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Animal Images

See below for images of the abundant wildlife that calls Heard Island and McDonald Islands home. Click on the small images below to view a larger version.

If you want to learn more about the animals in these pretty pictures, more information is available in the Animals pages in the Nature section.

Marcaroni Penguin Subantarctic Fur Seal King penguins
Heard Island sheathbill King Penguins at Heard Island Cape Petrels
Black-browed albatross Rockhopper penguin Subantarctic fur seal
Male Southern Elephant Seal King penguins and Big Ben Subantarctic Fur Seal
Light-mantled sooty albatross Southern Elephant Seal Antarctic fur seal pup
Subantarctic skua silhouetted against Big Ben King penguin pair Giant petrels
Black-browed albatross Southern Elephant Seal close-up Two gentoo penguins
Southern elephant seals King penguin
Rockhopper Penguin
King penguin colony
Antarctic fur seal King penguin
Curious king penguin Southern elephant (front) and fur seal (back) pups Fur seal pup
King (left) and gentoo (right) penguins King penguins King penguins
Moulting gentoo penguin Singing gentoo penguin Snoozing fur seal pup
Swimming king penguins King penguins Young southern elephant seals
King penguin colony King penguins and Lambeth Bluff Macaroni penguin
Rockhopper penguin chicks Rockhopper penguins Wingless flies
Heard Island Cormorant Southern elephant seal huddle Subantarctic skua

 

You may be able to order copies of HIMI images from the Multi Media Unit of the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) or from the individual photographers - go to the Contact Us page and select Images as your area of interest.

The AAD will, if it holds the copyright, be able to supply the image, whereas if copyright remains with the photographer you will be sent the contact details.



Cool Facts
HIMI is one of sixteen Australian World Heritage listed sites. Macquarie Island, Australia's other subantarctic island is also on the list, as are Lord Howe Island and Fraser Island off the east coast of Australia.
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