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Chapter 6

The March of

the King Crabs

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The spiny king crab paused, resting its massive walking legs. Itsh xoklo, bl wh ha , a mak-abl achcal a o olo. d h o b -ocally h, h h o hll o a amwok o h

aachm o mcl a lam o coc, ll, a

ac h klal lm ha cooa h mom o h l

a a la a o hhly maabl claw. th ch caacy

o h wo aa omabl, o oh o cack a wal-

hll. smla o h claw o co h o cab, whch a

a ola aoo a, ach claw x a mo oc ow

by h yy bw a a mooh mcl, h om a-ly coac, h la ac mch mo lowly b o a

o a a o. i am, h mcl col ch ach claw

lhly h, h ooh-l o aw bloo, a ,

cack bo, a cch hck hll. Wach h c o h moo,

s thaj, a la c aboa h Bh ach l James

Clark Ross, aw a lo a o xbl al ojc blow h k

cab alk y. Mo back a oh hoh h awa, h

cab h amla lm o chmcal oo oa om h

comao. th cab all, om mal, om mal, a ach

ma abo wo aco, ha b ma a a o o h

f l m ach o y o h aoo o h soh

Oca. sal wk al hy ha co wha wa a f a

ly lo. H, hy ba a c clmb owa Aacca,

whch ha ha o mllo o ya. A awa ma

wam wh a clma cha, k cab a o lo cof by




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low ma o h a may ach a o wh hy wol

m om h oo h Aacc hl. Bca o a o

c, a ma o h Aacc lo a hl ha a-

oally b low ha ma o h hbo a. A

k cab a labl o low ma (hy a abl o la

moa o h bloo), olao ha b abl o mo

o h col lo a hl wa. now, a a ma wam,

ha cha.

A h ay a a h lo o h h, h

k cab may ha ha hy w mo byo h omal

-wa oa a wh mal a oac coma o hal-

low h wh mo abl oo oc. nohl, h

cab ha ll kl ha hy w a alm om whch hy

ha b hyolocally xcl o mllo o ya. th ably

o oly balac mam o h bloo a low maha cl hm om aac o h Aacc lo a hl.

now, a, hma- clma cha wa wam h soh

Oca.

Lk wol, y k cab owl h wol aoo

ach o a moabo o afh, bl a, clam, al, a oh

mall caca. Oc h cab coal a b a y, hy

h claw o hol hly a cack o. A a o mabl a-

ly a a hol c o o h moh. e oo-

, -a k cab alo ak aaa oood alls: caca o

hm, fh, a al a whal all o h aoo. gah

ao co, h cab jo a ho o wom, afh, caca, a

oh ca aak h a.

Lk mo -a ba o o h aoal cycl o

lh o ma ha a a al clock o m oco,

h k cab oc ya o. sx bw co k cab




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cl a coal coh wh mal ly ok a a h -

mal wh h walk l. Wh hy fally ma, h mal a h

mal a, a a o a l, a h m h om o a

y ll acka, ospermatophore, oo h al o. La, a

h a lz, h mal ly ah hm a hol hm

a abomal a blow h bll. th o hoa o boo

o lo lowly h col coo, omm q

a mch a wo ll ya o hach. Wh h cab la h a ll

laa, hy a ack ll o . A ch, lk h laa o mo

cab, hy o o a hy wm j abo h aoo. i h

a, ha h ow al oc o o a h o a

h aoo aaao o k cab laahy o ha o

o h hhly aoal lako a h ac l k om lakoc

ao. eally, h laa h h la xoklo a lo

o mol a l o h aoo.

The spiny king crabs, ow , o h laboo clmb. th

ac ha ak hm wll o h hoa abo h aoo,

om wo-h o h ac o h hl bak, a aoal aoo

o abo 1,500 blow h a ac wh h lo ably

a o bcom h Aacc shl. sly, h k cab cam o

a ab hal. uaccom o lh, hy w al by h ow-

l bam o oolh mo o h o o h o am o isis,

h u Kom m - rmoly Oa vhcl

(rOv). th bmbl hcl, cala ha a abo h

lo a o hh, wa, lk h cab, q wh wo ma-

lao am. th rOv lowly aoach h cab, oll

mak oly h o o wh o. th b o abo

om h cab. i coml lc, h h k cab a a h




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bmbl oa abo hm. th bmbl, wh o cam-

