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King-size fast food for Antarctic fur seals

机译:用于南极海狗的特大号快餐

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The study of scats of adult male Antarctic fur seals Arctocephalus gazella (AFS) revealed occasional frequent capture of penguins. Although AFS adult males have been occasionally reported to kill king penguins Aptenodytes patagonicus at the shore, here we report the first observations of at-sea predation by AFS on adult king penguins in the Crozet archipelago, southern Indian Ocean. During our 20 days survey, we observed 17 penguins attacked and either severely injured or killed and consumed. Only AFS adult males were seen catching king penguins successfully. Some adult females and sub-adults also attempted to catch penguins, either at sea or in land, and so did subantarctic fur seals Arctocephalus tropicalis individuals. Our results confirm the ability of fur seals to catch and predate large seabirds, even at sea.
机译:对成年雄性南极海狗Arctocephalus gazella(AFS)的粪便的研究表明,偶尔会频繁捕获企鹅。尽管偶尔有报道称AFS成年雄性在岸上杀死国王企鹅Aptenodytes patagonicus,但在这里我们报道了AFS在印度洋南部克罗泽特群岛对成年帝企鹅的首次海上捕食观察。在我们为期20天的调查中,我们观察到17只企鹅被袭击,严重受伤或被杀死和被消耗。仅看到AFS成年雄性成功捕获国王企鹅。一些成年雌性和亚成虫也试图在海上或陆地上捉企鹅,南极海豹也是如此。我们的结果证实了海狗即使在海上也能捕获和早于大型海鸟的能力。

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