Skua hovering over penguin nest

Adult penguins will vigorously defend their nests from opportunistic attacks by skua, if provoked they are capable of inflicting serious harm on the attacking bird.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Young, Euan
Format:	Still Image
Language:	unknown
Published:	School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland 1993
Subjects:	Birds Land & seabirds Aves Charadriiformes Stercorariidae - Skuas Catharacta maccormicki - South Polar Skua Antarc* Antarctica Catharacta maccormicki
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Description
Summary:	Adult penguins will vigorously defend their nests from opportunistic attacks by skua, if provoked they are capable of inflicting serious harm on the attacking bird.