a lly oaoal, a back. th a wa Jaay 25, 2007, a

s wa cly oo 3,684 abo h Bllha

sa o h coa o w Aacca. H o xcly a h m-

a o h la k cab mack h ml o o o h o

moo c h hboa cool a ha ho h oa-

oal a h h o ol a lo o isis. J

a i c! h xclam. th k cab ma o h moo

c ha h aow o ma ma may ha

c cab om clmb h Aacc lo, o j a aco o

a o wam ha o h obal ooa ao, s

ao, who lma ocom mh y wll b h colozao o

h Aacc hl by la olao o k cab.

Although wed exchanged emails o a o o f o o ya, i f

m s ac-o-ac 2009 Mlbo, Floa, a h hom o

my a ach colla rch Aoo. s a cal

c a lc ma oloay boloy a h naoal

Ocaoahy C h coaal o cy o sohamo, ela.

H ha b ola o ya ha h la olao o k

cab h wa o h soh Oca mh oo

b o ma h Aacc lo owa h hl. A h ca

o mo wll-o hyoh, h ba o s co ow

co o h bl o wo wll-kow ac. F, bca o

h ably o -a k cab o oly la mam o

h bloo a y low ma, hy ac a hy ha j

olh o al ma a cco wh hy xo

o h col. thy mbl abo, abl o walk, a mo caly a

o ha o o oc. th bhao wol m h




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ablhm o cab olao, a a almo caly why cab

a lob, h wo majo o o ma caca wh la

ch claw, ha b abl o hab h col ola a ha

coma h lo a hl o Aacca. rch Aoo a oh

ba aloolo ha o h abc o cab h

ocmao o ol co o ma ba comm o

Aacca. sco, Aacc a ha a low m-

a c Aacca aa om soh Amca om oy

mllo ya ao, c a a lobal clma wam ha wam

h wa o h Aacc lo o lhly.1

s, rch, a i, all o maly amla wh ma comm-

o h Aacc aoo, qckly coz ha h mac o a

la, -wa ch ao mo o h al ma -

ba comm o h Aacc hl col b aa. A

ha w o oh, h xo o h olao om h lo oh hl aa o b mm; h h cab ool a

ha wol lkly b ma ya ah ha ca o c.

Fo hy m, h k cab ha oz, mool, blow h

ho rOv. now, alo wh comao, o mho-

cal mach, h mla o aco a o o mo away om h

bh oolh, o ha c h ha y o b a aack,

h bmbl wa o a ao. Fa abo, h b lo

s, thy clmb aa, hall w b o ? Abolly,

s l. th wo oboc am o h o o h rOv, ach wh

obl-o c-lk ch aly call i ha by h

b oao, wh o aco. sx ly cooll o-

ll, wo o cal mom, wo o o a a mom, a

wo o hozoal mom, a h bmbl a maabl-

y. u combao, h h col oa h b o j

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malao am, q a coabl ll o xy a -

aoal awa. th lh mc col l a mchacal

am cah o lca cc qm, cama, o oolh.

slowly h h bmbl o h o oo, h

lo lly o h ch a h x o o h am. th

k cab wa o mach o h la ch, a wa lac o

h mlk caz bobox o h low o o h rOv ha

o l aml. A oo a h b lo c h l o h box,

h bmbl, alo wh hoc aml, ba ac back o

h h wa a h ac.

dal ma o k cab mach aco h aoo ho-

a o blow h a a h oc o a lo a chall

hoy o bmbl choloy. Mchacal, lccal, a com-

ha o wa hcl caabl o wh-

a wa. i ao, h hcl ob abl o ma wh a co. Ma bolo wok

h collaboao wh bmbl hl cama,

oolh, a mchacal c wh co b a am o

collc oam. O my ca, i ha ha al oo

o ah cfc aa aoma ma hcl (Auv),

rOv, a a ma bmbl ha ook m o a o-

abl joy o a h o 3,000 o sa salao ila h

Bahama.

