• King penguins on Possession Island, part of the sub-Antarctic Crozet archipelago in the southern Indian Ocean. All photos: AFP
    King penguins on Possession Island, part of the sub-Antarctic Crozet archipelago in the southern Indian Ocean. All photos: AFP
  • King penguins on Desolation Island. There are about 700,000 breeding pairs of king penguins on the islands
    King penguins on Desolation Island. There are about 700,000 breeding pairs of king penguins on the islands
  • The islands are home to four species of penguin, including two million breeding pairs of macaroni penguins
    The islands are home to four species of penguin, including two million breeding pairs of macaroni penguins
  • Elephant seals fight surrounded by penguins on Desolation Island
    Elephant seals fight surrounded by penguins on Desolation Island
  • A fur seal and her pups on Desolation Island. Killer whales have been observed preying upon the seals
    A fur seal and her pups on Desolation Island. Killer whales have been observed preying upon the seals
  • The Crozet Islands are one of the five administrative districts of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands
    The Crozet Islands are one of the five administrative districts of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands
  • King penguins on Possession Island. The archipelago is home to half the world's king penguin population
    King penguins on Possession Island. The archipelago is home to half the world's king penguin population
  • Standing room only for these king penguins on Desolation Island
    Standing room only for these king penguins on Desolation Island
  • Penguins surround a scientist on Desolation Island
    Penguins surround a scientist on Desolation Island
  • An elephant seal surrounded by penguins on Desolation, one of the Crozet Islands in the southern Indian Ocean
    An elephant seal surrounded by penguins on Desolation, one of the Crozet Islands in the southern Indian Ocean

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