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A giant petrel defends its meal from an intruder in a pose referred to bysome scientists as the sealmaster posture

Description

A giant petrel defends its meal from an intruder in a pose referred to bysome scientists as the sealmaster posture.

Credit

NOAA NMFS SWFSC Antarctic Marine Living Resources (AMLR) Program

Photographer

Ray Buchheit

Display Date

1991

Location

Antarctica, Cape Shirreff, Livingston Island

Collection

Fisheries