South Polar skua with chick

The South Polar skua is a predatory seabird and produces two eggs. Of the two chicks often only one survives, this is in part a result of a baheaviour known as siblicide.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Wharton, Yvette
Format:	Still Image
Language:	unknown
Published:	School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland 2004
Subjects:	Bird Birds \| Land & seabirds Aves Charadriiformes Stercorariidae - Skuas Chatharacta maccormicki - South Polar Skua Cape Bird Ross Island Antarc* Antarctica
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Description
Summary:	The South Polar skua is a predatory seabird and produces two eggs. Of the two chicks often only one survives, this is in part a result of a baheaviour known as siblicide.