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The whale catcher ship Petrel on display at the abandoned and recently restored whaling station at Grytviken, South Georgia, UK Overseas Protectorate

Juvenile magnificent frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) attacking an Elliot's storm petrel (Oceanites gracilis galapagoensis), Punta Pitt, San Cristobal Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, South America

Adult northern giant petrel, Macronectes halli, on nest in tussock grass at Elsehul, South Georgia Island, Atlantic Ocean

Northern giant petrel (Macronectes halli) posturing over dead fur seal carcass, Gold Harbour, South Georgia, South Atlantic Ocean, Polar Regions

Northern giant petrel (Macronectes halli) posturing over dead fur seal carcass, Gold Harbour, South Georgia, South Atlantic Ocean, Polar Regions

Northern giant petrel (Macronectes halli) fighting over dead fur seal carcass, Gold Harbour, South Georgia, South Atlantic Ocean, Polar Regions

Adult white-chinned petrel (Procellaria aequinoctialis), off Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Adult Antarctic petrel (Thalassoica antarctica) in flight, Drake Passage, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Adult cape (pintado) petrel (Daption capense) in flight, Drake Passage, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Northern giant petrel (Macronectes halli) feeding on dead fur seal carcass, Gold Harbour, South Georgia, South Atlantic Ocean, Polar Regions

Juvenile magnificent frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) attacking an Elliot's storm petrel (Oceanites gracilis galapagoensis), Punta Pitt, San Cristobal Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, South America

Northern giant petrel (Macronectes halli) fighting over dead fur seal carcass, Gold Harbour, South Georgia, South Atlantic Ocean, Polar Regions

Northern giant petrel (Macronectes halli) fighting over dead fur seal carcass, Gold Harbour, South Georgia, South Atlantic Ocean, Polar Regions

Adult cape petrel (Daption capense) flying in gale force winds in the Drake Passage, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Southern giant petrel (Macronectes giganteus), feeding on a sheep carcass at West Point Island, Falkland Islands, South America

Northern giant petrel (Macronectes halli) attempting to eat a king penguin chick (Aptenodytes patagonicus), Gold Harbour, South Georgia, Polar Regions

Adult snow petrel (Pagodroma nivea nivea), in flight near the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Adult snow petrel (Pagodroma nivea nivea), in flight near the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Adult spectacled petrel (Procellaria conspicillata) in flight near Nightingale Island, part of the Tristan da Cunha Group, South Atlantic Ocean

Southern giant petrel (Macronectes giganteus) in flight against the sun near South Georgia, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Southern giant petrel (Macronectes giganteus) in flight against the sun near South Georgia, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Southern giant petrel (Macronectes giganteus) in flight against the sun near South Georgia, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Southern giant petrel (Macronectes giganteus) cleaning itself on the water, South Georgia, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Adult snow petrel (Pagodroma nivea nivea) near the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Northern giant petrel (Macronectes halli) scavenging and feeding on a dead fur seal pup at St. Andrews Bay, South Georgia

A rare white morph of the southern giant petrel (Macronectes giganteus), English Strait, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Southern giant petrel (Macronectes giganteus) with blood-covered head, taking off at Volunteer Point, Falkland Islands, South America

Snow petrel (Pagodroma nivea) in flight against a dark blue sea, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands, Polar Regions

Northern giant petrel (Macronectes halli) threat display on the beach at Stromness, South Georgia, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Northern giant petrel (Macronectes halli) amongst king penguin chicks at Gold Harbour, South Georgia, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Northern giant petrel (Macronectes halli) amongst king penguin chicks at Gold Harbour, South Georgia, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Southern giant petrel (Macronectes giganteus) in flight against the sun near South Georgia, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Northern giant petrels (Macronectes halli) fighting over the scavenging rights to a dead elephant seal pup at Royal Harbor, South Georgia

Northern giant petrels (Macronectes halli) fighting over the scavenging rights to a dead fur seal pup at St. Andrews Bay, South Georgia

Northern giant petrel (Macronectes halli) threat display while feeding on elephant seal pup carcass at Stromness, South Georgia, Polar Regions

Adult Galapagos Petrel (Pterodroma phaeopygia) (Patapegada) nesting on the upslope grasslands of Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

An adult northern giant petrel (Macronectes halli) in flight in the Drake Passage, Argentina, South America

Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus), moss covered rock, Torgersen Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Adult cape petrel (Daption capense) flying in gale force winds in the Drake Passage, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Cape petrel flying over iceberg near Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, Antarctica, Polar Regions

A curious adult cape petrel (Daption capense), Lindblad Cove, Trinity Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

A curious adult cape petrel (Daption capense), Lindblad Cove, Trinity Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

