A rare observation of group prey processing in wild leopard seals (Hydrurga leptonyx)

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Robbins, James R., Poncet, Dion, Evans, Alistair R., Hocking, David P.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Springer 2019
• Subjects: Hydrurga; Whale Bay; Right Whale Bay; Hydrurga leptonyx; King Penguins; Leopard Seals; Polar Biology
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/524696/; https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00300-019-02542-z

Cooperative feeding is often observed among predators with strong social bonds; however, it is unexpected in solitary predators. During 2016, several mass predation events were witnessed in St Andrews Bay and Right Whale Bay, South Georgia, where up to 36 leopard seals (Hydrurga leptonyx) were seen...