The myriad islands that make up the Indonesian archipelago are a haven for tropical birds, with upwards of 400 unique species living in this remote corner of Southeast Asia. Travelers can observe colorful, toucan-like hornbills in the jungles of Sulawesi, spot vibrant sunbirds drinking nectar through their long beaks, or photograph flocks of seabirds from the observation deck of the National Geographic Orion. | Lindblad Expeditions

Baby dugong sighting! A rare wildlife sighting of a calf swimming alongside its parents in Indonesia’s central Alor archipelago. Fishers spotted the calf in the bay of Mali Beach last October. Its presence indicates the success of several decades of community-led conservation efforts in these waters to protect and expand seagrass meadows. Seagrass meadows are vital habitat and food sources for dugongs and other marine life. | World Wildlife Fund

An island filled with wildlife! 🐠 Welcome to the Berlengas archipelago. Although there is no population living permanently here, this archipelago is home to many different species, being considered a @unesco biosphere reserve. Berlengas archipelago is located 16 km west of Peniche, Portugal and serves as nesting ground and winter habitat for migratory bird species. 📹 @europeanspaceagency 📸 contains modified @copernicus_eu Sentinel data (2023), processed by ESA, @creativecommons CC BY-SA 3.0 I

Svalbard, a Norwegian archipelago above the Arctic Circle, experiences polar night from mid-November to late January, when the sun doesn’t rise, cloaking its icy, glacier-covered landscape in darkness, faintly lit by twilight and northern lights. Despite subzero temperatures, about 2,500 residents in Longyearbyen and Arctic wildlife endure, supported by artificial light, until sunlight returns in late January, ushering in the midnight sun by April. | Historyinmemes