The thirteen king crabs that Sven discovered clmb h Aacc

lo lay a oal ol caalyz wha ha bcom a oc

ach collaboao bw m, s, a rch Aoo. now ha

h c ha co a w k cab o h Aacc lo,

ymac w aly o ala h x o




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h c Aacc wa. goo o cam kock h

w o 2009 wh h naoal scc Foao (nsF) m

o aca a wklo wokho o Amca a swh ma-

c a a ol cal--coc c h away

a o j oh o sockholm, sw. th wokho wol

lay h owok o a collaboa u.s.-swh Aacc ach

oam ha wol b o h swh cbakOden a ma

commo lma o h ro sa. Fo a laly mall -

m, h wo ao col a c- collaboa

ola cc by caalz o Odenf-ya coac wh h nsF

o bak o a chal h a c o h aal aal mm -

ly o McMo sao.

My l accommoao a h wokho wa o h cal

b wa a a y oom a cab h ow-co woo, a

o coc m oom wa a hbo coo bl.nohl, w a o mal h cal aa wh a w o

a c-co lak hoh h la lala wow. tho o a

h wokho c a a lh a aa o Aacc ma

cc ha wol b abl o y aboa h Oden, a wll a h

oahc o ha w wol a h c: h low

w Aacc pla, h Bllha sa, h Am

sa, a h w ro sa. i h , h c a h wokho

a ha h Oden b al o cla a ah hoh

h a c, h h ha lm acal caacy o cay o c-

c. th oblm wol q om ca olo.

th h-hoa-o Oden, h z o a Amca ooball

fl, h co mo owl cbak h wol. i o l

a 24,500 hoow (h qal o 106 BMW 325

o a), h ably o bak hoh x o c a a

o h ko. swh h Oden o bak




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c, o o coc cc. A ch, h h ha o bl- ach

laboao, o cc o ol, ll h way o cfc

mao, a ha mo moaly, o olo ym

wh h ably o hol ao. A lo ca oo a ocaoahc

h o a aml by ly a bow a h.

rma o a fx oo ca b ccal whl loy aml

a ao c o cfc qm. Bo mbak o

h oya, om o h lmao col b a; ca oao

col ho aloa caz coa, q a mola oabl

cc laboao, a c hm o h ck; ocaoahc c-

c chca col b a o h cw ma; col

bol a hyalcally oa, ala-ha A-am o h a ck

o loym o cabl a; a c col cay o om lm-

cfc aml whl h cbak wa a o c o h

a c. B h , all o a h wokho alz ha mch oh cfc oal o h ach xo wol b comom

who aoal ac.

W o o olo o h aoal ma o ach -

ac hNathaniel Palmer. th nsF am h h o h

Amca al, xlo, a al caa nahal B. palm, who

may y wll ha co Aacca. May hoa co

Caa na a h cw o b h mo lkly caa o h

hoo, ha la o h Aacc pla h 1820

1821 xo o y h soh Oca o al o.

rmakably, Caa na accomlh h hoc a a aly

oy- oo loo, hHero, a h a o wy-wo. i am o

who a o la wokho ha h ma o a al

aoal o loy hPalmer am wh h cbakOden,

b hy a a oao. th wo h col ow am

o aoh caabl. th Oden o h b oc cay




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o bak hoh hck c, whl hPalmer, wh hal h hoow

o h Oden aoly a mo caacy o bak c, ha oa

cfc ach acl bl o 308-oo lh. now, wc

a may ma c col b accommoa o h wo h,

a mo moaly, hPalmer col loy cfc qm a

collc aml whl hol a fx oo. to h mo h

xo cfc caably, a hlco wol b ba o o o

h h, whch wol y ma c o a om h a c o

y h c o o o acc , al, a whal, whl

h wo h col co hboa cc ac. da

sockholm, o am ha f h aam o a xc a

oc aoal collaboao. th x wol b o boh

om o a omal call o ach ooal, acla a

com w oc.

roba Mall, my oam ofc a nsF pola poam, callm a i oo o a a-oak walk owow pola, Oo.

sh ha om w. th nsF w al hal h jo u.s.-

swh ach xo wa comm h a o-

oal rch Aoo a i ha bm o cay o h f ymac,

boacal ach o k cab alo h coa o Aacca. Alhoh

h w al ha lac o ooal o h hh k caoy,

ma hy co o chac o cc mo a b, hy

alz ha w w ccl, h mlcao wol b oo.

i c clma wam w acla h mom o k cab

h Aacc lo, w col m h x o h mo-

m, a w col alo b o ala h colocal mlcao.

