Synopsis "The Wild Shores of Patagonia: The Peninsula Valdes and Punta Tombo"
Patagonia, a vast region at the tip of the South American continent, is one of the last truly wild places on this planet. Patagonia´s isolation, fierce and tempestuous winds, and harsh terrain have helped to preserve the natural beauty of this remote and untamed land.The most formidable concentration of marine mammals and avian life along Patagonia´s 3,000-mile coast is at the Valdés Peninsula and Punta Tombo, one of the most unusual showcases of wildlife in the world.This coastal region offers refuge to hordes of elephant seals, half a million Magellanic penguins, and hundreds of endangered southern right whales, all of which migrate thousands of miles along ancient ancestral routes in order to breed.In a bountiful sea, playful dusky dolphins feed alongside giant petrels and albatrosses on enormous schools of fish, while on land strange and hardy creatures such as the guanaco and the Darwin´s rhea, smaller cousins of the camel and the ostrich, eke out the barest living in a desertlike environment.This land of extremes is among the most fascinating regions on earth, but until now there has never been a photographic documentation of its wildlife.Photographer and writer Jasmine Rossi records the brutal life struggles among the breeding colonies of elephant seals, penguins, and sea lions. Her informative and soundly researched background in native fauna is interspersed with spine-tingling first-person accounts. We share the wonder and adventure of her touching and exhilarating experiences with these creatures, as she swims with whales, wi
