Short summer yields biological desperation to raise young

COOPER HARBOUR, South Georgia – The waters roil with life as macaroni penguins fly like porpoises past the Zodiac and curious fur seals surround us with heads up to take a look before disappearing once again into the deep.
The sky is full of birds – several different species of albatross, prions, pin-tail ducks (the only carnivores in the entire family) and petrels.
On shore, there’s constant movement. Juvenile male fur seals practise being the tough guy – something that