Wildlife
As one of a handful of rat-free islands, Cooper Island is South Georgia's only Special Protection Area, it has large numbers of sea birds including Snow Petrels, Antarctic Prions, 12,000 pairs of Black-browed Albatross, Chinstrap Penguins and 20,000 Macaroni Penguins. There are also a number of fur seals and this is one of the few places where they were not hunted by humans.
The island is covered in tussock grass.
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