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In August, after months at sea, |
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elephant seals arrive. |
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They depend on this island for breeding. |
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Macquarie will soon be heaving with 60,000 elephant seals, |
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but they won't have the beaches to themselves. |
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One month later,another wave of migrants appear in the surf. |
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These are royal penguins, |
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and they're about to have their first sighting of land in seven months. |
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They've spent that time hunting for fish and shrimp in the open ocean. |
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One last hurdle and they're back on terra firma. |
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This island is actually the only |
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solid ground these penguins will ever set foot on. |
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Macquarie's nearest neighbour is more than 400 miles away, |
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and in the opposite direction from their favourite feeding grounds. |