The Ross Sea – the Last Intact Marine Ecosystem on Earth – and I
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 21, 2016
Right: Robert McCormick, by Stephen Pearce. Unlike Darwin, who was a self-funded gentleman naturalist on board, McCormick was bound to the Beagle by his duties and was furious that a civilian passenger on board had usurped his rightful position as ship’s naturalist. There are 11 species of birds that breed in the Ross Sea region.
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