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Wildlife, landscapes, and living systems—explored with curiosity, care, and context.

Journeys For The Curious

The Natural World

Wildlife, landscapes, and living systems—explored with curiosity, care, and context.

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Coping with the Cold: Strategies of Arctic Birds and Mammals

By Dennis Minty

Learn fascinating facts about your favourite Arctic wildlife. These iconic animals benefit from a variety of anatomical, physiological, and behaviour adaptations that make them well suited to life in cold environments. Camouflaging insulation, special digestive enzymes, and even the shape of their feet help them survive.

Article Canadian High Arctic and Greenland

Arctic Wonders: Tiny Plants of the Tundra and How They Survive

By Dennis Minty

It’s not easy being green! Learn more about the challenges facing Arctic plants, as well as their remarkable adaptations. To say these plants must be frost hardy is obvious; they also face extreme cold, a short growing season, drought, frost heaving, strong wind, and infertile soil.

Photo Story Canadian High Arctic and Greenland

The Way of an Iceberg

By Dennis Minty

Did you know many icebergs we see in Canada first formed on the Greenland ice cap, each built from falling snowflakes over the past 10,000 years? Learn why icebergs can be white, turquoise, or blue and why some take on dramatic shapes, cracks, and ridges.

Arctic Wonders: Tiny Plants of the Tundra and How They Survive

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Canadian High Arctic and Greenland

Arctic Wonders: Tiny Plants of the Tundra and How They Survive

It’s not easy being green! Learn more about the challenges facing Arctic plants, as well as their remarkable adaptations. To say these plants must be…

Why Scientists from Around the World Come to Svalbard

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Arctic

Why Scientists from Around the World Come to Svalbard

At the top of the world, Svalbard has become one of the planet’s most important places to study climate, atmosphere, and change—quietly shaping how…

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Canadian High Arctic and Greenland

All About Walrus

Get to know a blubbery, moustachioed pinniped—the walrus! One of our favourite creatures to spot on an Arctic expedition cruise, you may see walrus…

Coping with the Cold: Strategies of Arctic Birds and Mammals

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Canadian High Arctic and Greenland

Coping with the Cold: Strategies of Arctic Birds and Mammals

Learn fascinating facts about your favourite Arctic wildlife. These iconic animals benefit from a variety of anatomical, physiological, and behaviour…

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Arctic

Ten Reasons to Visit Svalbard

In the brief Arctic season when ice loosens, wildlife returns, and humility matters most, Svalbard invites attention, restraint, and wonder.

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Into the Planet: Jill Heinerth on Cave Diving, Climate Change, and the Explorer’s Mindset

Join us for an inspiring conversation with legendary cave diver and Canadian Geographic travel ambassador, Jill Heinerth. From navigating the hidden…

Photo Story

Antarctica

Whales and Dolphins You Can See on Your Antarctic Adventures

The Southern Ocean is populated by many whales and dolphins, from the Beagle Channel, across the Drake Passage, and through the islands of the…

Photo Story

Antarctica

Penguins: A Cast of Characters

There are many species of penguin that you can see on an Antarctic expedition cruise, including gentoo, king, macaroni, Adélie, chinstrap,…

Where Ice Whispers and Thunders: A Mindful Journey to Ilulissat, Greenland

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Canadian High Arctic and Greenland

Where Ice Whispers and Thunders: A Mindful Journey to Ilulissat, Greenland

In the iceberg capital of the world, Greenlandic culture and glacial ice move side by side—where fishers, families, and drifting giants live with the…

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Antarctica

All About Penguins

Learn fascinating facts about everyone’s favourite flightless birds. Why do penguins waddle? How do they stay warm in Antarctica’s frigid…

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Antarctica

Five Seals Waiting for You in Antarctica

The Antarctic Peninsula and Southern Ocean islands are populated by five seal and sea lion species, which you can easily spot from a respectful…

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Canadian High Arctic and Greenland

Top of the World: Bowhead Whales

Bowheads are the largest whale by mass, but they hold another intriguing record-breaking title. Research suggests that these whales can live to be…

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Antarctica

South Georgia: Holy Grail en Route to Antarctica

Lonesome South Georgia is a Marine Protected Area and home to scores of penguins, seals, and albatrosses. Rich in rousing history and beautiful…

Preening strengthens the life-long bond between these waved albatrosses

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South and Central America

The Curious Traveller’s Guide to the Galápagos: A Trivia Challenge & Photo Journey

In the Galápagos, where curiosity meets evolution, nature has rewritten the rules. From lava-born islands to fearless creatures and flightless birds,…

Where Waters Meet: The Gulf of St. Lawrence as a Crossroads

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Atlantic Canada, Sable Island and Gulf of Saint Lawrence

Where Waters Meet: The Gulf of St. Lawrence as a Crossroads

Cold water meets warmer water in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, and life gathers. For thousands of years, people have gathered here too—at a crossroads of…