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Over many years, snow can compress into large, thick ice masses—glaciers. Glaciers move very slowly over time, carving out the landscape and creating new features. Glaciers have fall lines like rivers where the bed of the glacier narrows and descends rapidly, creating an icefall (like…

Glaciers Under Siege

Macaroni penguins (Eudyptes chrysolophus), named for their colored crests, are one of six species of crested penguins. Many penguin species, including macaroni penguins, are highly social animals, nesting and feeding in large colonies. Macaroni penguins are categorized as vulnerable by the IUCN Red List. Species categorized as vulnerable…

Macaroni penguin

Adélie penguins reside only in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean. Female and male Adélies take turns sitting on and taking care of hatchlings. The effects of climate change—are making life more difficult for Adélies, and several populations are in decline…

Adélies

Killer whales (Orcinus orca) are fascinatingly complex. They are very social and incredibly interactive. Studies have shown killer whales have specific cultures that are passed down over generations. Killer whales swim up to 160 km (about 100 miles) per day…