Antarctica

Animals

Gastric-Brooding Frog : The Extraordinary Frog That Became Extinct

When did it become extinct? The gastric-brooding frog was last seen alive in 1981. Where did it live? The gastric-brooding frog was known only from the Conondale and Blackall mountain...
Birds

The History of the Quelili: How the Guadalupe Caracara Went Extinct

Quelili—Collectors were remorseless in their pursuit of the quelili, and the last examples of this Guadalupe caracara were...
Birds

Olivaceous Warbler (Hippolais pallid)

The size of the Olivaceous warbler is about 12–13.5 cm in length. This bird is confusingly variable in...
Birds

Purple-crowned Lorikeet: A Visual Feast

Despite the stunning array of colors on the Purple-crowned Lorikeet (Parvipsitta porphyrocephala), it blends amazingly well with the...
Birds

Purple Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio)

Clambering through swamp vegetation, the purple Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio) supports its weight by gripping several red stems with...

Incredible Rectangular Iceberg Floating Off Antarctica

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Nature follows its own rules and laws, but sometimes results are often irregular and asymmetric like clouds and coastline and ocean waves. NASA scientists...

The Mysterious Blood Falls

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Blood Falls a natural phenomenon, a liquid outflow at the snout of Taylor Glacier in East Antarctica. Numerous glaciers have icy outflows, but few are...
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