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Posted: 23 Jan 2014

Taken: 17 Dec 2005

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1/640 • f/4.0 • 8.9 mm • ISO 80 •

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Green Antarctica

Green Antarctica
Plant life is remarkably resilient. It can be found growing even in the permanent cold of Antarctica in the form of lichens and mosses, such as this. On the right is a section of Adelie penguin egg shell. Contact with moss, such as this, probably explains the green stain on the penguin seen in the note.

ROL/Photo, neira-Dan, Christina Sonnenschein, and 2 other people have particularly liked this photo

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 sasithorn_s
sasithorn_s
Wonderful series!

That's Wild!!
Seen in

Wonderful World
of Wildlife!!
10 years ago.
 beverley
beverley
o0o I think you are correct ;-) and had no idea the moss would
stain like this ... no wonder they like to have a swim ;-) oOo
10 years ago. Edited 10 years ago.
 beverley
beverley
ADMIRED in NATURE 4U
10 years ago.
 tiabunna
tiabunna club
Thank you, everyone for your kind comments and faves. I find it remarkable that some vegetation has survived down there, despite the cold. Nature is indeed marvellous!
10 years ago.
 neira-Dan
neira-Dan club
oui George , ces plantes sont des pionnières de tous les climats !
Bienvenu dans le groupe
2 years ago.

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