antarctica
grrlscientist | September 24, 2009
Image: courtesy of Bob O'Hara, author of Deep Thoughts and Silliness.
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grrlscientist | September 24, 2009tags: nature, birds, Antarctica, Emperor Penguin, Aptenodytes forsteri, Leopard Seal, Hydrurga leptonyx, David Attenborough, streaming video
Emperor Penguins, Aptenodytes forsteri, return from the seas to feed their young. Dramatic scenes unfold as they hesitate at the edge of the Antarctic sea ice after spotting a Leopard Seal, Hydrurga leptonyx, on the prowl under the Antarctic ice. Narrated by the incomparable David Attenborough.
grrlscientist | September 23, 2009
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grrlscientist | September 21, 2009
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grrlscientist | September 20, 2009
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grrlscientist | September 19, 2009
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According to my vote count, I owe more than 2000 people belly rubs. Hrm.
grrlscientist | September 18, 2009
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The current Antarctic Trip Vote count is as follows; 6800 - 3095 - 2010 - 1947 - 1262 out of 617 candidates registered. With less than 2 weeks remaining, things are heating up and voting is changing rapidly as previous voters reassign their votes and new voters cast theirs for the first time. [Yes, you can change who you voted for, even if you voted weeks or months ago! All you have to do is log in using the account you created to cast your original vote, a process that takes only seconds] Already, two of my fellow competitors are appealing to their supporters to…
grrlscientist | September 18, 2009
Image: courtesy of Bob O'Hara, author of Deep Thoughts and Silliness.
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grrlscientist | September 17, 2009
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The current Antarctic Trip Vote count is as follows; 6763 - 3075 - 1988 - 1944 - 1262 out of 615 candidates registered. With less than 2 weeks remaining, things are heating up and voting is changing rapidly as previous voters reassign their votes and new voters cast theirs for the first time. [Yes, you can change who you voted for, even if you voted weeks or months ago! All you have to do is log in using the account you created to cast your original vote, a process that takes only seconds] Already, two of my fellow competitors are appealing to their supporters to…
grrlscientist | September 17, 2009
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Since I have recently developed quite a history of visiting cold and snowy places, often during the winter (remember Morris, Minnesota in January? Or how about Helsinki, Finland in November, then again in February?), I wish to preserve that tradition. I am competing for the opportunity to go to Antarctica in February 2010 -- a dream adventure that I've always wanted to pursue (and almost did pursue when I was an undergraduate researching Fin Whales and Crabeater Seals at the University of Washington). To enter, all candidates must publish a picture of…
grrlscientist | September 17, 2009tags: nature, birds, Antarctica, emperor penguins, Aptenodytes forsteri, David Attenborough, streaming video
This video presents a Nature program that briefly documents the breeding biology of Antarctica's Emperor Penguin, Aptenodytes forsteri, a bird that nests far inland in the winter months, enduring the worst weather imaginable. Narrated by the incomparable David Attenborough.
grrlscientist | September 16, 2009
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The current Antarctic Trip Vote count is as follows; 6544 - 2997 - 1973 - 1938 - 1261 out of 611 candidates registered. With less than 2 weeks remaining, things are heating up and voting is changing rapidly as previous voters reassign their votes and new voters cast theirs for the first time. [Yes, you can change who you voted for, even if you voted weeks or months ago! All you have to do is log in using the account you created to cast your original vote, a process that takes only seconds] Already, two of my fellow competitors are appealing to their supporters to…
grrlscientist | September 15, 2009
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The current Antarctic Trip Vote count is as follows; 6446 - 2857 - 1955 - 1920 - 1259 out of 606 candidates registered. With only 2 weeks remaining, things are heating up and voting is changing rapidly as previous voters reassign their votes and new voters cast theirs for the first time. [Yes, you can change who you voted for, even if you voted weeks or months ago! All you have to do is log in using the account you created to cast your original vote, a process that takes only seconds] Already, two of my fellow competitors are appealing to their supporters to change…
grrlscientist | September 15, 2009
Image: Bob O'Hara, I Can Has CheeseBurger.
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I need your vote to win an essay contest to be the official blogger on a one month cruise in Antarctica. This cruise takes place in February 2010. To vote, you must register your email address on the site and you can only cast one vote per email address.The Antarctica official blogger contest ends at noon EDT on 30 September 2009.
grrlscientist | September 14, 2009
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The current Antarctic Trip Vote count is as follows; 6351 - 2390 - 1947 - 1915 - 1251 out of 603 candidates registered. With only 2 weeks remaining, things are heating up and voting is changing rapidly as previous voters reassign their votes and new voters cast theirs for the first time. [Yes, you can change who you voted for, even if you voted weeks or months ago! All you have to do is log in using the account you created to cast your original vote, a process that takes only seconds] Already, two of my fellow competitors are appealing to their supporters to change…
grrlscientist | September 14, 2009tags: nature, mammals, Antarctica, blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus, David Attenborough, streaming video
This amazing video clip from BBC's remarkable multi-part TV program, Blue Planet, shows the awesome size of the Blue Whale, Balaenoptera musculus, the largest creature in the sea and the largest creature that has ever lived. Narrated by the incomparable David Attenborough.
grrlscientist | September 13, 2009
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The current Antarctic Trip Vote count is as follows; 6174 - 2090 - 1928 - 1911 - 1246 out of 599 candidates registered. With only 2 weeks remaining, things are heating up and voting is changing rapidly as previous voters reassign their votes and new voters cast theirs for the first time. [Yes, you can change who you voted for, even if you voted weeks or months ago! All you have to do is log in using the account you created to cast your original vote, a process that takes only seconds] Already, two of my fellow competitors are appealing to their supporters to change…
grrlscientist | September 12, 2009Another competitor in the competition has endorsed me to be your official Antarctica blogger: Rooth MacMillan, from Canada! She writes;
I wanted to say a big thank you to all of you who made it through the onerous voting process and were successful in casting a vote for me - I know it's been a trial for many of you and I appreciate your perseverance.
I have however, decided to bow out at this point and ask that if you have a second, login and switch your vote over to Devorah Bennu here: http://www.blogyourwaytoantarctica.com/blogs/view/152
She sounds like an interesting person who would…
grrlscientist | September 12, 2009My e-pal, Digital Cuttlefish, who is "teh Bard ov da Intert00bz" wrote this amazing poem publicly promoting my candidacy as official Antarctica blogger. Now, I have to tell you that there are several things about this blog entry that I find amazing.
First, this poem is great! I know for a fact that Digital Cuttlefish wrote this poem in less than 24 hours because last night I asked him if he could ask his readers to help me out. And this morning, I find this wonderful poem waiting for me. How many of us could write a poem in such a short time span? Second, this poem made me cry. It is so…