Antarctica's Wildlife: Mammals, Seabirds, Fish, and Invertebrates

Animals of Antarctica

Mammals

Leopard seal, Crabeater seal, Weddell seal, Ross seal, Southern elephant seal, Antarctic fur seal, Southern sea lion, Blue whale, Fin whale, Humpback whale, Minke whale, Southern right whale, Orca.

Seabirds

Adélie, Emperor, Gentoo, King, Macaroni, Rockhopper penguins; Wandering, Black-browed, Light-mantled albatrosses; petrels, prions, fulmars, skuas, jaegers.

Fish

Antarctic toothfish, Patagonian toothfish, Mackerel icefish, and many endemic species.

Invertebrates

Krill (Euphausia superba), copepods, amphipods, and numerous other cold-adapted species.