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There are two major predators of penguins in Antarctica, including orca whales and leopard seals. Skua birds sometimes eat unattended or dead penguin chicks.

Unfortunately, too often penguins can be caught accidentally in fishing nets, even when the boat is not fishing for penguins.

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