W wol y o aw al moa qo, cl: W h

k cab aoca wh acla y o comm? W hy

ma? W mal cay ? W hy com a h m-

ac y olao? th aw o h amal qo




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wol allow Aacc ma colo o m h k cab

olao w bcom fmly ch a h x o whch

k cab wol al Aacc ma oo wb, a o mak c-

o abo whh om c o y com by k cab mh

o xc.

Ma Aml, alo wh wo aa roba

Chall, a ocoal om my laboaoy a h uy o

Alabama a Bmham, a sh vo, a wok owa

h ma wh rch Aoo a h Floa i o

tcholoym wh s thaj, who a h ch c

o h xo, aboa h Palmer pa Aa, Chl, la

nomb 2010. i ao, h oca h la-

h o Ha sh o h Woo Hol Ocaoahc i naoal

d sbmc Facly ha jo h cab am o loy a o-

a h bmbl l ha w o ach o k cab. too o h am, wo dah aa , ram ram

a sa Kjll, om h laboaoy o p-Ola Mok, a ma

laal bolo a h uy o gohb, sw, wol aml

o caca laa h lako a MOCness (mll

o/clo a omal ym) caabl o col-

lc lako a h.

th c ha jo a ho o oh y ao ac

o h hycal, chmcal, a bolocal ocaoahy o Aacca.

O ojc l by paca Ya, a ocaoah om h uy

o goa, wol xam h ocaoahy o Aacc polynyas

(ra o aal c hol), la aa o o wa o by

boa xa o a c ha ma oz mch o h ya.

pola c c Aacc olyya ha moa coym-

ll mac, ha hy o a l om ha hac

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a zoolako, b ll kow abo hm. Aoh ojc wol

xam h accmlao o ox a olla Aacc al by

bloo aml om Wll a caba al. All all, abo

fy c w ol h aoal xo.

Ma a s kw h way ao h o ow o pa

Aa, ha a hoh a mb o m o h way o a

om Aacca. i coa, roba a sh w o h f oy-

a o Aacca a ha b o pa Aa. so, bo al-

, h wo yo wom a al moa ao. F

a omo, hy walk o h ow qa o ay homa o h a

o Fa a a a h ba o Fa Malla. Ma ha

c roba a sh o rub o o h a b o o

a a om h oya. O my f , i makly hoh i

wa o o kiss h o. i hol ha b cl wh i la

owa h o a oc olh h. uoaly, h hha o com l a i ha la h k. i c a col o

o hooah o ha cazy Amca (m) k h a o

a ll ccla o Flck. th bo h Palmer a

o h dak paa, h h ch c ha oaz h a-

oal a o all h c o h c. th choc

o aa wa soo, a ao o o c com

a o om h Aacc pla. eyo ah ao a

o mall abl ha aa a ha ll oh o yl

o xmly lo abl, mblmac o collaboao a olay. u

a ow h abl, ol a w alk a a la a cmo-

al oa wh h aoal ChlaPisco Soura lma-a b

oly o mx o a bay a lm jc. pco so

o a lay.

th am la wa o h cab am o wok aboa hPalmer o

a moh a h, wh h xco o ram a sa, o a




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o h swh cbakOden o h balac o h wo-moh c.

th am wa abl o a may objc a h o o h

xo wh hPalmer a wk ach o cab

Ma Bay, a x bay a h ba o h w Aacc

pla bo o h oh by Ala ila a o h oh

by Alxa ila. s ha om lmay c ha

a cab mh b h o. th cab am h-ay oya

aco h dak paa wa mooh a l. ulk h Gould,

hPalmer ak h a wll.

