Page 65 - BBC Wildlife Volume 36 #02
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Southern giant petrel
                                                                                                                 chicks are raised with
                                                                                                                a spectacular sea view.
                                                                                                                After fledging, juveniles
                                                                                                                  spend their first few
                                                                                                                 years on an extensive
                                                                                                                circumnavigation of the
                                                                                                                    Southern Ocean.

















































                                                                                                       Photos by Jamie Coleman

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                                               Although not the prettiest birds to grace the planet, if you ever get
                                               the chance to see giant petrels in the wild they will command your

                                                 respect like few others, says research scientist Jamie Coleman.
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