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Kodak jar with pebbles from Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes for

Kodak jar with pebbles from emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) stomach Collected by Scott's British Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913, also known as the Terra Nova expedition. It had a broad scientific programme and collected thousands of geological and zoological specimens These small pebbles were found inside an emperor penguin's stomach and stored in an empty film container. The note is signed by Browning and dated 20 September 1911

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Close-up of three gannet birds - one of a series

Thousands of gannets nest on the clifftops at Cape Kidnappers, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. Mated pairs preen and perform a ritual dance of recognition; growing fledglings exercise their wings.
Adults are mostly white, with pale yellow head; the chicks and juveniles are mostly brown with white spotting. Australasian gannet, (Morus serrator) related to boobies

© Wes Eggins

Ad鬩e penguin, Pygoscelis adeliae

Ad鬩e penguin specimen collected during Scotts British Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913, also known as the Terra Nova expedition, by expedition surgeon Murray Levick. Levick conducted one of the earliest detailed studies of Ad鬩e penguins. For three months, he observed the behaviour of the penguins during their breeding season. It was the first study of its kind. This penguin from Cape Adare was collected and prepared by Murray Levick in 1911. Date: 1911

© Mary Evans / Natural History Museum