O ya, i, oo, ha h oo o o co h dak paa

o h Palmer. i wa h ol c o h ha wa ha o

palm sao. My aal o o b mo aco. th

Palmer, oo la o ock, ha acho Ah Habo wh h

h o h ao. i h xcm o h mom, i h-

ly ow my a aboa h zoac. th mo wa y ah a calm b chock-ll o mall chk o cb call by-

b a mall c o bah c. so wa i o my mm

aal ha i oo oly h bow o h zoac a i wa go

Waho co h dlawa r. A f, w ma oo ha-

way owa h ock, y a w mo clo o ho, h w ck

a h c h, m o o. Wha aa o b a

f-m ja ow o a hal a ho, h a ho. Ha

ma ha my ho zoac ax wol q mo ha a

w m, i lc o o c o o o my col-wah

cloh. My f a o ha ow col, my a mb. i h ,

h ho ac o ho ook m a ll wo ho. th mbaa

o wa a oa m o h cl o ola -

al. n, , xc ayh b h xc.

uo h aal a Ma Bay, h am mmaly o

o wok. i colao wh h Palmercaa, s wok o a




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o c-ack ac ha wol a h lh o h bay.

Whl a ach ac, h h ll h bmbl l

a a ay aco h Aacc hl a ow h lo a a

h al o h hol. d ow h bmbl a h

a 1,500 o 6,000 , h h wch oao col la

h cabl lh o cly ha h l ma a x o

abo h aoo. th h bmbl wa a mal o choloy.

rcala ha a abo h lo a o hh, wa

q wh a al cama ym a ob lh ha a a

hooah o h aoo y h co. each ma wa a-

m mmaly o a com a moo o h moh h. th

cab am h ao ak, om collc a o

lako aml, oh ah omao o aoo ma

a h. s, Ma, roba, a sh ook wach h

moo h h wch-cool oom. i hy aw a ma om haoo ha hy wa o ca o mma aaly, all hy ha

o o wa h h a ky o h com kyboa. th h bm-

bl , Joh Baly, J Kal, a Fak Wy, ha

h com oao a l cama ym wok moohly. O

h x f ay, hPalmer ha a h lhy ac

h Bay, hooah a m o h ml o cha

aoo.

O dcmb 2, h xcm wa hh amo h cab

am a h bmbl wa low o h a o h f m o

b ach o k cab. th l ook a ho o c, a

h moo c al oly h oc jllyfh o q m-

om h ak o h wa colm. th, ly, h ca

wa h, a h f ma o h hl aoo wa boaca o h

c: a fl o o f m wh ock ca abo. Wh

f m, a o aa o h c o h collc oooh




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a aaah o h am. th xcm mo o h x w

ho a bl fh, ak l oco, hm, afh, bl a,

cam-colo amo, a -a coal cam o w. each a-

mal a lly co abo y, bhao, a col-

oy. A h bmbl l o o h Aacc hl a ba

o c h lo, h wa ly bok by a collc

ch a h f k cab aa o h moo. s wa abl o

cool h joy. H la o h , ao, a hh-f ach o

h mmb o h cab am. La, roba co ha h

f k cab ha a a o lao amo h am.

i ma ha h hh-k ha a o, h a.

th f cl ha a co cmoy wa aoo cam h om

o a mal. each o h c wa om by a mly -

b K n ha hy ha b o wok a a ala

o h K h h ally al ay m. th AaccCcl, o o h f majo ccl o la o h ah, aa

h Aacc Zo om h soh tma Zo a la

xy-x , hy-h m a oy-o co oh. th

wy o o c o boa h Nathaniel Palmer who ha

co h Aacc Ccl, cl yo h cab am xc

o Ma a s, ha ow c a wa. th ala kck

o o a aco a wh K n, a lo ob a

wa a cow, wa jo by h h cw a a, -

al a. th h caa a h ala, b wh aoa

ao o com, h wach h ac om h l. A

h com, h c a ay o om a wo h -

wa o h o o h cloh. poy, oyll, o, a

k mak h occao, oly ok a l aboa h.

th wa m o h c cmoal co. roba al

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th cab am h x al wk aboa hPalmer am-

l lako o ac o cab laa a ach o k cab

amo h hoa o al ma co om Ma Bay.

now h Bllha sa, h h wa ak o al

ocaoahc bac aa boy ha aoh ach l ha

oly loy. uoaly, oly o o h boy o o

h lcoc la al a h ch c a h caa

m h abl a a am o a hm wh

a al hook. A la, a moh o h c, hPalmer -

zo wh h Oden o a h cab am a h bmbl

o o h cbak o h balac o h . to accomlh h ak

h Oden h l wh la o o h o a la h o

a c. thPalmer hll alo h Oden a h h

cw lac a alak bw h wo. th cab am, wh h

xco o h wo dah aa who ay o hPalmer,a o h swh l. Oc yo wa aboa, a ca

ao h la a laboaoy l, a h h a

way. thPalmer a o aml h olyya h Am sa

whl h Oden co aby wh ow ach objc.

