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• by gardenmaeve moderator

  Young chicks under those wonderful belly flaps, with dubious neighbour sheathbill resting easy.

  Posted August 25, 2016 9:01 PM

• by AvastMH moderator

  Oh I love the Maccas 😃

  Posted August 25, 2016 10:05 PM

• by bello66

  Don't penguins chase off predators, or is the white bird not a threat to the chicks?

  Posted October 28, 2016 3:54 PM

• by yshish moderator, translator

  They have to stay in the nest on their eggs/chicks - if they followed the Sheathbill, it could flight to the unprotected nest and take the treasure.

  Posted October 28, 2016 4:15 PM

• by yshish moderator, translator

  But they do attack it with their bills when it gets close enough. Depends on how many penguins are in the rookery and how big the chicks are

  Posted October 28, 2016 4:16 PM