Gentoo penguin defends its dead chick (right), from the striated caracara (left) that has just killed it. The penguin continued to defend its lifeless chick for hours, in spite of the futulity and inevitabliityof the final result. Striated caracaras eventually took possession of the dead chick and fed upon it. Steeple Jason Island, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom
Stock Photo: 24075 Species: Striated caracara, Gentoo penguin, Phalcoboenus australis, Pygoscelis papua Location: Steeple Jason Island, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom Format: Digital 3:2 Copyright © Phillip Colla, all rights reserved worldwide. Purchase a print of this image Request a review copy of this image Keywords: animal, animalia, atlantic, australis, aves, bird, bird of prey, brush-tailed penguin, caracara, carcass island, chordata, falconidae, falconiformes, falkland islands, falklands, gentoo, gentoo penguin, island, islas malvinas, malvinas, marine, oceans, outdoors, outside, papua, penguin, phalcoboenus, phalcoboenus australis, pygoscelis, pygoscelis papua, raptor, sea bird, seabird, south atlantic, southern ocean, spheniscidae, sphenisciformes, steeple jason island, striated caracara, united kingdom, vertebrata, vertebrate, wildlife |