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A literal bird’s eye view over these little Adelies as they head out on the sea ice to catch their supper… ⠀ ⠀ © @johnbweller ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #photography #photooftheday #photo #love #nature #photographer #picoftheday #art #beautiful #naturephotography #travelphotography #happy #landscape #antarcticambassadors #weareiaato #peaceandscience #loveantarctica #responsibletravel
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Wow!! We can't get enough of @kateceliawilson's incredible depictions of Antarctica's most cheeky birds, penguins! We particularly love the chinstrap penguin pic but which is your favorite? ⠀ ⠀ #wildlife #nature #animals #photography #wild #animal #naturelovers #penguins #print #penguin #love #conservation #antarcticambassadors #weareiaato #responsibletravel #peaceandscience #loveantarctica
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This #WorldStatisticsDay why not lend a hand to some at-home citizen science…penguin counting of course! By monitoring aerial photos and time lapse camera footage of penguins in Antarctica, you can help Penguin Watch better understand changes in the behaviour of these sentinel species and contribute to international research. #stats ⠀ ⠀ © @onaexplorer ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #loveantarctica #antarcticambassadors #responsibletravel #peaceandscience #weareiaato #antarctica #everythingantarctica #antarcticaphotography #antarcticaoriginal #wildlife #antarcticadventures
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In 2015, deep-diving photographers Laurent Ballesta and Vincent Munier completed the deepest-dive ever to take place in Antarctica. Diving in the Adelie coast of East Antarctica, they reached depths of 230 metres (755 feet). Near the surface, they captured this spectacular image of a Weddell seal and her pup - Leptonychotes Weddellii ⠀ ⠀ © Laurent Ballesta ⠀ ⠀ Learn more: https://loom.ly/A3efNys ⠀ ⠀ #wildlife #antarcticambassadors #weareiaato #responsibletravel #peaceandscience #loveantarctica
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And the answer to our #guessthespecies quiz is the ‘KING’ of the penguins! Standing between 70 and 100cm (27 to 39 inches) tall, this distinguished penguin has a straighter beak than the Emperor penguin, breeds in the sub-Antarctic, and is the smaller of the two, weighing between 11 and 16kg (24 to 35lbs). ⠀ ⠀ Special thank you to @jctravelography for sharing this stunning photograph with us! ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #guessthespecies #haveyouguessedyet #watchthisspace #penguinsofinsta #photooftheday #wildlifephotography #antarcticambassadors #weareiaato #responsibletravel #peaceandscience #loveantarctica
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Have you guessed yet? There’s only one other penguin species that they could be confused with and these chaps are the smaller of the two! #guessthespecies ⠀ ⠀ Image © @jctravelography ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #guessthespecies #haveyouguessedyet #watchthisspace #penguinsofinsta #photooftheday #wildlifephotography #antarcticambassadors #weareiaato #responsibletravel #peaceandscience #loveantarctica
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Covered in brown down, rather than a grey-white jumpsuit and white face, the chicks of this penguin species were nicknamed Oakum Boys by early seamen who thought their brown down looked like the young men who packed the seams of wooden boats with oakum to make them watertight. #guessthespecies ⠀ ⠀ Image © @jctravelography ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #guessthespecies #haveyouguessedyet #watchthisspace #penguinsofinsta #photooftheday #wildlifephotography #antarcticambassadors #weareiaato #responsibletravel #peaceandscience #loveantarctica
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Not much to go on here so we’ll give you a hint…Although vagrants are occasionally spotted in Peninsula colonies, these distinctive penguins breed on the sub-Antarctic Islands. #guessthespecies ⠀ ⠀ Image © - @jctravelography ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #guessthespecies #haveyouguessedyet #watchthisspace #penguinsofinsta #photooftheday #wildlifephotography #antarcticambassadors #weareiaato #responsibletravel #peaceandscience #loveantarctica
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This tall, stocky penguin can be distinguished from Peninsula penguins by its curving golden-orange ear patch on an otherwise black head…#guessthespecies ⠀ ⠀ Image © - @jctravelography ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #guessthespecies #haveyouguessedyet #watchthisspace #penguinsofinsta #photooftheday #wildlifephotography #antarcticambassadors #weareiaato #responsibletravel #peaceandscience #loveantarctica
