The SGP and It's Biology

The Southern Giant Petrel:

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Habitat:

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                Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas),
                Staten Island and islands off Chubut Province (Argentina),
                South Georgia (Georgias del Sur),
                The South Orkney (Orcadas del Sur) and South Shetland Islands (Shetland del Sur),
                Prince Edward Islands (South Africa),
                Crozet Islands (French Southern Territories),
                Heard Island and Macquarie Island (Australia),
                Gough Island,
                Tristan da Cunha (St Helena to UK),
                Diego Ramirez and Isla Noir (Chile),
                Kerguelen Islands (French Southern Territories),
                Terre Adélie

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Family:
                Procellariidae (Petrels, Shearwaters)

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Genus:
              Ave (Aviary)

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What Does the SGP Eat?

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          The Southern Giant Petrel is mostly a scavenger, eating seals and penguin carcasses, and foraging from the detritus left behind from large fishing boats.   During breeding season they nest near penguins or other birds that live in colonies and "borrow" food from them, sometimes even eating a few of their neighbours.