The Falkland’s bleak, battered and windswept archipelago lies 460 km from the South American mainland.

Rugged mountains and expansive pristine coastline remain unspoilt by human development, making it a unique home for wildlife – especially for one of the world’s most iconic flightless birds.

Penguins usually conjure up images of ice and snow, but the Falklands sandy beaches and rolling meadows make it one of the penguin capitals of the world. Over a million breed on the islands each summer, sharing fields with grazing sheep up to a kilometre inland, and taking freshwater showers along rocky coves.

But this retreat isn’t all fun and games. Although no land mammals pose a threat to the penguins, predatory seals, birds of prey and killer whales roam the beaches in search of an easy meal.