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Can you guess which penguin species this is? ⠀ Here’s a hint, their Latin name is Aptenodytes patagonicus…no Googling now! ⠀ ⠀ Image © - @jctravelography ⠀ ⠀ #guessthespecies #haveyouguessedyet #watchthisspace #penguinsofinsta #photooftheday #wildlifephotography #antarcticambassadors #weareiaato #responsibletravel #peaceandscience #loveantarctica
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The Southern Giant Petrel, Macronectes giganteus, is the largest petrel species, nearing the size of small albatrosses but with shorter, narrower wings and a humpbacked shape. They can be found between subantarctic and Antarctic latitudes – Has anyone else spotted this mammoth bird? ⠀ ⠀ © @machu.travel ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #antarctica #nature #birds #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #photography #expedition #polar #antartida #antarcticambassadors #loveantarctica #responsibletravel #peaceandscience #weareiaato
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Earlier this year, the Australian Antarctic Program released an article delving into the migration mysteries of the infamous South Polar Skua… ⠀ ⠀ “While South Polar Skuas do like to eat penguin chicks, they’re often unfairly pigeon-holed as thuggish baby-eating bullies…(but) These tenacious birds are actually talented survivors that venture where others dare not go, with some of the longest migration routes on record.” ⠀ ⠀ On #WorldMigratoryBirdDay we salute the globe-trotting South Polar Skua and their valuable contribution to the Antarctic food chain. Learn more: https://www.antarctica.gov.au/news/2020/migration-mysteries-of-antarctic-frequent-flyers/ ⠀ ⠀ © @marksahphotography ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #loveantarctica #antarcticambassadors #responsibletravel #peaceandscience #weareiaato #antarctica #everythingantarctica #antarcticaphotography #antarcticaoriginal #wildlife #antarcticadventures
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MEET AN ANTARCTIC AMBASSADOR Hello! My name is Alistair and I live in Cumbria UK. I’m going to be talking about my experience in Antarctica and why it should be kept safe! I love Antarctica because of the variety of different animals and the amazing landscape. It is the most beautiful place I have ever seen. When I saw my first iceberg I was speechless. I didn’t know what to say. I just stood there with my mouth hanging open while gazing in amazement. You have probably seen things like nature programs about Antarctica. You know there are a lot of animals when you watch it but how many? Well as soon as I got my first sight of the peninsula I started to see everything! Whales surfacing here and there, penguins jumping in and out of the water! It was awesome! ⠀ ⠀ Hey I’m gonna admit I got sea sick but it was worth it! Anyway the rough sea just felt like an entrance to another dimension! ⠀ ⠀ I learned that Antarctica should be kept as safe as possible. All the pollution going around the world is warming the Southern and Northern hemisphere. This is taking away all the snow and ice and without snow and ice, Antarctica just isn’t Antarctica. Scientists say that if we don’t act all the summer ice will disappear! There are other things I learned to like the life cycle of krill and what salps are so I’ll tell you that now to. The life cycle of krill? Pretty simple they lay eggs on the ice, eggs fall to sea bed, krill hatch, they swim back up to ice, feed on algae, lay eggs and it starts again! Salps? They look like jelly with orange peppercorns inside them! ⠀ ⠀ My best experience in Antarctica was when the whales breached really high out of the water! I can’t help it here’s a story! So we were getting changed out of our kit when I looked out of the porthole and saw a whale surfacing right next to our cabin! It was so close I could see it’s blow hole! ⠀ ⠀ We must visit Antarctica carefully because if we don’t the environment will rot away. Also if we bring different wildlife there it might change the ecosystem, and harm wildlife that is supposed to be there! ⠀ ⠀ #meetanantarcticambassador #loveantarctica #weareiaato #antarcticambassadors #responsibletravel
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From Weddell seals to killer whales, krill, albatrosses and everything in between. As Antarctic Ambassadors, we support #WorldAnimalDay and its mission to improve welfare standards around the globe. IAATO tour operators adhere to stringent guidelines to make sure all wildlife-watching in Antarctica is safe and environmentally responsible. ⠀ What do you do to protect the world’s wildlife? ⠀ ⠀ © @wikstrom_photography ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #loveantarctica #antarcticambassadors #responsibletravel #peaceandscience #weareiaato #antarctica #everythingantarctica #antarcticaphotography #antarcticaoriginal #wildlife #antarcticadventures
