First observations of Weddell seals foraging in sponges in Erebus Bay, Antarctica

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Foster-Dyer, Rose T. N., Goetz, Kimberly T., Pinkerton, Matthew H., Iwata, Takashi, Holser, Rachel R., Michael, Sarah A., Pritchard, Craig, Childerhouse, Simon, Rotella, Jay, Federwisch, Luisa, Costa, Daniel P., LaRue, Michelle A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Science and Business Media LLC 2023
• Subjects: Animal behaviour; Animal-borne video; Foraging; Glass sponge; Rossellidae; Weddell seals; Austral; Erebus Bay; Weddell; Antarc*; Antarctica; Weddell Seal; Weddell Seals; Glass sponges
• Online Access: https://scholarworks.montana.edu/xmlui/handle/1/18042

Attaching cameras to marine mammals allows for first-hand observation of underwater behaviours that may otherwise go unseen. While studying the foraging behaviour of 26 lactating Weddell seals (Leptonychotes weddellii) in Erebus Bay during the austral spring of 2018 and 2019, we witnessed three adul...