Seagull Swallows a Whole Rabbit on Welsh Island

A video showing a great black-backed seagull swallowing a rabbit in one big gulp on the Welsh island of Skomer has clocked up hundreds of thousands of views online. Unsurprising, really, as it’s a compelling, if rather gruesome, sight. The video was posted to a Twitter account run by the Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales and has been met with comments such as “Grotesque but majorly impressive” and “That gave me indigestion just watching!” Gina Gavigan, the marketing and development manager at the trust, told Storyful that there was nothing out of the ordinary about the scene. Rabbits are an important part of the gull’s diet, she said, especially “when none or very few small seabirds or seabird chicks are available.”