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ANSWER Krill can grow up to 6cm in length and may weigh over a gram (0.03oz). Krill are one of the most abundant animals in the world and provide food for most higher-order life in the Antarctic including fish, squid, seals, penguins, other seabirds and whales. ⠀ ⠀ ©Irene Simon ⠀ ⠀ Well done if you got it right. We'll have another question ready for you next month. ⠀ ⠀ #weareiaato #antarcticambassadors #quiz #loveantarctica #peaceandscience #antarcticfacts #wildlife #foodchain #ecosystems #krill #krillfacts #antarcticscience
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MONTHLY QUIZ QUESTION Red and orange in colour, what is the maximum length Krill can grow to? ⠀ 2cm (0.8 in) ⠀ 6cm (2.5 in) ⠀ 10cm (3.9 in) ⠀ 14 cm (5.5 in) ⠀ ⠀ Make your guess in the comments below... (we’ll post the answer in our next post) ⠀ ⠀ © @laurenfarmer ⠀ ⠀ #weareiaato #antarcticambassadors #quiz #loveantarctica #peaceandscience #antarcticfacts #wildlife #foodchain #ecosystems #krill #krillfacts #antarcticscience
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MEET AN ANTARCTIC AMBASSADOR Hi! My name is Vicky Dowdeswell. As Assistant Communications and Engagement Manager for IAATO, I work to ensure the smooth running of IAATO’s online communications, sharing our mission of safe and environmentally responsible private-sector travel to Antarctica with the world; from updates to IAATO’s stringent guidelines, biosecurity advice for those planning to visit, and our support of environmental projects such as the UN Clean Seas campaign. ⠀ ⠀ I’ve been working in responsible Antarctic travel since 2017 when I joined the marketing department for a sustainable polar expedition company, as well supporting the Weddell Sea Expedition by sharing its story online, but my passion for the polar regions began long before then. Growing up in a family of glaciologists and polar scientists, learning about the climate, environment, history and wildlife of the polar regions was a part of day to day life. Now, I put that knowledge into my job; sharing all the work that goes in to protecting Antarctica’s unique landscape and creating ambassadors from those who visit. ⠀ #meetanantarcticambassador #loveantarctica #weareiaato #antarcticambassadors #responsibletravel #explore #expedition #polar #peaceandscience @iaato_org
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“I’d like to invite you to share the wonderful story of how an ecosystem can be saved from disaster. Let [South Georgia] be your inspiration to seek out nature, and play your part in protecting and restoring our planet, whenever and however you can.” ⠀ ⠀ We couldn’t agree more with these wise words from Sir David Attenborough spoken in the new visitor film from the Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands. Read about the project in GSGSSI’s Ross James’ guest blog - link in bio. ⠀ ⠀ © Steve Brown GSGSSI ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #meetanantarcticambassador #loveantarctica #weareiaato #antarcticambassadors #responsibletravel #explore #expedition #polar
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Today we recognise the maritime community and their tireless efforts to not only protect the world's oceans through sustainable shipping, but to provide the invaluable stream of food, medicines and medical supplies that have been in such need in 2020. #thankyou ⠀ ⠀ © @kayak_maurice ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #worldmaritimeday #maritimeday #maritime #loveantarctica #antarcticambassadors #responsibletravel #peaceandscience #weareiaato #antarctica #antarcticaoriginal #wildlife #antarcticadventures
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The extraordinary wilderness and wildlife of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands is never missed by those lucky enough to walk its mountains and beaches. ⠀ ⠀ Ross James, Visitor Management & Biosecurity Officer for the Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands guest blogs this month, taking us behind the scenes of GSGSSI’s stunning new visitor film, narrated by Sir David Attenborough himself. Learn more at the link in our bio. ⠀ ⠀ © Paul Carroll Unsplash ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #loveantarctica #antarcticambassadors #responsibletravel #peaceandscience #weareiaato #antarctica #everythingantarctica #antarcticaphotography #antarcticaoriginal #wildlife #antarcticadventures
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The theme for #peaceday 2020 is #shapingpeacetogether - and our Antarctic Ambassadors wholeheartedly support that concept. Through global collaboration, not only can we ensure that Antarctica remains devoted to peace and science, but we can educate the wider community to love and learn from it. ⠀ ⠀ © @onlyonewild ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #loveantarctica #antarcticambassadors #responsibletravel #peaceandscience #weareiaato #antarctica #everythingantarctica #antarcticaphotography #antarcticaoriginal #wildlife #antarcticadventures #internationalpeaceday #un #peaceday2020 #unitednations
