• Question: Ian, What is the most dramatic thing you have ever witnessed in the Antarctic?

    Asked by anon-193041 to iainstaniland on 12 Nov 2018.
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      Iain Staniland answered on 12 Nov 2018: last edited 12 Nov 2018 4:26 pm

      Hi, I was trying to answer this question when the chat finished!
      The most dramatic thing I have witnessed is probably the territorial fights between elephant seals. Males fight each other to see who is the strongest and most dominant one. The winner gets access to the females. These fights can be very dramatic and not for the squeamish and the seals can inflict large wounds on each other. There is often lots of blood. These seals are very large, a full grown male can weigh up to 4.5 tonnes and measure over 6 meters so you can imagine how intimidating they are when fighting.

      if you can watch this!

      it was filmed at St Andrews Bay on the South Georgia, I have been there and it is an amazing place

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