GALLERIES > BIRDS > PROCELLARIIFORMES > PROCELLARIIDAE > SOUTHERN GIANT-PETREL [Macronectes giganteus] [plot on map]
Location: Salisbury Plain, South GeorgiaGPS: -54.1S, -37.3W, elev=14' MAP Date: January 14, 2010 ID : 7C2V0278 [3888 x 2592]
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Location: South Atlantic OceanGPS: -54.0S, -63.9W, depth=-471' MAP Date: January 7, 2010 ID : 7C2V7041 [3888 x 2592]
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Location: South Atlantic OceanGPS: -54.0S, -63.9W, depth=-471' MAP Date: January 7, 2010 ID : 7C2V7060 [3888 x 2592]
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Location: Scotia SeaGPS: -58.4S, -45.3W, depth=-9,412' MAP Date: January 18, 2010 ID : 7C2V0887 [3888 x 2592]
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Location: Drake Passage, Pacific OceanGPS: -59.5S, -65.2W, depth=-11,715' MAP Date: January 22, 2010 ID : 7C2V3527 [3888 x 2592]
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Location: Drake Passage, Pacific OceanGPS: -59.5S, -65.2W, depth=-11,715' MAP Date: January 22, 2010 ID : 7C2V3504 [3888 x 2592]
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SPECIES INFO
The Southern Giant Petrel, Macronectes giganteus, is a large seabird of the southern oceans.
Diet
The Southern Giant Petrel is one of the few predators of penguins, mostly their chicks. They mostly eat carrion but sometimes the female will hunt live animals in the ocean.
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