Black-faced Sheathbill

Birds > Shorebirds

The Black-faced Sheathbill (Chionis minor), colloquially known to polar explorers as the ‘paddy,’ is one of the most uniquely resilient and eccentric land birds on Earth. Belonging to an ancient lineage of aberrant shorebirds, it is one of only two...

Antarctic Toothfish

Fish > Perciformes

The Antarctic Toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni) reigns as the apex predatory teleost fish of the ice-choked Southern Ocean. Often marketed commercially alongside its northern congener as Chilean seabass, this colossal notothenioid has evolved breathtaking physiological...

Hourglass Dolphin

Mammals > Dolphins & Whales

The Hourglass Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus cruciger) is a small, energetic cetacean native to the tempestuous waters of the Southern Ocean. Named for the conspicuous white hourglass marking spanning its flank, it is one of the only oceanic dolphins adapted to thrive in the...

Fairy Prion

Birds > Procellariiformes

The Fairy Prion (Pachyptila turtur) is a small, ocean-going petrel belonging to the order Procellariiformes, widely distributed across the wind-swept, nutrient-rich expanses of the Southern Oceans. Known for its buoyant, erratic flight pattern that resembles a...

Black-browed Albatross

Birds > Seabirds

The Black-browed Albatross (Thalassarche melanophris) is one of the most familiar and striking ocean gliders of the Southern Hemisphere, easily recognized by the prominent dark smudge through its eye that gives it a permanent stern or inquisitive expression. Master of...