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Why are skuas enemies of penguins?

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Anonymous

14y ago
Updated: 8/19/2019

Skuas definitely are enemies of penguins. Skuas will eat penguin chicks and eggs which are not being guarded by an adult penguin, but they will not attack an adult penguin unless it is too weak to defend itself.

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