Ma a roba o ha l aboa h Oden ha cl-

al bo. ulk hPalmer,whch oa c aal -

lao a a y h, alcohol wa m o h Oden. sc a

cw col ah h ba a a h o o cal occao o ocal-

z a ha a la o w, b, o h ola swh cha. th

cab o h Oden w la ha ho o hPalmer, a h wa

h how lack h o oac oo o h Aacc lak-

oc ma alaPhaeocystis ha la h mall h how.

th swh cook wa oo ma-a-oao a, a o cal

occao h cook ckl h a h aoal swh

lutefsk. Wh a ll cookbook lh, i la cook a h




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lcacy by oak co wa o f ay a h o aoh

wo ay wa wh ly. th oc ca h fh o wll a lo

o, a jllylk cocy. A h o, h fh ca-

c a bl. th ck o mak alaabl o oak h fh

ly-lac wa o f mo ay. twl ay o h c h fh

ay o b am o abol. Ha l lfk,

i m a om -o jm. How, a oooly

o oo, i wa mo coc by h caa h cookbook ha

a: i moa o cla h lfka o a,

la, a l mmaly. Lfkl oh bcom aly

mobl o mo. sl l wll b maly . th

way i f , l l wa a, h ca bo wll o

o oa.

A h cab am aalyz h hoa o ma o h Aacc

lo ca by h bmbl, h al co o k cab a-ly accla om h o h h, whch al ha h

c o a collo co wh achac ma comm o h

hallow Aacc hl. Wakly hll al a clam a lh

bl a a afh wol b o mach o h amy o claw -

ao. th ch ma comm coa ma oam ha

ha b o ch ao o mllo o ya.

The Paleozoic-like antiquity o the organisms ha com h hl

comm ha oo h olocal o o Aacca. two

h mllo ya ao h aly oo o h olocal -

och kow a h Jac oa Aacca wa b a mall

a o a a co kow a gowaa. th amalama-

o o co cl mo o h majo lama o h

-ay soh HmhAca, Aala, soh Amca,




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a oo o nw Zala, Maaaca, a h ia bco.

Abo 170 mllo ya ao, hoh h aco o la coch

mom o h la o h ah o ocky ch a

co o gowaa, ma o Maaaca, ia, Aala, a a

Aacca, o o h w o Aca, o h soh

Alac Oca. ia ha oh aco h qao. Fally, om-

wh bw hy o oy mllo ya ao, Aala a soh

Amca ll away om Aacca, la , a oay, ola

ola oo. th aao o wha ow Chl a Aa

om h co o W Aacca o h dak paa,

jo h pacfc a Alac Oca. th la ba ha ha oc

col wa o h soh Oca o h oh o b xcha wh

wam ocal wa o lo x. Lk a ma am b,

h soh Oca cy wa h hoh h dak paa, ca-

alyz h wol la c, h Aacc Ccmola C,o ACC. th omao o h ACC ha h c o lamm h oo

o a ma z, al h co a. toay, wha

co 80 c o h wol h wa lock a wo-

ml-hck mal o c a o a co h z o ia a

Cha comb. d om lm cha o ma l b-

w Aacca a soh Amca ha co o h ay, h ma-

oam o Aacca o hml ola by h cy ACC

om h o h soh Hmh. Aacc ma c ha

ll choc. thy h aa o h ma, o hy w

xc.

symo ila o a cha o x la loca o h

ohmo o h w Aacca pla. i hlly, ocky,

a ww. Aa maa a ya-o ao o h -

laMaambo Bao o h w ao alo h Aacc

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wll-kow amo aloolo bca h b lac A-

acca o collc ma macool. i ch ol b f cam

o lh 1882 wh a nowa h caa, Cal Ao La,

co a boy o lo-xc c olz ock. A

cy la, h coy o a maal ol o symo ila o-

h f oo ha la mammal ha oc oam Aacca.

rch Aoo ha l ho hk a ow h

lo o symo ila, hoh h loo a cally

wa ach ol h f bo c h backack.

