Weddell seals are common in this area. Here is one that has hauled out on the ice. They spend a great deal of time in the water, as well. (K.Sato)

We have a visiting seal named Buster that has adopted the dive hole beneath our hut as its own. Can you see the seal under the floor? (K.Sato)

Weddell seals like to eat fish. Here is a seal that has caught an Antarctic cod in the water. (P.Ponganis)

Buster likes to bring the fish that he catches to the surface to eat it. (P.Ponganis)

Emperors generally dive in groups. Here are our birds going into the dive hole to search for food. (P.Ponganis)

Penguins cannot fly in the air, but underwater their swimming looks like flying. (P.Ponganis)

Here is another underwater shot of a penguin about to leave the water. (P.Ponganis)

Here is one of our penguins "flying" out of the dive hole. In reality, it is more of a leap. (K.Ponganis)

Besides penguins and seals, there are several species of whales in the water. These are beaked whales. (K.Ponganis)

We return the birds in our study back into the wild after our experiment. Here is one that we released at to the ice edge. (K.Ponganis)