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A skua flies away from an Adelie penguin colony with a stolen egg

Description

A skua flies away from an Adelie penguin colony with a stolen egg. Breedingpairs of skuas hold feeding territories in penguin colonies, and usethose colonies as their hunting grounds.

Credit

NOAA NMFS SWFSC Antarctic Marine Living Resources (AMLR) Program

Photographer

Dr. Wayne Trivelpiece

Display Date

1985

Location

Antarctica, King George Island

Collection

Fisheries