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September is friendship month and we'd like to offer a big THANK YOU to all of our Antarctic Ambassador friends and followers for the fascinating and funny responses you provide on our posts. Thank you for always keeping us smiling! ⠀ ⠀ © @malin.hanning ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #loveantarctica #antarcticambassadors #responsibletravel #peaceandscience #weareiaato #antarctica #everythingantarctica #antarcticaphotography #antarcticaoriginal #wildlife #antarcticadventures #friendshipmonth #friendship #friends
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Wow, close call for this Adelie penguin on Paulet Island. Killer Whales and seals are the two main predators of penguins in Antarctica, but the young are often prayed on by Skuas too. Let’s hope this chap made a swift recovery. ⠀ ⠀ © @angela_booth_images ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #antarctica #nature #penguin #penguins #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #photography #expedition #polar #antartida #antarcticambassadors #loveantarctica #responsibletravel #peaceandscience #weareiaato
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During lockdown, many of our Antarctic Ambassadors talked of the books that were keeping them busy. In a post-lockdown world, we're still enjoying the escapism of a really good book and each month, we'll be sharing our favourite reads. From page-turners about polar explorers from bygone eras, to those teaching us things we didn't know about our favourite Antarctic wildlife, keep your eyes peeled for this new monthly instalment and get in touch to let us know which books are bringing out your inner bookworm! ⠀ ⠀ THIS MONTH WE'RE READING This month is a corker - even well-known travel author Bill Bryson says 'Everyone who loves the sea and what's in it should own this book' - It's the newly updated 'Handbook of Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises' from zoologist, environmental activist, writer, wildlife photographer and wildlife tour operator and leader, Mark Carwardine. ⠀ ⠀ Including over 1,000 stunning illustrations, this book is the most comprehensive handbook of all of the world's 90 species of cetaceans. With detailed drawings of flukes, blows and dive sequences, and created in collaboration with some of the world's most renowned biologists, this book is the ultimate guide to identifying and learning more about these majestic animals. We hope you enjoy it as much as we do! ⠀ ⠀ Give it a read! https://loom.ly/wmLXGxw ⠀ ⠀ © @markcarwardine1 ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #wildlife #nature #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #animals #photography #wild #animal #naturelovers #photooftheday #love #conservation #antarcticambassadors #weareiaato #responsibletravel #peaceandscience #loveantarctica #cetacean #whales #whale #readmore #bookworm #goodreads #books
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In this soundbite, we travel to Antarctica with our Director of Environment & Science Coordination, Amanda. On a blustery day in January of 2020, whilst travelling as an observer on board an IAATO operator vessel, Amanda found herself admiring the shoreline teeming with Antarctic wildlife. The powerful winds whipping around her in the clip are making us feel like we’re right there with her. ⠀ ⠀ © David Merron ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #loveantarctica #antarcticambassadors #responsibletravel #peaceandscience #weareiaato #antarctica #everythingantarctica #antarcticaphotography #antarcticaoriginal #wildlife #antarcticadventures
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Given the amount of ice, mountains and snow on the Antarctic continent, and being surrounded by ocean, many assume that Antarctica is purely blue, white and grey. However, those that have taken in the white continent during the end of the Antarctic summer know that as the days shorten, the spectacular sunsets provide an extraordinary array of pinks, oranges and purples. ⠀ ⠀ © @ella.s.potts ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #landscape #nature #photography #landscapephotography #naturephotography #photooftheday #travelphotography #photo #love #beautiful #naturelovers #art #photographer #adventure #antarcticambassadors #weareiaato #responsibletravel #peaceandscience #loveantarctica
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On a blustery day in January 2020, Amanda Lynnes, Director of Environment & Science Coordination at IAATO, stood on the shores of Yankee Harbour in the Antarctic Peninsula and took in the magic of her surroundings. This month, we’ll be sharing Amanda’s soundbites from the white continent as she describes the teeming wildlife, windswept landscapes and the importance of protecting Antarctica for future generations. ⠀ ⠀ ©Jeff Topham ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #loveantarctica #antarcticambassadors #responsibletravel #peaceandscience #weareiaato #antarctica #everythingantarctica #antarcticaphotography #antarcticaoriginal #wildlife #antarcticadventures
