SEE THE WORLD … DIFFERENTLY

Not your average bird’s-eye view.

The gentoo penguin can swim up to 36 km/h through the water before piercing the surface, shooting through the air and ‘landing’ on solid ground. That makes these otherwise flightless birds the fastest of their kind. Speed is also a must when they fight among themselves for the best nesting locations on Cuverville Island, in a channel off the Antarctic Peninsula. Here during November and December, this 5 km2 parcel of land is shared by up to 9000 mating penguin couples.