Leopard Seal Predation of Adelie Penguins

• Published in: Ecology
• Main Authors: Penney, R. L., Lowry, George
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1967
• Subjects: Cape Crozier; Crozier; Adelie penguin; Antarc*; Antarctica; Leopard Seal; Leopard Seals; Pygoscelis adeliae
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/1933751; http://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.2307%2F1933751; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.2307%2F1933751; https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.2307/1933751

Systematic observations on a beach at the Cape Crozier, Antarctica Adelie Penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) rookery provided data on the effects and form of Leopard Seal (Hydruga leptonyx) predation on adult and young penguins. Active predation, involving up to four seals, was observed during 56% of the...