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Thando Cebekhulu

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Thando Cebekhulu
@scienceguy Jan 9, 2018, 7:51 AM UTC

Penguins!!!

Hi all, happy New Year and thanks for your patience in waiting for me to post again - because PENGUINS! Yes, it's that time of our stay on Marion Island when we field researchers get the chance to fo…

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Thando Cebekhulu
@scienceguy Nov 29, 2017, 5:54 PM UTC

Scenes from around Marion Island

Hi all, I thought I would give you an idea of the awesome landscape we experience while we're doing our field work here on Marion Island (the last bus stop before Antarctica). # Just wow. Another day…

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Thando Cebekhulu
@scienceguy Nov 6, 2017, 3:39 PM UTC

Meet the Marion Island elephant seal pups

The elephant seal breeding season started when all the male elephant seals came back to the beaches to claim their territories in August. There were a lot of fights to own these beaches! The females…

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Thando Cebekhulu
@scienceguy Sep 25, 2017, 7:04 AM UTC

The Marion Island South African research team goes round island

We went on the our usual monthly round Marion Island earlier this month. I'll show you how we survive in the wild. # But first - penguins! These are creched Gentoo penguins. They have grown so much.…

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Thando Cebekhulu
@scienceguy Aug 29, 2017, 4:37 PM UTC

Thando the Scienceguy goes Marion Island bird censusing

Hi fellow Steemians, I'm back! During the month of August we went around the whole of Marion Island (which I described in my first post here) to census three different bird species, the Crozet Shag,…

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Thando Cebekhulu
@scienceguy Jul 15, 2017, 2:41 PM UTC

Where I'm living on Marion Island - not quite the Antarctic, but definitely on the way!

Hi all, I want to show you where the research team lives before I show you more penguins and seals. It's been a while since my last post since we've been out doing research and our internet connectio…

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Thando Cebekhulu
@scienceguy Jul 7, 2017, 2:21 PM UTC

Greetings from Marion Island - halfway between South Africa and Antarctica!

Hi there, I am Thando Cebekhulu. I am 28 years old, from Ladysmith (KwaZulu Natal) South Africa. I grew up in Ladysmith and went to a local school until my matric. I have an honours degree in Zoology…

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Thando Cebekhulu

Penguins!!!

Scenes from around Marion Island

Meet the Marion Island elephant seal pups

The Marion Island South African research team goes round island

Thando the Scienceguy goes Marion Island bird censusing

Where I'm living on Marion Island - not quite the Antarctic, but definitely on the way!

Greetings from Marion Island - halfway between South Africa and Antarctica!