10 Avian Bird Pirates and Predators of the Sea

The high seas. Piracy. Savage hunts. And… birds. When we think of predatory birds, we think of hawks, eagles, falcons, and owls. Yet, the Earth’s oceans are patrolled by aggressive avian predators that evolved from normal seabirds but prey upon mammals, land birds, and other seabirds, or pirate their catches through relentless coercion. In this list, we discover the most intimidating predatory seabirds, including a petrel strong enough to down an albatross, puffin-eating gulls, and the reason why flesh-eating seabirds use greater brute force than most raptors in downing their prey. →Subscribe for new videos every day! https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet?sub_confirmation=1 Find more lists at: http://www.toptenz.net Entertaining and educational top 10 lists from TopTenzNet! Subscribe to our Facebook: https://ift.tt/1QRrRgJ Business inquiries to admin@toptenz.net Other TopTenz Videos: Top 10 Tiny Animals With Enough Poison To Absolutely Destroy You https://youtu.be/9ONNX44QynQ?list=PLQ4d2-ByGhnJK_bMEy0hjp9_kB0DUntF- Top 10 Cute, But Deadly Animals https://youtu.be/dqAzBptGyhg?list=PLQ4d2-ByGhnJK_bMEy0hjp9_kB0DUntF- Text version: https://ift.tt/2hRv5sH Coming up: 10. Southern Giant Petrel 9. Magnificent Frigatebird 8. Great Black-backed Gull 7. South Polar Skua 6. Long-tailed Jaeger 5. Red-breasted Merganser 4. Great White Pelican 3. Great Blue Heron 2. Heermann’s Gull 1. Caspian Tern Source/Further reading: https://ift.tt/2IOfCCa https://ift.tt/2G744s2 https://ift.tt/2IJmdho https://ift.tt/2G68SxM https://ift.tt/2INlsDV https://ift.tt/2pB7DzB https://ift.tt/2IO33ac https://ift.tt/2m4fAKv https://ift.tt/2IMIBGT https://ift.tt/2G78RtP https://ift.tt/2IJml0m https://ift.tt/2pDBVBM https://ift.tt/2IJmm4q https://ift.tt/2pBxk3n https://ift.tt/2IOmU91 https://ift.tt/2pA3eNn https://ift.tt/2IOmVd5 https://ift.tt/2G68U8S https://ift.tt/2IJmqRI https://ift.tt/2pxtd8i https://ift.tt/2IJmroK https://ift.tt/2pAHeCd https://ift.tt/2IOmWOb https://ift.tt/2pEvGOu https://ift.tt/2IJmrVM