A curious adult cape petrel (Daption capense), Lindblad Cove, Trinity Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Northern giant petrel (Macronectes halli) resting in grassland above the sea, Grytviken, South Georgia, Polar Regions

An adult northern giant petrel (Macronectes halli) in flight in the Drake Passage, Argentina, South America

Female northern giant petrel (Macronectes halli), ringed on South Georgia and photographed years later off Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands, Polar Regions

An adult snow petrel (Pagodroma nivea), in flight in Duse Bay, Weddell Sea, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Adult Antarctic petrel (Thalassoica antarctica) in flight in the Drake Passage, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Close-up of a flying Cape petrel (Daption capense), South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Polar Regions

Adult cape petrel (Daption capense) flying in gale force winds in the Drake Passage, Antarctica, Polar Regions

An Antarctic petrel (Thalassoica antarctica), in flight at sea on the way to Peter I Island, Antarctica, Polar Regions

An adult Antarctic petrel (Thalassoica antarctica), flying near a light-mantled albatross in the Drake Passage, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Adult Wilson's storm petrel (Oceanites oceanicus), surface feeding at Grytviken, South Georgia, Polar Regions

Southern giant petrel (Macronectes giganteus) flying low over the sea at Port William, Falkland Islands, South America

Cape Petrel (Daption capense) soaring in the Drake Passage, Southern Ocean, Antarctica, Polar Regions

A Wandering Albatross; Diomedea exulans, the bird with the largest wing span on the planet, at around 11 feet 6 inches, flying in the Drake Passage, Sub-Antarctic.

Southern giant petrel (macronectes giganteus) gold harbour, south georgia, close-up of head, portrait, beak open.

A Southern Giant Petrel, Macronectes giganteus, on the beach at Gold Harbour, South Georgia, Southern Ocean.

A Southern Giant Petrel, Macronectes giganteus, on the beach at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Southern Ocean.

Southern giant petrel (macronectes giganteus) gold harbour, south georgia, flying along cliff edge searching for food.

Adult Bulwer's Petrel (Bulweria bulwerii) in flight just south of The Madeira Islands, Portugal in the North Atlantic Ocean

Wilson's storm-petrel (Oceanites oceanicus) daintily feeding in the calm waters of Neko Harbour on the Antarctic Peninsula

Adult Bulwer's Petrel (Bulweria bulwerii) in flight just south of The Madeira Islands, Portugal in the North Atlantic Ocean

Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus) taking flight near the Antarctic Peninsula, Southern Ocean

Wilson's storm-petrel (Oceanites oceanicus) daintily feeding in the calm waters of Neko Harbour on the Antarctic Peninsula

Adult Bulwer's Petrel (Bulweria bulwerii) in flight just south of The Madeira Islands, Portugal in the North Atlantic Ocean

Adult snow petrel (Pagodroma nivea) on the wing in Crystal Sound below the Antarctic Circle, close to the Antarctic peninsula

Adult cape petrel (Daption capense) feeding on jellyfish at Point Wild, Elephant Island, South Shetland Island Group, Antarctica

Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus) and Northern Giant Petrel (Macronectes halli) tearing apart an Antarctic fur seal pup in the water at Grytviken on South Georgia, Southern Atlantic Ocean

Adult snow petrel (Pagodroma nivea) on the wing in Crystal Sound below the Antarctic Circle, close to the Antarctic peninsula

Adult cape petrel (Daption capense) on the wing in and around the Antarctic peninsula. This petrel is sometimes also called the pintado petrel, the word pintado meaning "painted" in Spanish.

Northern giant petrel (Macronectes halli) fighting over the scavenging rights to a dead elephant seal pup at St. Andrews Bay on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean

Wilson's storm-petrel (Oceanites oceanicus) daintily feeding in the calm waters of Neko Harbour on the Antarctic Peninsula

Adult Bulwer's Petrel (Bulweria bulwerii) in flight just south of The Madeira Islands, Portugal in the North Atlantic Ocean

Northern giant petrel (Macronectes halli) fighting over the scavenging rights to a dead elephant seal pup at Royal Harbor on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean

Adult cape petrel (Daption capense) on the wing in and around the Antarctic peninsula. This petrel is sometimes also called the pintado petrel, the word pintado meaning "painted" in Spanish.

Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus) on the water around the Antarctic Peninsula. Note the light coloration of the plumage of this animal.

Southern Giant Petrels (Macronectes giganteus) attacking and eventually killing an imperial rock shag (Phalacrocorax atriceps) on a tiny offshore reef in the Beagle Channel outside Ushuaia, Argentina

Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus) and Northern Giant Petrel (Macronectes halli) tearing apart an Antarctic fur seal pup in the water at Grytviken on South Georgia, Southern Atlantic Ocean