Caption

Gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) defend their nest with open beaks against Subantarctic skua (Stercorarius antarcticus), breeding colony, South Georgia, British Overseas Territory

Date

Oct 22, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Stefan Nehls

Reference

BRK26F64_254

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

148.7Mb (49.6Mb) / 29.4in x 19.6in / 8829 x 5886 (300dpi)

Keywords

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