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South Polar Skua

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South polar skua on King George Island in Maritime, Antarctica. It was banded as a fledgling in 1996 and this photograph was taken in 2019, making this bird 23 years old at the time of sighting. Photograph credit: Chang-Yong Choi

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Photograph credit: Chang-Yong Choi

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