We normally think of Seagulls as coastal birds that eat fish, & at times may be a minor nuisance, or a fascination to birders who take great pleasure in sorting out obscure gull species.
In Argentina, however, gulls are more than living up to their scary depiction in Alfred Hitchcock's movie 'The Birds' - by targeting much larger prey than herring.
Giant Right Whales that measure over 50ft in length are being repeatedly targeted by increasing populations of Kelp Gull - a massive fish-eating species with ominous dark plumage. As the whales surface, the gulls have learned to swoop down & shear large pieces of flesh & blubber out of the whales - in a horror movie-like scene.
Human garbage disposal has been blamed for the population expansion, but cannot fully explain these terrifying actions......
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