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A picture is worth a thousand words and we think these penguins have summed it up nicely. How are you feeling about this year? #2020challenge ⠀ ⠀ January © @jvophotosafaris ⠀ February © @joedhaghosh ⠀ March © @jfan.travel_ ⠀ April © @laurenfarmer ⠀ May © @daisygilardini ⠀ June © @_girloutthere ⠀ July © @laurenfarmer ⠀ August © @jmeeades ⠀ September © Brent Stephenson ⠀ ⠀ #loveantarctica #antarcticambassadors #responsibletravel #peaceandscience #weareiaato #antarctica #everythingantarctica #antarcticaphotography #antarcticaoriginal #wildlife #antarcticadventures #penguin #penguinsofinstagram #penguinlove
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We’re running straight toward the weekend at Antarctic Ambassadors HQ, just like this little Adelie! Anyone else had a super busy week? ⠀ ⠀ © @themarinediaries ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #antarctica #nature #penguin #penguins #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #photography #expedition #polar #antartida #antarcticambassadors #loveantarctica #responsibletravel #peaceandscience #weareiaato #weekendvibes
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Drumroll please! 🥁 The winner of this year’s World Cup of Antarctic Animals is the Adelie Penguin! 🥳 It was a valiant effort between the Adelie and the Blue Whale with 53 shares in favour of our penguin friend and 50 likes for beautiful Blue! Thank you to everyone who’s taken part in more than a month of polls to get to this point. We hope you’ve enjoyed it as much as we have. Original Adelie image: @yurichoufour The Antarctic Ambassadors World Cup of Antarctic Animals will be back in 2021 with a twist! #worldcupofantarcticanimals #antarcticwildlife #justforfun #loveantarctica #getinvolved #antarcticambassadors #peaceandscience #wildlife #weareiaato
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MEET AN ANTARCTIC AMBASSADOR My name is Ella Potts (@ella.s.potts) and I’m a relatively new addition to the Antarctic community, having worked as a Naturalist with an IAATO member operator in Antarctica for two seasons. My passion has always been for whales - and during the Austral summer, the Southern Ocean becomes the world’s largest feeding area for marine mammals, so I feel incredibly lucky to get to work in this magical place. In my role as a naturalist, I give lectures on marine mammals, lead hikes and drive our Zodiac tender boats, often through challenging icy sea conditions and in the big swell that the Southern Ocean exerts on her Sub-Antarctic islands. ⠀ ⠀ At the moment, I am lucky enough to be working as a researcher on a natural history documentary about the wildlife of this last, great, wilderness. It's good to know that during these strange COVID times, I can still work to inspire and inform the public about the beautiful species that live among the ice. ⠀ ⠀ Looking to the future, I am working to be able to follow my passion and push towards my dream of conducting scientific research into the whales of the Southern Ocean. I hope that I can also continue to educate audiences on the importance of Antarctic ecosystems and inspire people to love and protect this landscape. Importantly, my journey as an Antarctic Ambassador is still developing. ⠀ ⠀ Wherever you are in your life journey and however humble you think your beginnings, know that you will always have a voice and if there is something that you love, you can always be an ambassador and make a difference towards protecting it - however small you may perceive your impact to be. ⠀ ⠀ Pic of @ella.s.potts by @wheresandrew ⠀ #meetanantarcticambassador #loveantarctica #weareiaato #antarcticambassadors #responsibletravel #explore #expedition #polar
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ANSWER Killer whale or Orca is actually a species of dolphin, whereas the other species listed are all whales. Although lacking the well-known beak that many dolphins have, the killer whale is actually the largest of all dolphin species. Some of the 4 species of Antarctic killer whales can often be found amongst the pack-ice, especially those with penguin rookeries nearby. ⠀ ⠀ Well done if you got it right! We'll have another question ready for you next month. ⠀ ⠀ © @sebastianlescano_nature ⠀ ⠀ #weareiaato #antarcticambassadors #quiz #loveantarctica #peaceandscience #antarcticfacts #wildlife #whalefacts #killerwhale #seagiants #marinemammals #cetaceans #dolphins #orca
