Recently, wildlife photographer Cindy Miller Hopkins captured what may be the only image of five penguin species simultaneously using the same piece of land. The Adélie penguin slipped into the ocean a few shots later and then the macaroni penguin disappeared from the beach." The South Sandwich Islands are a critical wildlife hotspot where many species unique to this part of the world aggregate. The Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands formally protected the surrounding oceans, totaling 413,129 square miles, in 2012. What this demonstrates, crucially, is how the South Sandwich Islands sit at the crossroads of the Antarctic and sub-Antarctic – which is why we see these species together."

Source: Forbes January 20, 2019 17:00 UTC