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Doug Allan on the Snowy Sheathbill

In his recollections about his encounters with birds in Antarctica, wildlife cameraman Doug Allan recalls watching an opportunistic Snowy Sheathbill taking advantage of a young Adelie Penguins to get an easy meal.

Producer: Sarah Blunt
Photograph: Murray Foubister.

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