A skua eats a Chinstrap Penguin (Pygoscelis antarctica) that it and other skuas have just killed as it left the sea.


A skua eats a Chinstrap Penguin (Pygoscelis antarctica) that it and other skuas have just killed as it left the sea. These birds are either Brown Skuas (Catharacta lonnbergi) or South Polar Skuas (Catharacta maccormicki) . Saunders Island, South Sandwich Islands. South Atlantic Ocean. 25Feb16


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Location: Saunders Island, South Sandwich Islands. South Atlantic Ocean.
Photo credit: © MichaelGrantBirds / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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