This fluffy Cook’s petrel chick is not as large as it appears, but eventually it will weigh more than its parents. The chick might only be fed every few days, but one meal can be huge in relation to the bird’s own weight.
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Department of Conservation
Reference:
10037568
Photograph by J. L. Kendrick
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