For instance, the virus killed about half of the world's great skua during the 2022 northern hemisphere summer. When a great skua forces a seabird like the gannet to cough up its food, the skua's ...

Sea Skua was first used operationally against Argentina in the Falklands War, but it soon became the Royal Navy's stand off weapon of choice against light warships. Sea Skua was more famous due to ...

Skimming over the Lehigh with local Tom Kerr is a big thrill in a small boat. "It's called Skua, which is actually an Arctic bird," Kerr said of the boat. The 8-foot, 80- to 115-pound all-plywood ...