MOTHER DUCk protects her duckling from a seagull that has hunted and eaten a duckling

WildNature Legacy
WildNature Legacy
Sep 20, 2026

A seagull that eats animal prey that lives on or around water has successfully hunted and eaten a duckling after a spectacular water attack by flying. Still, when it tries to catch and eat another duckling, it is attacked by a protective mother duck that saves her baby. Gulls are a seabird, also known as seagulls. They are predatory flying birds and opportunistic meat-eating predators that hunt and eat a wide variety of animals that live on or around the water and eat grains, nuts and seeds, and fruits if the opportunity arises. Gulls have a fantastic instinct to attack and eat other animals. This type of feeding behavior has evolved over millions of years to enable them to have an extensive menu of wild protein-rich animal meat food. Gulls will hunt and eat smaller birds and bird babies of many species, including aquatic birds, waterbirds, waterfowl, and any avian species that they can deal with and access; they will attack and take hatchlings, nestlings, and birds' eggs by raiding nests regularly throughout the bird breeding seasons. Food eaten without chewing is how the gull and all birds eat their food because they have no teeth for crushing, and dining on big or small portions by swallowing in gulps is how they feed. The gull uses its beak to catch animals when it dines and eats; it is also a tool for breaking open items and tearing up things to eat. The gulls are avians living and breeding in almost every habitat close to water throughout the world's coastal and inland waterways. Ducks are aquatic waterbirds that live on freshwater and seawater; ducks don't have the predatory instinct to hunt, but they will eat small water and land animals, plants, and insects. A female duck is known as a pen, and a male duck is known as a drake; the duckling is a tiny baby duck with no avian flight feathers but with fluffy plumage, and a young or adolescent duck is much bigger and more confident as a food forager with their avian flight feathers almost grown, and spending less time close to the mother duck.