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In pics: animals seen in Antarctica
By Xinhua Published: Dec 16, 2025 01:48 PM
This photo taken on Dec. 12, 2025 shows the Lemaire Channel in Antarctica. The Antarctic ice and snow melt in large quantities during the height of summer, when the weather is relatively mild and the days are long. It is not only the high season for penguins to mate and hatch their chicks, but also the best time for whale watching. (Photo by Yang Shu/Xinhua)

This photo taken on Dec. 12, 2025 shows the Lemaire Channel in Antarctica. The Antarctic ice and snow melt in large quantities during the height of summer, when the weather is relatively mild and the days are long. It is not only the high season for penguins to mate and hatch their chicks, but also the best time for whale watching. (Photo by Yang Shu/Xinhua)


 
Penguins are seen with a cruise ship in the background in Antarctica, Dec. 14, 2025. The Antarctic ice and snow melt in large quantities during the height of summer, when the weather is relatively mild and the days are long. It is not only the high season for penguins to mate and hatch their chicks, but also the best time for whale watching. (Photo by Yang Shu/Xinhua)

Penguins are seen with a cruise ship in the background in Antarctica, Dec. 14, 2025. The Antarctic ice and snow melt in large quantities during the height of summer, when the weather is relatively mild and the days are long. It is not only the high season for penguins to mate and hatch their chicks, but also the best time for whale watching. (Photo by Yang Shu/Xinhua)


 
Penguins are seen on Petermann Island in Antarctica, Dec. 12, 2025. The Antarctic ice and snow melt in large quantities during the height of summer, when the weather is relatively mild and the days are long. It is not only the high season for penguins to mate and hatch their chicks, but also the best time for whale watching. (Photo by Yang Shu/Xinhua)

Penguins are seen on Petermann Island in Antarctica, Dec. 12, 2025. The Antarctic ice and snow melt in large quantities during the height of summer, when the weather is relatively mild and the days are long. It is not only the high season for penguins to mate and hatch their chicks, but also the best time for whale watching. (Photo by Yang Shu/Xinhua)


 
Penguins are seen on Petermann Island in Antarctica, Dec. 12, 2025. The Antarctic ice and snow melt in large quantities during the height of summer, when the weather is relatively mild and the days are long. It is not only the high season for penguins to mate and hatch their chicks, but also the best time for whale watching. (Photo by Yang Shu/Xinhua)

Penguins are seen on Petermann Island in Antarctica, Dec. 12, 2025. The Antarctic ice and snow melt in large quantities during the height of summer, when the weather is relatively mild and the days are long. It is not only the high season for penguins to mate and hatch their chicks, but also the best time for whale watching. (Photo by Yang Shu/Xinhua)