A “greening Antarctica”, abundant with plant-life (in the form of moss) is startling news. Here’s a collection of never-before-seen photographs of penguins forming colonies and waddling amidst the greenery (consisting of algae, moss, lichen, and fungi).
Antarctica Photographer, Theo Allan captured the following images over a two-year period between 2023 and 2024 across the Antarctic Peninsula region, mainland Antarctica, and its neighbouring Islands.
Gentoo penguin waddling on moss (above).
A Chinstrap penguin colony in a moss covered landscape in the Antarctic Peninsula (above), and a penguin colony in the midst of a lichen covered rocky outcrop in Antarctica (below).
Algae (in green) covering the entire glacier-front, with a Gentoo penguin colony waddling on top (below).
To request non-watermarked and high-resolution photos: Members of the Press Media and organizations working in Science/Research, can contact me at – AntarcticaPhotographer@gmail.com
Moss covered landscape on mainland Antarctica (above).
Penguins waddling on a mossy landscape (see above ‘Theo’ watermark text).
Antarctic tern resting on a rock covered with plant-life (above, right), and Fungi (presumably) growing among rocks in the Antarctic Peninsula.
Plant-life emerging along the coast of Antarctic landscape (above).
Adelie penguin waddling past rocks covered with Lichen (orange/yellow spotted rocks in the background).
An amazing sighting of Lichen and Moss covered landscape in Antarctica (above).
Penguins resting on a snowy patch in the midst of a moss covered landscape in the Antarctic Peninsula. Also seen waddling in the surrounding greenery (see above ‘Theo’ watermark text).
