South Polar Skua with chick

South Polar Skua typically lay two eggs. The chicks are precocious and within a few hours of hatching are able to walk on there own are around there territory.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Wharton, Yvette
Format:	Still Image
Language:	unknown
Published:	University of Auckland. School of Biological Sciences 2004
Subjects:	Bird Land & seabirds \| seabirds \| skua \| general characteristics of skua Aves Charadriiformes Stercorariidae Chatharacta maccormicki - South Polar Skua Cape Bird Ross Island Antarc* Antarctica
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Description
Summary:	South Polar Skua typically lay two eggs. The chicks are precocious and within a few hours of hatching are able to walk on there own are around there territory.