A llow c wh whom i o c clma cha e. O.

Wlo, h wol ahoy o a. W ha joy a oo lah ha

h o majo co o h la ha ha o a Aacca.

so yo ca ma my lh wh, a fl ao a palm

sao, i co a colm o y a mach aco my k.

thy ha obably a wh o c hm o h omChl, a, o ly, hy aa h x ay. B h

b aaac a a m ha a clma cha co

o accla Aacca, a c, whh com om

wa o oc by ach a o h, a o ablh

hml wh a qcy. to a, c ha ocm

w xaml o oc ma c. th oly h ca o

h Aacc pla cl a ma bow alal ohy (a

ala l aoh ala) ha o am co a palm

sao; a ma ala ha ha ablh a olao h

al o Hal Moo ila; a a Acc cab ha Bazla

ola ma c om h aoo o h oh

o h la. th cab wa collc o a l occao

a obably ha o ma, b h ac ha a Acc cab o laa

wha m ha b a chall a aco h qao

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Aacca, ak olm abo h ow oal o h oc-

o o a c.

rch Aoo f o symo ila wa dcmb 1994.

H a h colla, da Blak, a x o chom alooloy,

ha a a a C-130 cao la ow by h nw Yok A naoal

ga. A o h A A Foc, rch a da joy

ho a mal a Maambo Ba o a ll o a moh. th oal

wa o ala whh h olao o bl a a co

ol h eoc La Ma ock omao ol a oy o how a

fh ao wa ac Aacc a. By xam h o

ol, hy w abl o moa ha h cc o am ama

a ao ca by ao wa almo ox, j a

hy ha hyohz. rch a da o h la dcmb

2000, h m a fl cam o collc olz hll o clam.

thy a ooc a o h clam hll o m wha ha ma ha b o h a oy mllo ya.

By m h y o olz ba a

kow h a o h ock om whch hy w o, hy cocl

ha h Aacc aoo ha b o ch ao c

h a o h dak paa ha cool ow Aacc a. A ha

m, fh wh ch jaw a cab wh ch claw ba o -

aa. th ma ba c ha ha bqly h

blo o a o o oam kow a fl (bl a,

co, o, o coal, clam, bachoo, o hyo). Fo all

accal o, -ay hallow Aacc aoo comm

w mla o h achac aoo comm o h palozoc a

om 542 mllo o 251 mllo ya ao. A i mo cha-

5, h olz ma ba w ally y ooly

calcf j a h l a a oay. th hll a

h a ali ha ck clam a al Aacca a




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ch hm aly my ha. A ch, hy a xmly labl

o boh oca acfcao a ch ao. rch,

o s, mlaly c ha a ma col allow h

oco o ch ao, ch a k cab, o Aacc

wa o h x fy ya.

th l accommoao o rch a da ay a h A

ao o symo ila 1994 w mo b owh la

coma o h fl cam hy occ 2000. th m cam

co o wo moa a a bck f wh a ol a.

rch q o m la ha o h ol o h o wh

h w howl ao wa lhl. Bca h ay h

fl cam wa a laly ho o ay, h Gould acho aby.

th h cook o b rch a da ho l-

ach by zoac. O h ay o h a om h

la, hy hw hml wh abao o h how o moh lay o m ha oly aloolo h col

accmla. tha , a h clmb o h bk h ch c-

cab, rch wa fll wh a mlacholy kow ha

h wol lkly b h la ooy o h blo symo

ila. B h o ha wo. Wh h wok h x mo,

symo ila wa ll w. i ac, h h wa clo o h la

ha wh h ha o o b. d h h, h a c ha clo

ao h Gould a, mch lk shackloEndurance, hy ha

b b h ack c. thy ma ck a h c o

h ll ay bo h Gould fally bok .

By early January 2011, h Oden a hPalmer ach h ro sa.

i coa o h m aboa h Palmer, h cab am ha w

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o cab. uabl o ll h l a h aoa , h Oden o

al occao o o a c o ha h l col b low.

th lm y ha col b accomlh ha al a la

o k cab, ca ha cab w alo o h lo o h

Bllha a Am sa.

