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Chillin' with 10,000 penguins, seals and dolphins!! Sailing Vessel Delos Ep. 146
10 de novembro de 2017 · 29 min · 369K visualizações · Spencer Bay
O que este vídeo aborda
The crew of SV Delos anchors in Spencer Bay, Namibia, to explore a remote seal colony and the surrounding desert coastline.3:03 The anchorage proves rolly due to heavy swell, and the air carries a pungent odor from the dense population of seals and bird guano.9:46 The crew attempts to secure a permit to visit nearby Mercury Island, home to approximately 11,000 penguins, but fails due to a public holiday.12:29 Instead, they host Rion, a researcher living on the island, for dinner aboard the boat.13:28 Rion explains his work tracking penguin populations, which are declining due to rising temperatures and predation by seals and illegal poaching.16:15 The crew later lands their dinghy on a beach in Spencer Bay to view a 1940s shipwreck and a large colony of fur seals, noting the presence of jackals scavenging the area.20:59 The visit highlights the ecological challenges facing the Namibian coast and the isolation of researchers working in the region.
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