Short NoteLumbering the gauntlet: Cape Gannet fledglings killed by African Penguins

• Main Authors: McInnes, Alistair M, Suarez, Nicolas, Rishworth, Gavin M, Green, David B, Pistorius, Pierre A, Pichegru, Lorien
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: NISC Pty Ltd 2014
• Subjects: Bird Island
• Online Access: http://www.ajol.info/index.php/ostrich/article/view/109373

This account presents the first known observations of Cape Gannet Morus capensis fledgling mortalities as a result of aggressive nest defence behaviour by African Penguins Spheniscus demersus. Observations were conducted in 2013 on Bird Island, Algoa Bay, South Africa – the world’s largest breeding...