| 词汇 | skua |
| 释义 | skua noun[ C ] uk /ˈskjuː.ə/ us /ˈskjuː.ə/ a type of large bird that lives in the North Atlantic and steals food from other birds贼鸥 MikeLane45/ iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Birds found by or on the sea Adélie penguin albatross booby cormorant curlew fulmar gannet gentoo penguin guillemot gull king penguin kittiwake oystercatcher penguin petrel puffin rockhopper penguin seagull shag skimmer Examples of skuaskua The reduced aggressiveness of south polar skuas in frequently visited areas can be interpreted as a sign of habituation. Despite the weather, the lives of elephant seals, gentoo penguins, and skuas were recorded in rare detail. Four sites had significant disturbance from skua activity. Although gulls and skuas can be disturbed by visitors, there is no obvious negative effect on breeding numbers, and breeding success has not been monitored. They were greeted on the beach by skuas and a gull. Eggs and chicks were only shortly unprotected leading to slight temperature declines, but predation by other skuas would still be possible, although it was not observed. Behavioural and heart-rate changes of southern giant petrels and skuas were investigated in detail in order to have a scientific basis for the revision of minimum distances to these species. I need not stress that we are also concerned with other animals and wildlife, particularly birds such as the albatross, penguins, petrels, skuas and fulmas. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The same is true of the petrels, the skuas, the terns, and many of their eggs make quite delicious eating. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 At one time the great skua was extremely rare in my constituency. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This would affect the population of penguins, petrels, albatrosses and skuas. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These nesters include species of albatrosses, petrels, skuas, gulls and terns. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The perceived decline may be due increased predation from gulls, skuas and introduced mammals. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. On average, a skua is about 56 cm (22 in) long, and 121 cm (48 in) across the wings. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Eggs and chicks can fall prey to birds, such as the sheathbill and the brown skua. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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