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==Predators== [[File:Brown Skua snatches Gentoo Penguin Chick (5751218963).jpg|thumb|[[Brown skua]] (''Stercorarius antarcticus'') attacking a gentoo chick at [[Godthul]], [[South Georgia Island|South Georgia]]]] In the sea, [[leopard seal]]s, [[sea lion]]s and [[killer whale]]s are all predators of the gentoo. On land, no predators of full-grown, healthy gentoo penguins exist. [[Skua]]s and [[giant petrel]]s regularly kill many chicks and steal eggs; petrels kill injured and sick adult gentoos. Various other seabirds, such as the [[kelp gull]] and [[snowy sheathbill]], also snatch chicks and eggs. Skuas on King George Island have been observed attacking and injuring adult gentoo penguins in apparent territorial disputes.<ref>February 2014 observation and photo report by Robert Runyard, translator for INACH (Chilean Antarctic Institute).</ref>
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