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Building Penguin Ranch. This picture was taken from our helicopter as they were building Penguin Ranch. It is quite a nice field camp where they also have the observation tube which allows you to see the penguins as they dive under the ice.
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Emperors relaxing at Penguin Ranch
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An Emperor penguin coming out of the dive hole as another Emperor looks on.
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Emperor penguin coming out of the dive hole. Notice that the penguin is using his beak to help pull himself out of the hole.
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The Observation Tube (left) takes you to a windowed chamber where you can sit and watch life under the ice. You can see Dr. Kanatous climbing down the tube. It is very dark under the ice while the ice itself glows a brilliant blue. The picture on the right shows the sea ice from underneath. Notice the further you go down from the ice the darker it gets. The lighter coloured area (within the blue) is a dive hole in the sea ice. We all took turns watching the penguins swimming. They are graceful and majestic in the water. We also saw jellyfish and could hear Weddell seals communicating with each other!
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On the way back from Penguin Ranch we went to Big Razorback Island. This is a place where a lot of pups are born and will be the location where we will be sampling our pups from. We found a number of mom and pups including a mother Weddell teaching her pup to swim.
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