Penguin Tracks Far Inland in the Antarctic

T: breeding places of Antarctic penguins are along the coast.These truly aquatic birds are known to travel great distances at sea, but there are very few records of wanderings inland.Wilson (1907: 57) mentions that Adelie Penguins, Pygoscelis adeliae, have been seen on.the Ross Ice Shelf, about 110 kilometers inland from the sea.Recently, a fairly well-preserved carcass of an Adelie Penguin was found lying on bare ground 24 kilometers from the sea near mummified Crabeater Seals, Lobodon carcinophages, in the McMurdo Sound area (Pgw,