Ringed seal Phoca hispida fright behaviour caused by walrus Odobenus rosmarus

Other marine mammals tend to avoid walruses. The present paper describes two incidents of avoidance behaviour displayed by ringed seals in the presence of a walrus.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Polar Research
Main Author: Gjertz, Ian
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 1990
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Online Access:https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/2397
https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v8i2.6825
Description
Summary:Other marine mammals tend to avoid walruses. The present paper describes two incidents of avoidance behaviour displayed by ringed seals in the presence of a walrus.