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The Penguin Protector, Antarctica. An Adélie penguin attempts to drive off a giant petrel. The chicks have gathered for protection while their parents are at sea finding food. The petrel appears smaller than it is because of the perspective, but it is larger than the squawking, flipper-waving Adélie and capable of pecking to death a young penguin. Usually, southern giant petrels act like vultures, feeding on the carcasses of the young. But when carrion is not available, they will pick off any chicks separated from their parents. (Photo by Linc Gasking/Unforgettable Behaviour/NHM)
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