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Karen Hollands

Karen Hollands

Lucy Gentoo Lecustic Penguin Paradaise Harbour Antarctica

SEPTEMBER 17, 2025  •   BY Karen Hollands

Lucy the Leucistic Penguin: An Unexpected Encounter in Antarctica

Lucy the Leucistic Penguin: An Unexpected Encounter in Antarctica (4-minute read)

Jamie Lafferty

Jamie Lafferty

Emperor Penguin 8 875

NOVEMBER 22, 2024  •   BY Danielle Fear

An emperor penguin's unexpected journey: Antarctica to Australia

A story about one very lost penguin and penguin species natural habitat (5-minute read)

Mark Stratton

Mark Stratton

Polar Bears Arctic Canada 09

JULY 18, 2024  •   BY Mark Stratton

Penguins or polar bears? First choice is yours

Your starting choice is whether to head north to the Arctic or south to Antarctica (4-minute read)

Rebecca Barnes

Rebecca Barnes

Rebecca Barnes in Antarctica with Sea Ice

JUNE 01, 2024  •   BY Rebecca Barnes

Sailing solo on the frozen continent

A solo expedition cruise? Until fate pushed it my way I didn't know I needed one... (4-minute read)

Jamie Lafferty

Jamie Lafferty

A lone Penguin in Antarctica

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JULY 01, 2024  •   BY Jamie Lafferty

The last penguin

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If you’re hoping to see all of the world’s 18 penguin species, there is good and bad news (6-minute read)

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JUNE 29, 2024  •   BY Saunders CB

Krill: the planet's smallest influencers?

How an off-course expedition cruise in Antarctica and a tiny crustacean activated my ambassadorship of the planet (10-minute read)

Miranda Krestovnikoff

Miranda Krestovnikoff

Puffin by Miranda Krestovnikoff

JUNE 26, 2024  •   BY Miranda Krestovnikoff

A seabird safari

Discovering the UK's seabirds with wildlife enthusiasts from all corners of the globe (6-minute read)

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Cruise vs. Expedition

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