Skua sitting on nest with chick in background
The breeding season of the south polar skua coincides with that of their penguin prey. Adult skau will kill penguin chicks to feed their own young, they will also take full grown penguins, which are scavenged as carrion from the nearby colonies.
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School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland
2004
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