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
Species:
Gentoo penguin,
Striated caracara,
Phalcoboenus australis,
Pygoscelis papuaLocation:
Steeple Jason Island,
Falkland Islands,
United KingdomImage ID:
24207Format: Digital 3:2
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