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What do snow petrels eat?

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Skuas are major predators, but severe weather conditions, especially heavy snow that blocks nest entrances, may cause adults to abandon their eggs or chicks to starve. Egg mortality is approximately 50% while chick mortality is typically 10-15%.

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"Skuas are major predators, but severe weather conditions, especially heavy snow that blocks nest entrances, may cause adults to abandon their eggs or chicks to starve. Egg mortality is approximately 50% while chick mortality is typically 10-15%."
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The main predator of the snow petrel is the South Polar Skua. The South Polar Skua is a bird of prey. The Snow Petrel will hover above the skua so that the skua cannot attack. They both live on rocky cliffs in Antarctica.

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they eat fish, squid, crustacean and scavenging dead whales.

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a seal that is dead and a seals placenta

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