE Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax Snowy Egret Egretta thula Cocoi Heron (White-necked H) Ardea cocoi Great Egret (G White E) Casmerodius albus Striated Heron (Green-backed H) Butorides striatus THRESKIORNITHIDAE White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi CICONIIDAE Maguari Stork Ciconia maguari CATHARTIDAE Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura ANATIDAE Fulvous Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna bicolor White-faced Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna viduata Lake Duck Oxyura vittata Black-necked Swan Cygnus melanocorypha Coscoroba Swan Coscoroba coscoroba Upland Goose Chloephaga picta Kelp Goose Chloephaga hybrida Ruddy-headed Goose Chloephaga rubidiceps Crested Duck Anas specularioides Fuegian Steamer-Duck (Flightless S-D) Tachyeres pteneres Falkland Steamer-Duck Tachyeres brachypterus Red Shoveler Anas platalea Silver Teal Anas versicolor Chiloe Wigeon (Southern W) Anas sibilatrix Speckled Teal Anas flavirostris Yellow-billed Pintail (Brown P) Anas georgica Rosy-billed Pochard Netta peposaca Black-headed Duck Heteronetta atricapilla ACCIPITRIDAE Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle Geranoaetus melanoleucus Variable Hawk (Red-backed H) Buteo polyosoma FALCONIDAE Striated Caracara Phalcoboenus australis Southern Crested Caracara Caracara plancus Chimango Caracara Milvago chimango RALLIDAE Spot-flanked Gallinule Gallinula melanops Common Moorhen (C Gallinule) Gallinula chloropus White-winged Coot Fulica leucoptera Red-gartered Coot Fulica armillata Red-fronted Coot Fulica rufifrons JACANIDAE Wattled Jacana Jacana jacana SCOLOPACIDAE South American Snipe Gallinago paraguaiae Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes HAEMATOPODIDAE American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus Blackish Oystercatcher Haematopus ater Magellanic Oystercatcher Haematopus leucopodus RECURVIROSTRIDAE White-backed Stilt (South American S) Himantopus melanurus CHARADRIIDAE Two-banded Plover Charadrius falklandicus Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis CHIONIDIDAE Pale-faced Sheathbill (Snowy S) Chionis alba LARIDAE Dolphin Gull Larus scoresbii Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus Brown-hooded Gull Larus maculipennis South American Tern Sterna hirundinacea Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Royal Tern Sterna maxima (NL) Cayenne Tern Sterna eurygnatha STERCORARIIDAE Antarctic Skua Catharacta antarctica Chilean Skua Catharacta chilensis South Polar Skua Catharacta maccormicki Long-tailed Jaeger (L-t Skua) Stercorarius longicaudus Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus (NL) COLUMBIDAE Rock Dove Columba livia Picazuro Pigeon Columba picazuro Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata Picui Ground-Dove Columbina picui PSITTACIDAE Monk Parakeet Myiopsitta monachus CUCULIDAE Ash-coloured Cuckoo Coccyzus cinereus Guira Cuckoo Guira guira TROCHILIDAE Glittering-bellied Emerald Chlorostilbon aureoventris ALCEDINIDAE Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana PICIDAE Golden-breasted Woodpecker Colaptes melanolaimus Field Flicker Colaptes campestris FURNARIIDAE Bar-winged Cinclodes Cinclodes fuscus Blackish Cinclodes Cinclodes antarcticus Rufous Hornero Furnarius rufus TYRANNIDAE Lesser Shrike-Tyrant (Least S-T, Mouse-brown Monjita) Agriornis murina Dark-faced Ground-Tyrant Muscisaxicola macloviana Austral Negrito (Rufous-backed N) Lessonia rufa White-winged Black Tyrant Knipolegus aterrimus. Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus Fork-tailed Flycatcher Muscivora tyrannus Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus TURDIDAE Rufous-bellied Thrush Turdus rufiventris Austral Thrush Turdus falcklandii MIMIDAE Chalk-browed Mockingbird Mimus saturninus STURNIDAE European Starling Sturnus vulgaris TROGLODYTIDAE Grass Wren Cistothorus platensis Southern House Wren Troglodytes musculus Cobb's Wren Troglodytes cobbi POLIOPTILIDAE Masked Gnatcatcher Polioptila dumicola HIRUNDINIDAE White-rumped Swallow Tachycineta leucorrhoa Blue-and-white Swallow Notiochelidon cyanoleuca Southern Martin Progne elegans Grey-breasted Martin Phaeoprogne chalybea PLOCEIDAE House Sparrow Passer domesticus MOTACILLIDAE Correndera Pipit Anthus correndera South Georgia Pipit Anthus antarcticus FRINGILLIDAE Hooded Siskin Carduelis magellanica Black-chinned Siskin Carduelis barbata PARULIDAE Masked Yellowthroat Geothlypis aequinoctialis EMBERIZIDAE Sayaca Tanager Thraupis sayaca Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis Yellow-billed Cardinal Paroaria capitata White-bridled Finch (Black-throated or Canary-winged F) Melanodera melanodera Black-and-rufous Warbling-Finch Poospiza nigrorufa Saffron Finch Sicalis flaveola ICTERIDAE Yellow-winged Blackbird Agelaius thilius Long-tailed Meadowlark Sturnella loyca Bay-winged Cowbird Molothrus badius Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis MAMMALS South American Fur Seal Arctocephalus australis Antarctic Fur Seal Arctocephalus gazella South American Sealion Otaria byronis Crabeater Seal Lobodon carcinophagus Leopard Seal Hydrurga leptonyx Weddell Seal Leptonychotes weddelli Southern Elephant Seal Mirounga leonina Bottlenose Dolphin Tursiops truncatus Hourglass Dolphin Lagenorhynchus cruciger Dusky Dolphin Lagenorhynchus obscurus Southern Bottlenose Whale Hyperoodon planifrons Cuvier's Beaked Whale Ziphius cavirostris Minke Whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata Fin Whale Balaenoptera physalis Humpback Whale Megaptera novaengliae Southern Right Whale Eubalaena australis Reindeer Rangifer tarandus Patagonian Mara (P Cavy) Dolichotis patagonum (NL) Coypu Myocaster coypus:

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