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The BBC’s ‘PenguinCam’ Gets Up Close and Personal with Antarctic Penguins

The BBCs PenguinCam Gets Up Close and Personal with Antarctic Penguins penguincam2

If you’re going to infiltrate the world of penguins for an up close and personal documentary, you have to get creative. So, wildlife producer John Downer and camera operator Geoff Bell did just that.

By creating undercover cameras shaped as everything from rocks and pieces of ice, to several robotic penguin creations, they were able to get an incredibly intimate look at the lives of the world’s best dressed birds. Read more…

Google Street View Imagery Now Available for Antarctica

Google Street View Imagery Now Available for Antarctica antactica

Google Street View now covers all seven continents. Brian McClendon, a VP of Engineering at Google, travelled on an expedition to Antarctica with his wife earlier this year, and captured photographs for the Street View of a place called Half Moon Island. Thanks to his efforts, we can now walk around virtually in Google Street maps and pay a visit to the penguins of Antarctica!

Antarctica (via Mashable)