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A seabird stands on  a mossy perch looking out over the landscape.
Date Taken:
March 9, 2020
Photograph By:
Mike Lucibella
License Type:
Public Domain

A south polar skua looks out over the landscape at Robert Island, one of the South Shetland Islands. South polar skuas are found all around the coastlines of Antarctica during the austral summer where they migrate every year to raise their young. Known as “kleptoparasites,” these often-aggressive foragers will scavenge anything they can, steal food from other animals or even prey upon penguin chicks.


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