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The iconic emperor penguin and the Antarctic fur seal are edging closer to extinction, according to a projection by the world's largest environmental network.

Vernadsky research base, the Ukrainian Antarctic station at Marina Point on Galindez Island in the Argentine Islands, Antarctica. (Photo by: Sergio Pitamitz / VWPics/Universal Images Group via Getty ...

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Several commercial air routes exist over the Arctic, but none over the Antarctic - why is this the case?