When are there penguin colonies, elephant seals and baby animals in South Georgia?
The animal stars of the subantarctic Island South Georgia are the king penguins. Some breed in November, others as late as March. The chicks take a year to change juvenile plumage. This breeding cycle allows you to marvel at large colonies and chicks throughout the cruise season (October to March).
In early summer (October, November) thousands of elephant seals populate the beaches of South Georgia to mate. An impressive spectacle. However, sometimes aggressive males make landing impossible. Antarctic fur seals also mate in spring. In the summer there are small newborns to see. In late summer (February, March) the elephant seals molt and are lazy and peaceful. Cheeky groups of seal pups cavort on the beach, discovering the world.
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Information on site by the expedition team from Poseidon Expeditions or on the Cruise ship Sea Spirit, as well as personal experiences as well as personal experiences on an expedition cruise from Ushuaia via the South Shetland Islands, the Antarctic Peninsula, South Georgia and Falklands to Buenos Aires in March 2022.
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