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Penguin pelts

Penguin pelts

Penguin pelts

Like seals, penguins were harvested for their oil and pelts during the 19th century. This large pile of rolled skins was apparently left behind on the Antipodes Islands, to be rediscovered in 1978.

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Department of Conservation
Reference: 10047035
Photograph by J. L. Kendrick

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