Land Animals
From Britannica.com: "The native land fauna is wholly invertebrate...The Antarctic microfauna includes heliozoans, rotifers, tardigrades, nematodes, and ciliate protozoans."
Nematode. From US National Science Foundation
"The terrestrial macrofauna consists entirely of arthropods" (mites, midges, lice, and springtails).
Various Animal Life. From Australian Geographic
Birds
From Britannica.com: "About 45 species of birds live south of the Antarctic Convergence, but only three—the emperor penguin, Antarctic petrel, and South Polar (McCormick’s) skua—breed exclusively on the continent or on nearby islands."
Emperor Penguins. Image from Animalia. Creator: Christopher Michel
Learn more from National Geographic.
Antarctic Petrel. Image from Animalia. Creator: Nigel Voaden from UK
Learn more from the Australian Antarctic Program.
South Polar Skua. Image from Animalia. Creator: Kimberley Collins
Learn more from the National Audubon Society.
Sea Animals
Summarized from Britannica.com: Besides zooplankton, phytoplankton, and krill, only about 100 species of fish (out of 30,000 known modern species) come from south of the Antarctic Convergence. 90 of the species are bottom-feeders, about which 70 originate from the superfamily Notothenioidea, the Antarctic perches. There are only 3 species of deep sea fish that originate from here - 2 types of lantern fish and a barracuda.
Electrona Antarctica. Image from Wikipedia.
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All native mammals are marine (species of whale, dolphin, porpoise, and seal).
Sperm Whales. Image from Wikimedia Commons.
Learn more from National Geographic.
Ross Seal. Image from Animalia. Creator: Frank Hurley
Learn more from the Seal Conservation Society.