Wh h Oden a McMo so a ba o bak

h c chal o McMo sao, l o boa cha. to bak

hoh h x-oo lay o a c, h h wol lally ow l

oo h c lk a h lha al. Wam wa, ha by h

h , ay om h bow j o h ac o h a c

o hl wak . ulmaly, h h wh o h o o h

h wol bak hoh h c. th h wol h back a

a h oc. roba co ha h o o boa h h

whl bok hoh h c wa a, a m h o a

cll ho o ba, bzz oo, o o a a hakabo lk a ahqak. som o h cab am ha bcom acc-

om o h o a bao; oh .

O h moh o boa h Oden, Ma a sh com-

l a mclo alao o h ma o h Ma Bay

aoo. thy co aoh amo o cab, mb h

h. i o am ha h co w ca o aa

cab h aoo om aml by h

bmbl cama, h h mb clmb h Aacc lo

o Ma Bay alo wol ma h mllo. How la a

colocal mac wol k cab ha o h hl aoo? Whl h

c ocom fcl o c, h mac wol b amac. i

k cab mo a oo h hl la localz o, h

f ya o wo, lk a oao, hy col b xc o cma lo-

calz olao o labl hl ba a hy co

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o h hl, h colocal coqc wol lkly al am-

al h commy mak, wh om c cab a-

ack a oh ah. A cfc o Aacc ma

aw a ma ba ha how, h q ac

ma boa a cl ooy o chmcal como

ha col fh cac, Aids, a za, a wll a oc ol

aboc.2 sc acao col com a a bl c. A fhy

mh cool olao o k cab o h Aacc hl a

woh coao. How, cab fh acho Aacc

wa wol b ky. Mch lk h oh pacfc, Aacc om

ca aly a h wa a chaoc a, mak h coy

o cab o ao. d h chall, i alay ba c

o : a Acc cab fhma mal m a ak wh h

mh ha h cabb l oh.

Wh a ao o k cab loom, h oal maco hl comm ha o b lo o h ma. A h Oden

coml h fal ay o oya, i by palm sao

whl la a Clma Cha Chall hlahoc c o h

Aacc pla o h al comay Abcomb a K.

th aoal w o who w h ao o

al wk w m abo h k cab ao. Wh h

Oden ock a McMo sao, w o w s

h. th w a palm a McMo l acl h

Economist,Discovery News, a h Washington Post, a om vc

p Al go ofc q a hoo o ha h col cl

h k cab ao oy h global Clma Cha ao.

rch o-h-c mak qo hDiscovery News acl mm

cly: A h ac wa wam , ha wll mak obl

o h cab o com o h o a a hll wh h boom

comm.3




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i wa ma awa o aoal c o h Aacc

cab ao a a ho call m-smb 2011 om a o

wh hLondon Times. H ak i wol b wll o w a a-

cl o k cab a Aacca h o Bh cc

joal Proceedings o the Royal Society4 o b la h x ay. i

ha ha mo o h xc coy a acc h o. Wh

i owloa h aly-la acl, i la ha a ach am l

by Ca smh, a bolocal ocaoah a h uy o Hawa,

ha ha o a ma olao o k cab Mach 2010

a o mo y o h palm d, a wa cayo

o o h hl o h Aacc pla j ml o h coa

o palm sao o A ila. Ca a h am w aboa h

Nathaniel Palmer, aha b wh h mo bmbl

am al ma al bh y k cab, om

ma o h om am o am . A c o hpalm d l ha a ya la allow Ca a h colla a

ooy o collc l cab a awl ow bh hLaurence

Gould. som o h b mal k cab w cay la ma

o a cao ha h olao h cayo wa ob-

ably l-a. d h cab h palm d l a low

h ha ho o h hl, h ac ha h cab may ha cawl

y-f ml aco h hl om wa o ola a ca-

yo o h y o h co, o, alaly, ha cab laa ha

a wm aco h hl o l o h cayo, y aoh

omo ha Aacc a-ho wa a o o a ch

ao. Alo omo h ac ha h cayo o clo o la ha

o a cla ay o ca a h oo o om h o o h

lac bh palm sao. Ba o h cayo mo a h

bmbl cab co, Ca a h colla ma ha h oal

cab olao a m 1.55 mllo al.




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