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Photos of the McMurdo Dry Valleys

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In and Around Taylor Valley

Wildlife

An Adelie penguin found its way into Taylor Valley (photo: Jenny Baesman) An Adelie penguin found its way into Taylor Valley (photo: Jenny Baesman)
An Adelie penguin rookery at Cape Royds (photo:Chris Gardner) An Adelie penguinat Cape Royds (photo: Ryan Fimmen)
A skua flying in Taylor Valley (photo: Karen Cozzetto) Mother and baby skua at Cape Royds (photo: Ryan Fimmen)
Mother and baby Weddell Seals lay on the frozen ice of McMurdo Sound
(photo: Karen Cozzetto)
Weddell Seals on the ice cover of McMurdo Sound (photo: Karen Cozzetto)

Helicopters

A helicopter carrying a sling load – this is how the Lost Seal was carried out of Taylor Valley and back to the ocean
(photo: Chris Gardner)
This is one of the helicopters scientists travel in during their research in Antarctica (photo: Karen Cozzetto)
A helicopter preparing to lift a sling load (photo: Chris Gardner)
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