Quiz: Modern Explorers

What led early explorers to mistakenly believe that young king penguins were an entirely different species?

• they are larger in size

• they like to be alone

• their brown color

• they are able to fly short distances

How do king penguin parents find their own chick within a colony of thousands of birds?

• through singing "love songs"

• by smelling with their nose

• by remembering the colors

• with an AirTag

In the context of the South Georgia penguin research, what is a 'census'?

• an official count of all the penguins

• a measurement of the average weight of the penguins

• a study of the penguins genetics

• a tracking of the penguins routes

Why has the king penguin population on South Georgia increased as the glaciers in the background have shrunk?

• less glaciers have created more space for penguins

• warmer temperatures gives penguins more access to food

• melting glaciers provide more freshwater

• less predators, like the the ice bear

What caused the first major human-caused damage to South Georgia’s wildlife in the late 1700s, before the whalers arrived?

• The search for valuable metals

• the capture of penguins for zoos

• the collections of eggs for European food markets

• the harvesting of seal pelts by hunters

What do the abandoned shipwrecks on South Georgia show about how nature can recover?

• Animals avoid the ruins due to their "dark history"

• the ruins have become shelters (Unterkunft) for animals

• the ruins are being moved away by penguins

• the metal from the ruins is poisoning the seals

What change allowed the fur seals of South Georgia to become an 'incredible success story' after being nearly hunted to extinction?

• the training of seals to avoid ships

• new food sources provided by the explorers

• seal fur became less valuable for human

• South Georgia is now classified as a protected area

According to the naturalist Tom Ritchie, what is the current status of most glaciers on South Georgia?

• they are bigger because of more snowfall

• they are melting

• they are expanding towards the sea

• they stayed the same for the last 100 years

What tactic did Ernest Shackleton use to keep his men alive during their 36-hour crossing of the island?

• he gave them whale meat from nearby stations

• he used satellite communication for them to stay in contact with their families

• he allowed them to sleep for hours to regain their strength

• he didn't let sleep for too long and kept them moving

What sound showed Shackleton and his companions that their difficult journey was finally over?

• the ringing of a church bell in town

• a steam whistle from the whaling station

• the sound of seals at the beach

• the sound of a ships- engine