at the southeastern edge of South America Patagonia is a place of
America Patagonia is a place of
America Patagonia is a place of spectacular mountains and sweeping
spectacular mountains and sweeping
spectacular mountains and sweeping Plains the vast Patagonian Coast extends
Plains the vast Patagonian Coast extends
Plains the vast Patagonian Coast extends far out into the South Atlantic Ocean an
far out into the South Atlantic Ocean an
far out into the South Atlantic Ocean an enormous shelf
with some of the richest most productive
with some of the richest most productive waters in the world
this here on peninsula valdes that a
this here on peninsula valdes that a single pod of orcas about a dozen
single pod of orcas about a dozen
single pod of orcas about a dozen individuals has developed a unique way
individuals has developed a unique way
individuals has developed a unique way of dining
risking off and punished for Christian
risking off and punished for Christian windows right up onto the beach clamps
windows right up onto the beach clamps
windows right up onto the beach clamps of great jobs around the young elephant
of great jobs around the young elephant
of great jobs around the young elephant seal or ceiling then in a desperate
seal or ceiling then in a desperate
seal or ceiling then in a desperate maneuver to avoid Beecham spin to ride
maneuver to avoid Beecham spin to ride
maneuver to avoid Beecham spin to ride away back into the sea
enough sea lions and elephant seals
enough sea lions and elephant seals survived to populate huge colonies that
survived to populate huge colonies that
survived to populate huge colonies that stretch from the edge of the peninsula
stretch from the edge of the peninsula
stretch from the edge of the peninsula all the way south to Tierra del Fuego
single robust furry is a man who spends
single robust furry is a man who spends a lot of time defending a claim
massive colonies of marine birds also
massive colonies of marine birds also prosper here notably the black-browed
prosper here notably the black-browed
prosper here notably the black-browed albatross with its four meter wingspan
albatross with its four meter wingspan
albatross with its four meter wingspan and the charismatic Magellanic penguin
like many seabirds these penguins spend
like many seabirds these penguins spend much of their time at sea scooping up
much of their time at sea scooping up
much of their time at sea scooping up the food they need to power migrations
the food they need to power migrations
the food they need to power migrations of the vast stretches of the ocean
one of the oldest groups of birds
one of the oldest groups of birds penguins can dive deeper than any other
penguins can dive deeper than any other
penguins can dive deeper than any other kind of room they look as though they’re
kind of room they look as though they’re
kind of room they look as though they’re flying underwater with fast strokes of
flying underwater with fast strokes of
flying underwater with fast strokes of their short muscular wings here to
their short muscular wings here to
their short muscular wings here to southern right whales gather in large
southern right whales gather in large
southern right whales gather in large numbers every year to mate and return to
numbers every year to mate and return to
numbers every year to mate and return to the same waters a year later to give
the same waters a year later to give
the same waters a year later to give birth in a very large offspring
Patagonia is a magical place but it is
Patagonia is a magical place but it is currently at risk from the combined
currently at risk from the combined
currently at risk from the combined pressures of rapidly increasing tourism
pressures of rapidly increasing tourism
pressures of rapidly increasing tourism pollution and overfishing one fish
pollution and overfishing one fish
pollution and overfishing one fish particularly targeted has been the
particularly targeted has been the
particularly targeted has been the Patagonian toothfish known in
Patagonian toothfish known in
Patagonian toothfish known in restaurants and supermarkets as Chilean
restaurants and supermarkets as Chilean
restaurants and supermarkets as Chilean sea bass so many Patagonian toothfish
sea bass so many Patagonian toothfish
sea bass so many Patagonian toothfish have been captured to supply a growing
have been captured to supply a growing
have been captured to supply a growing global demand that their future is now
global demand that their future is now
global demand that their future is now in doubt overfishing is also depleting
in doubt overfishing is also depleting
in doubt overfishing is also depleting food sources for the many birds whales
food sources for the many birds whales
food sources for the many birds whales and other animals require small fish and
and other animals require small fish and
and other animals require small fish and squid for food
there is hope that a move by the
there is hope that a move by the Argentine government to protect hundreds
Argentine government to protect hundreds
Argentine government to protect hundreds of kilometers of the Patagonian coastal
of kilometers of the Patagonian coastal
of kilometers of the Patagonian coastal zone will provide an enduring future for
zone will provide an enduring future for
zone will provide an enduring future for Patagonia’s unique living systems
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