King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) being harassed by a Snowy sheathbill (Chionis alba), trying to make it regurgitate its catch of krill, pecking

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King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) being harassed by a Snowy sheathbill (Chionis alba), trying to make it regurgitate its catch of krill, pecking at a wound, or eating the penguin’s faeces. South Georgia, Antarctica

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