- From: news.com.au
- January 16, 2012
Adelie Penguins walk past the bow
of the Aurora Australis which is wedged in fast ice in Commonwealth Bay
20 klms from Mawson's Hut in Antarctica Picture: Dean Lewins / AAP
An Adelie Penguin grooms a soft
penguin toy as researchers and crew of the Aurora Australis get out onto
the fast ice which the ship has settled into at Commonwealth Bay 20
klms from Mawson's Hut in Antarctica. Picture: Dean Lewins / AAP
- Adventurers hand penguin stuffed toy
- Penguin snuggles and grooms it
- Aurora Australia heading for Mawson's hut
THE crew on the Aurora Australis icebreaker has taken heart-warming snaps of a penguin grooming a stuffed toy.
The adventurers handed the Adelie penguin a stuffed toy in the Antarctic and watched in awe as it snuggled with it.They also made a carving in the ice of the figure 100 in celebration the centenary of Australian explorer Douglas Mawson.
In fine weather, the team was flown by helicopter across 20km of sea ice from the Aurora Australia this morning.
Cloud and fog has prevented the party from reaching the huts for the past three days.
The team, led by Australian Antarctic Division director Tony Fleming, gathered outside Mawson's hut for the ceremony as Adelie penguins wandered about from their nearby rookeries.
The huts are nestled among rocks that are the few stretches of land exposed on Commonwealth Bay.
Aurora Australis
The team from the Aurora Australis
take photos of an Adelie penguin after getting onto fast ice which the
ship has settled into at Commonwealth Bay 20 klms from Mawson's Hut in
Antarctica. Picture: AAP
Source: AAP
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