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Note that the continent of Antarctica is too cold to support animal life: there is no food chain on the continent. However, according to the Australian Antarctic Divisin, it is estimated that each spring season about 100 million birds breed along the Antarctic coastline and the offshore islands.

in all, there are around 45 species of birds that breed around the Antarctic continental coastline and otherwise occupy ice or warmer islands on the waters of the Antarctic region. These include:

  • Four species of penguins: Adelie, Emperor, Chinstrap and Gentoo penguins. Three more species are found in the Antarctic and in other locations: Rockhopper, Macaroni and King penguins.
  • Five species of albatross, including the Wandering, Grey headed, Black-browed, Sooty and Light-mantled albatross.
  • Four species of cormorants - the Blue-eyed Cormorant, Crozet shag, Imperial shag and Antarctic shag.
  • The Yellow-billed pintail is a waterfowl which occurs there.
  • The Snowy Sheathbill, South polar skua, Brown skua, Antarctic Prin, Southern Fulmar, and Kelp gull are also found in the Antarctic, along with both the Antarctic tern and the Arctic tern.
  • There are also 23 species of shearwaters and petrels which can be found in the region.
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Most likely not, as it would be too cold with food too scarce. A cat introduced to Antarctica would not have enough time to adapt, and would freeze to death, or die of starvation. I don't think scientists have discovered any cat-like life forms in neither the Arctic or the Antarctic.

While there are no wild or feral cats in Antarctica, there have been many domesticated cats.

http://www.purr-n-fur.org.uk/famous/antarctic2.html

Perhaps the single most famous cat to visit the area was Mrs. Chippy, who was among the crew of the ill-fated Stapleton Expedition on the ship Endurance in 1914.

Unfortunately, Mrs. Chippy was executed before the crew embarked upon their famous 350 mile open boat voyage through some of the worst seas of the world to New Zealand.

There is a monument to him as his master's gravestone in Wellington New Zealand.

The complete story is here:http://www.purr-n-fur.org.uk/famous/chippy.html
There are none native to the continent. Anyone who brings a cat to live as a pet is cruel. Your breath can freeze in place in that freezing cold place. Cats could not survive in that harsh climate.

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Cats can't swim far enough to get there on their own. There might be some pet cats at McMurdo Station, brought by their human owners.

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There are no cats on Antarctica, not even as pets.

For a time dogs were allowed as working animals on the continent, but have since been banned. Dogs can transmit diseases to native marine life.

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No animals live on the continent. There may be 'wild cats' on sub-Antarctic islands.

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