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Antarctica has an abundance of animal life, almost all of it being dependent on the sea, in fact the largest truly land animal is a wingless midge about 13mm / 0.5 of an inch long. As the animal life is dependent on the sea and are mainly warm blooded, they tend to be pretty large as a survival technique against the extreme and relentless cold. That Antarctica can support such an abundance of large animals is a result of the productivity of the southern polar sea.

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Seals

Other animals

Emperor penguins Aptenodytes forsteri

King Penguins Aptenodytes patagonica

Adelie penguin Pygoscelis adeliae

Chinstrap penguin Pygoscelis antarctica

Gentoo penguin Pygoscelis papua

Weddell seals Leptonychotes weddelli

Southern Fur seal Arctocephalus gazella

Southern Elephant seal Mirounga leonina

Crabeater seal Lobodon carcinophagus

Leopard Seal Hydruga leptonyx

Whale species - species and lifestyle

Krill - Euphausia superba

Wandering albatross Diomedea axulans

Snow petrel Pagrodama nivea

Antarctic skua Catharacta maccormicki

Blue eyed shag Phalacrocopax atriceps

Giant petrel Macronectes giganteus

Cape pigeon Sheathbill

Antarctic tern Sterna vittata

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