Skua siblings fighting one another

The size difference that often results from asynchronous hatching means that larger chicks are able to attack, and sometimes kill, their younger sibling.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Young, Euan
Format:	Still Image
Language:	unknown
Published:	School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland 1993
Subjects:	Bird Land & seabirds Aves Charadriiformes Stercorariidae - Skuas Chatharacta maccormicki - South Polar Skua Antarc* Antarctica
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Description
Summary:	The size difference that often results from asynchronous hatching means that larger chicks are able to attack, and sometimes kill, their younger sibling.