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Celebrate the pioneering female Antarctic Ambassadors who took the first steps into creating the female Antarctic community of today in IAATO’s newest fact-filled poster commemorating Women in Antarctica. Available to download for free and share: https://iaato.org/antarctic-ambassadors/ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #loveantarctica #antarcticambassadors #responsibletravel #peaceandscience #weareiaato #antarctica #everythingantarctica #antarcticaoriginal #ant #history #culture #nature #heritage #museum #historia #historical #womeninscience #polarscience #womenscientists #womeninantarctica
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MONTHLY QUIZ QUESTION Spot the odd one out... ⠀ ⠀ Antarctic minke whale ⠀ Blue whale ⠀ Fin whale ⠀ Killer whale ⠀ ⠀ Make your guess in the comments below... (we’ll post the answer in our next post). ⠀ ⠀ © @whale_nerd ⠀ ⠀ #weareiaato #antarcticambassadors #quiz #loveantarctica #peaceandscience #antarcticfacts #wildlife #whalefacts #killerwhale #seagiants #marinemammals #cetaceans #dolphins #orca
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IAATO’s General Information for Wildlife Watching sets out guidance to IAATO operators for viewing cetaceans, seals and birds in their natural environment. ⠀ ⠀ © @elisabeth_topping ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #loveantarctica #antarcticambassadors #responsibletravel #peaceandscience #weareiaato #antarctica #everythingantarctica #antarcticaphotography #antarcticaoriginal #antarcticaexpedition #wildlife #nature #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #birds #animals #photography #naturelovers #love #conservation #captures
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Six women flew together in 1969 to become the first female party to reach the South Pole. Arms linked, they stepped onto the white continent together, opening up the farthest reaches of the Antarctic continent for female explorers of the future. ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #loveantarctica #antarcticambassadors #responsibletravel #peaceandscience #weareiaato #antarctica #everythingantarctica #antarcticaoriginal #ant #history #culture #nature #heritage #museum #historia #historical #womeninscience #polarscience #womenscientists #womeninantarctica
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We’ve got that it’s nearly #fridayfeeling! What are you getting up to this weekend? #staysafe ⠀ ⠀ © @hoelahoep ⠀ ⠀ #loveantarctica #antarcticambassadors #responsibletravel #peaceandscience #weareiaato #antarctica #everythingantarctica #antarcticaphotography #antarcticaoriginal #penguins #wildlife #wildlifephotography #travelphotography #naturephotography #photography #expedition #penguinsofinstagram #polar #antartida #travelgram #adventure
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"I would offer two pieces of advice to my younger self. The first is that achieving the important things in life takes more time, more effort and more consideration of all potential outcomes, than you originally might have presumed. It's only with careful deliberation and immense effort that you can achieve what you truly want. Secondly, don’t try to compete with men on a one-for-one physical basis, recognise that you have many strengths and use them to their full potential." ⠀ ⠀ Polar adventurer Robyn Woodhead talks about carving her own slice of female history in Antarctica - Link in bio. ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #loveantarctica #antarcticambassadors #responsibletravel #peaceandscience #weareiaato #antarctica #everythingantarctica #antarcticaoriginal #history #culture #nature #heritage #historia #historical #womeninantarctica
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Updates were made to the IAATO Elephant Seal Watching Guidelines and Understanding Fur Seal Behaviour following the 2020 IAATO Annual Meeting. Based on the most current information regarding wildlife protection, these updates strengthen guidance for those visiting the white continent. ⠀ Learn more about IAATO’s guideline enhancements: https://bit.ly/enhancedguidelines ⠀ ⠀ © @badashadi ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #weareiaato #responsibletravel #peaceandscience #loveantarctica #iaato #penguins #antarctica #antarcticambassadors #wildlife #nature #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #animals #photography #wild #naturelovers #love #perfection #conservation
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This serene image captured by @laurajourdan_ beautifully highlights how Antarctica is unique and should remain one of the most perfectly preserved regions on the planet #peaceandscience ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #loveantarctica #antarcticambassadors #responsibletravel #peaceandscience #weareiaato #antarctica #everythingantarctica #antarcticaphotography #antarcticaoriginal #antarcticaexpedition #wildlife #iceberg
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